The phrase
"spare penny" means having an extra or leftover coin, usually of low value, that can be saved or used for something else.
Full definition
By
collecting spare pennies, nickels, and dimes, they learn that even the most humble of gestures will make a huge difference in their community.
School supplies, new clothes, backpacks and lunchboxes, school physicals, and more seem to take up
every spare penny we have this season.
The teacher kept
some spare pennies in her desk drawer in case there was a kid who didn't have a penny for afternoon milk.
Anyway, I think apart from having a well - deserved rest after your wedding, the thing you might enjoy most is not having to scrape
every spare penny you have into the wedding fund!
These teachers put
every spare penny into their schools and classrooms without being reimbursed.
As our salaries grew, we put
every spare penny we had towards the two mortgages.
Today, another concern the couple has is whether they're too focused on putting
every spare penny they have toward debt elimination.
Too many new investors get excited about investing and put
every spare penny into the account.
And through that process, you will be relieved of
every spare penny.
«The Math» tells me that I should aggressively pay down my credit card as quickly as I can, throwing
every spare penny at it.
These days though, as Harper's Magazine notes in a recent issue, «a growing number of workers [are] locked in to a lifetime of debt service that absorbs
every spare penny».
However, some homeowners would rather put
every spare penny into an investment rather than paying down their mortgage debt.
But for someone who uses
every spare penny to pay down their debt, that $ 1000 cushion is a lot to reserve.
Basically
every spare penny I earn goes on seeing the world taking new journey's and having new experiences.