as sound as a dollar – very secure and dependable

at all costs – at any expense of time or effort or money

back on one’s feet – to return to good financial health

beyond one’s means – more than one can afford

to born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth – to be born to wealth and comfort, to be born rich

to break the bank – to win all the money at a casino gambling table, to use all of one’s money

easy money – money that you do not need to work hard to get

for a song – at a low price, cheaply

from rags to riches – from poverty to wealth

to get one’s money’s worth – to get everything (or even a little more) that one has paid for

to go broke – to lose all of one`s money, to become bankrupt

to be hard up – to not have much money

to have money to burn – to have very much money, to have more money than is needed

live beyond one’s means – to spend more money than you can afford

live from hand to mouth – to live on little money

make a living – to earn enough money to live

make ends meet – to have enough money to pay one`s bills and other expenses

tighten one`s belt – to live on less money than usual