Catch Word #220 – Save it for a rainy day
Episode description
Are you a spender or a saver? In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy introduce some useful phrases to talk about saving money for the future.
Fun fact
People in North America are finding it harder and harder to save money these days due to an increased cost of living, especially costs related to housing and daycare services.
Expressions included in the study guide
- To squirrel [something] away
- To squander [something] away
- To get away for [some time]
- Frugal
- Live a little
- To save it for a rainy day
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Catch Word #220 – Save it for a rainy day
Episode description
Are you a spender or a saver? In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy introduce some useful phrases to talk about saving money for the future.Fun fact
People in North America are finding it harder and harder to save money these days due to an increased cost of living, especially costs related to housing and daycare services.Expressions included in the study guide
- To squirrel [something] away
- To squander [something] away
- To get away for [some time]
- Frugal
- Live a little
- To save it for a rainy day
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Jeremy Brinkerhoff
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Let It Go by Scott Dugdale
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Kassy White
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Project manager: Jessica Cox
Image: Michael Longmire (Unsplash.com)
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