bad money

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“Mindset is so important, and sometimes we end up being very hard on ourselves for making bad money choices. If we don’t forgive ourselves, it can be a barrier to doing better.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

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

In early December, new data from the company showed that most full-time drivers on Uber’s New York City platform were earning $50,000 to $70,000—not bad money, but certainly not $90,000.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2014

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

I never made a bad money speculation in my life.

From A Duel by Marsh, Richard