eat into
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He rents a home with his partner and said that while sharing costs helped, unexpected bills could quickly eat into savings.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
While specialty tires and higher registration fees can eat into your savings, lower routine maintenance costs is one of the financial advantages of owning a used EV.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Costly maintenance fees eat into workplace retirement accounts with balances of less than $7,000 when an employee leaves a company.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
But lower-cost areas aren’t always what they seem, as surging property taxes, HOA dues and insurance costs can quickly eat into expected savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
I scraped whatever people didn’t eat into cardboard take-out containers and saved it for later.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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