nonessentials
Example Sentences
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If you are setting money aside for taxes, contributing to an emergency fund, and paying down debt, you’ll likely feel less anxiety about spending on nonessentials, and your financial decisions won’t feel like a gamble.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Beauty and personal care, a $68 billion industry, has been a relative bright spot as pressure mounts on food and nonessentials spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
But when the nonessentials threaten to put your finances in jeopardy, it’s important to keep your financial goals on track.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
Typically, during economic downturns, people cling to cash, cut spending on nonessentials and hunker down until there are signs of a recovery.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2021
To yield the nonessentials, which were the wrappings of its early manhood, to this stern seeker after knowledge, in the hope of a treaty of peace, will only lead to disappointment.
From The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance by Roy Wood Sellars
