Sentences with phrase «more discretionary»

This leaves you with more discretionary income on a regular basis.

In my view, parents should pay for necessary things such as bus fare and lunches, and the allowance is for more discretionary items.

But what about some of us with more discretionary travel needs?

While increased energy usage and more discretionary spending can absolutely result from daylight saving time, there's a final implication to consider — and it's a sinister one.

But it will help families allowing in some cases more discretionary funds and in other for payments to be made.

This is particularly the case where the employee's misconduct has caused an organization financial losses and where the bonus entitlement is cast as more discretionary than performance driven.

This system has its origins in the first half of the 20th century and was partly a response to the racial and gender discrimination that existed under more discretionary systems at that time.

Higher - paid employees earn more discretionary income to invest in defined contributor retirement savings plans.

So, right now, we have a LOT more discretionary income than we used to.

This should be a far more discretionary exercise — after all, you already have a decent position.

With this group typically having more discretionary money and time than others, fitness programs for older adults will remain a strong trend for 2013.

As your income grows, time passes, and more discretionary income becomes available, universal life allows you to make additional payments or increase payment amounts, which can produce greater cash value.

«In addition, the attempts by Government to undermine the pay of teachers even further, by the use of more discretionary payments and by enabling schools to reduce the pay of teachers on the Upper Pay Range, have been roundly rejected and soundly defeated.

As the prices of gasoline, diesel and home heating fuel rise, consumers» energy bills eat up a growing share of their after - tax income, forcing cutbacks in more discretionary areas of spending.

Merisant also has significant marketshare for sweetener products in Europe, where consumers are again beginning to make more discretionary purchases following the worldwide recession.

The other is the indirect impact of less store trips impacting more discretionary categories, like adult beverages, where a significant percentage of purchasing has traditionally been impulse driven.»

Other countries have more discretionary rules in place.

Feels like we had so much more discretionary income after the kids were potty trained.

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. believes he would have been allocated more discretionary funds if he had been supportative of the name change for the Ed Koch - Queensborough Bridge.

And Coles has spent a small fortune on turning its no - brand into a brand of its own, transcending the boundary around basics — which used to comprise the bulk of home brand product — to enter more discretionary categories.

Next up is the lifestyle zone, which is a level of wealth that is sufficient to annuitize or support a lifestyle that includes more discretionary spending, such as entertainment, cable TV, dining out, occasional travel etc..

BlackRock's Retirement Expense Worksheet, for example, allows you to enter upwards of 50 separate expense items in eight categories ranging from essential expenditures such as housing, food and insurance to more discretionary outlays like entertainment, travel, gifts and charitable contributions.

When the last kids leave home in no more than 15 years, Jack and Susan will have even more discretionary income.

He reasoned that this would put more discretionary money in their pockets and thus improve their lives.

As more discretionary dollars make their way into consumers» pocketbooks, retailers have an opportunity to continue growing the pet care category by offering the right mix of innovative and healthy products.

For the Big Sky Country retailer, adjusting meant redirecting the stores focus away from more discretionary items and toward commodities like food.

The proposals, set out in Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, include: rewarding early admissions of guilt with up to 50 % reduction in sentence; increased use of restorative justice measures; introducing reforms to make offenders directly compensate victims of crime; and simplifying the sentencing framework so that judges have more discretionary powers.

This is notable because the principled approach tends to place more discretionary decision - making power in the hands of trial judges.

«Strengthening housing market conditions are encouraging owners to invest in more discretionary home improvements, such as kitchen and bath remodeling and room additions, in addition to the necessary replacements of worn components, such as roofing and siding.»

If you want more discretionary money for happiness spending on such things as giving or experiences, you might spend more frugally on necessities.

I may need some lifts and tucks myself but the upside of this stage is that we have a bit more discretionary money.

Now that these consequences are gone (and we are no longer building this equity each month), it is significantly more tempting to spend what used to be our monthly mortgage payment on more discretionary items (vacations, furniture, etc.).

And, as unemployment levels fall to rates not seen in nearly two decades and gas prices stay firmly below $ 2 a gallon in much of the country, these same experts say that the opportunity exists for retailers to cash in on consumers with more discretionary income and a greater desire to take good care of their pets.

The rising Asian middle - class is predicted to drive a sharp increase in spending on high - end F&A products, with higher disposable incomes leading to more discretionary spending.

More discretionary money than the feds have ever made available, the funds will be awarded to states to spur and support eduction reform...

People associate these attributes with quality, and, with more discretionary income in their pockets, they aren't afraid to indulge in good value from trustworthy companies that bring passion into crafting their finished products.

«If you own, as we do, you have more discretionary income for more meals out, but of course you also will be paying for all your home improvements and repairs.

The more nutrient - dense your diet is and the more you exercise, the more discretionary calories you will have to splurge on your favorite foods without going over your daily calories.

This market is expected to continue to grow as the average age of vehicles on the road continues to increase, classic cars gain in popularity and Baby Boomers have more discretionary money to purchase these vehicles.

Typically, a jump that includes the particularly optimistic rise of some 18 points in the US is thought to mean that more discretionary income is available: people might buy more books in 2016.

Other types of signals are more discretionary and can rely on pure price action and buying breakouts of price ranges, trend lines, and chart patterns.

About a quarter of those who plan on spending more attribute it to more discretionary income, while 16 per cent say it's because they have greater job security.

In my own personal approach I take a more discretionary approach to how much I will risk on any given trade, this is contrary to what the popular Forex web presence might say.

Will you take a more discretionary approach?