Sentences with phrase «off of a small budget»

Working off of a small budget?

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Hectoring your long - term allies in Europe and East Asia to pony up more money for common defense may, under the best circumstances, shave a small amount off the Pentagon's budget, but at the expense of long - term trust.

But in the world of tight government budgets, small repairs have historically been put off to save money in the short term, which add up to much bigger costs down the road.

thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!

Besides saving students thousands off of their cumulative student debt burden, this payment strategy sets the stage for future personal finance skills — such as budgeting, and making small sacrifices in the present that will bring big rewards in the future.

Two other 30 - second spots — called «Better Off» and «Challenge,» respectively — highlight Faso's fiscal record of cutting taxes and closing budget deficits and outline his key reform principles to help small businesses, notably simplifying the tax code, ending corporate welfare, investing in small businesses and ending the regulatory madness coming from Washington.

Deutsch says New York would be better off using its budget funds to provide for New Yorkers who are struggling the hardest financially, rather than helping what amounts to a small amount of the state's population.

What started out as a small, off - budget, temporary surcharge on insurance to help pay for charity care, hospital debt and graduate medical education as New York hospitals deregulated in the late 1990s, has ballooned over 19 years into a multibillion - dollar all - purpose revenue fund that supports dozens of public health programs, and plugs billion - dollar holes in the state's general budget.

A small group of activists were at NY Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's office in Plattsburgh Thursday to drop off a copy of the Congressional Budget Office report on the American Health Care Act.

But even outside of working with those filmmakers, Martinez has mostly scored indie or smaller - budgeted studio fare, with more blockbuster - sized projects off his résumé.

Since traditional training often requires time off work, travel and paying an instructor, switching to eLearning makes better use of a small budget, especially because the course can be viewed and experienced time and time again without extra costs.

Once I paid off the remaining balance on Card # 2, I sent a snowball to Card # 1 every month, plus have been making smaller payments as I have extra money — money that I saved from my gas / groceries / miscellaneous budget, monetary gifts, rebate checks, reward checks, half of my overtime pay, etc..

Besides saving students thousands off of their cumulative student debt burden, this payment strategy sets the stage for future personal finance skills — such as budgeting, and making small sacrifices in the present that will bring big rewards in the future.

Getting out of debt could take a long time, so it's important to break your ultimate goal into smaller, more manageable ones — like staying on track with your monthly budget, paying off a credit card, or reaching other milestones in your debt repayment plan.

Whatever cuts you make, however small, they will give you greater power to pay off your credit card debts, and a good budget is one of the most powerful financial tools anyone has available.

It's easy to bathe short - haired and small dogs at home, and as people try to skim a few dollars off the budget here and there, owners of larger and full - coated breeds are beginning to do the same.

While the Town House Hotel is great if you're on a budget, the small rooms and lack of a shower curtain might put some people off.

Basking in Caribbean waters, this small island off the shore of Belize has a reputation for attracting backpackers, but Caye Caulker offers a lot more than just budget hotels.

Indie companies, however, work off of much smaller budgets.

But if you are in a small firm (4 - 12 attorneys) and want a few more features and the ability to tweak your setup but don't want to mess with purchasing and upgrading servers, paying for constant IT maintenance, and budgeting thousands of dollars a year for these and other expenses, an off - the - shelf NAS (or Network Attached Storage) device is exactly what you need.

A student attending the Queens University of Charlotte and living off campus may have to stretch his or her budget each month to make ends meet, but adding the indispensable protection of a versatile renters plan is well worth the small monetary sacrifice.