bad money
Example Sentences
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In the end, Calhoun preferred bad money to good, because it better protected the foundations of the slave society that he wanted to defend above all else.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2021
Best bits: Don’t expect a 10-step guide to maximizing your financial potential. but you will discover that you’re not alone in your bad money habits.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2017
But a government adviser, U Tin Maung Than, a director of the Myanmar Development Resource Institute, a research organization, says the government does not have the wherewithal to distinguish good from bad money.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2015
It’s a holiday that “often leads to bad money decisions, because it encourages emotional spending, out of love, obligation and even guilt.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2014
"Of course, they're good," replied Mamsell Westphalen, "do you think the Amtshauptmann would give you bad money?"
From In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life by Fritz Reuter
