| 单词 | scrimp |
| 例句 | This book was too important to scrimp on details. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He promises to choose wise investments there and multiply the several thousand dollars the couple has scrimped to save. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Knowing that we ate at school, Mrs. Moss scrimped even more at home, often serving only thin sandwiches for supper. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Despite the growing success of the records it released, Trax would scrimp on production costs. How the midwest won over the dancefloor 2011-03-03T22:10:01Z But perhaps most important, she scrimped to send him to a summer camp that catered to the children of black professionals. Few minorities visit Sequoia National Forest or the Sawtooth Wilderness. This man wants to change that. 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s an austerity program, demonstrating how to get by while scrimping. Music: Want a Hit? Keep It Simple 2010-12-31T19:49:03Z It didn’t occur to me that other parents were scrimping and prioritizing, buying the kids Nikes and putting off paying the phone bill. My life on food stamps: I felt ashamed buying olive oil 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Today, I was a privileged person, as I was frequently told at the private school my parents scrimped to send me to; someday, I would write a book. Reading Racist Literature 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Don’t let all this talk of characters give you the impression that Vikings scrimps on the action, though. Got Game of Thrones withdrawal syndrome? Try Vikings 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z As Danchev reports in his biography, Magritte was seldom free of financial worries, scrimping until the last decade of his life. Magritte, Surrealism and the Pipe That Is Not a Pipe 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z But with my $70-a-day budget, blowing $43 on lodging would have meant scrimping on everything else to afford the bus rides to and from the city. What You Get for $14 a Night 2010-08-26T18:11:00Z Society is crumbling, with the rich living lives of decadent ease while the majority toil and scrimp. The Hit by Melvin Burgess – review 2013-04-17T10:24:26Z They scrimped and saved for lift tickets, and we kids usually had hand-me-down gear and mismatched mittens. Motherlode Blog: Does the P.&G. Olympics Ad Have You Dreaming of Glory by Proxy? Don’t. 2014-01-17T18:52:43Z It’s distant and exotic, just one of many astonishing places that Elton has visited as a direct consequence of his mother scrimping and saving for a piano all those years ago. Elton John's John Lewis Christmas ad: it could have been so different 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Julia’s legions of fans, who have imagined her scrimping away in Paris on her husband’s civil-servant salary, will be surprised to learn that she landed in France with a substantial inherited fortune. Iconic Food Writers Toppled Off Their Pedestals 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z He doesn’t scrimp, putting all of himself into every part, dragging it up from somewhere. Paddy Considine: ‘I never wanted to sell my soul for this’ 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z But there are still many items you really shouldn’t scrimp on. 5 products consumer like to scrimp on but shouldn’t 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Since becoming parents 10 years ago, my wife and I have not scrimped in our celebrations either. Our faith-free Christmas 2012-12-23T23:00:00Z We’re a nation of consumers and bargain hunting and scrimping are part of our way of life. 5 products consumer like to scrimp on but shouldn’t 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The Beatles sing, “We shall scrimp and save” with utter reverence. From the Archives: The Original Review of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z We share an adventurous attitude and an aversion to overspending, which isn’t surprising as my brother and I scrimped and laughed with them on many family vacations. Frugal Traveler: Croatia: Take Your Parents to Work Week 2011-06-21T19:01:39Z Suddenly, Maura is tossed into a world outside of her own moneyed privilege, in which transwomen date ex-cons and must scrimp and save to get the surgeries that save their lives. ‘Transparent’ Season 2, Episodes 2 and 3: Pool Parties and Provosts 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z In effect, Justine and her little daughter, Reney, must grow up together, the two of them struggling and scrimping to get by. Review | In Kelli Jo Ford’s remarkable ‘Crooked Hallelujah,’ the maternal bond is unbreakable 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z His grandmother, for example, “scrapped, scrimped, scrambled, scrunched, scrubbed, scratched, scuffled, slaved and saved until somehow all four of her children had graduated from college with honors.” Books of The Times: ?The Last Holiday: A Memoir? by Gil Scott-Heron - Review 2012-01-09T23:31:50Z But it was a time when most of our drama institutions scrimped and sacrificed and persevered, despite the uncertain economy and the keener than ever competition for arts patrons and financial contributions. 2011 Footlights honor Seattle actors, theaters 2011-12-22T17:07:05Z As for cheap ingredients, ask her not to scrimp. Social Q?s: Watch the Kids, Not the Oven - Social Q?s 2012-04-12T23:58:26Z The second season revolved around intrigue and shifting allegiances tied to a potential mining windfall and didn’t scrimp on the baroque backwoods flourishes. ArtsBeat: For 'Justified,' No Best Drama Nod but No Complaints 2011-07-14T22:30:39Z On my budget, that meant I’d be able to afford one day of skiing, at most, over the weekend, and I’d need to scrimp and save to manage even that. Whistler’s Slopes and Après-Ski Charms, the Cheap Way 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Her parents scrimped to take her on a grand tour of Europe. ‘My Soul Looks Back’ Warmly Recalls New York’s Black Elite in the 1970s 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z She had to scrimp and save just to make it onto the Metro — but then it would whisk her off to a bar offering $3 rail drinks and as many wings as you could devour. As D.C. dive bars go extinct, summer interns find Washington less welcoming 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z The young woman who was attacked had come to Delhi from a small village where her enlightened parents had scrimped and saved to educate her. My life behind India’s purdah 2013-01-04T18:32:00Z “We scrimped and saved and started it,” said Ms. Kluge, who has returned to Manhattan with Mr. Moses. Patricia Kluge’s Third Act Is Sparkly 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z She and her late husband had scrimped and saved up for a steel door that Mr. Green had installed himself. "The front door blew off the hinges": What happens when police raid your home without knocking first 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Doctors have had to ration their dwindling supplies, scrimp on dosages and swap out prescriptions with inferior alternatives. Why There’s a Serious Cancer Drug Shortage, and How to Fix It 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z She tried to focus on the work, but was beset by dread: Had a wildfire taken the home she scrimped to buy on a housekeeper’s wages? Lahaina’s fire-stricken Filipino residents are key to tourism and local culture. Will they stay? 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Like many of their class and generation, my grandparents never traveled anywhere, but after scrimping and saving, they did, finally, make it to Hawaii. Column: If the Maui fires don't wake up Americans to the climate emergency, nothing will 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The government can't scrimp on environmental, social and regulatory standards, however, since ethical, sustainable supply is a key strategic advantage for Australia, King said. Australia minister calls on end-consumers to underpin critical minerals investment 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z But so are prices, leaving many people feeling they must scrimp more than ever. Wages are finally rising in Japan, as inflation eats away at consumer gains 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Overestimate your longevity, and you could retire too late or scrimp too much. Liz Weston: You’ll probably live longer than you think 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Mason said she has thought about adoption, but will stick with IVF for now — scrimping wherever they can and working overtime as much as possible to pay for it. Infertility is common in the US, but insurance coverage remains limited 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, who helps oversee coronation arrangements, has argued that “people would not want a dour scrimping and scraping” at such a “marvelous moment in our history.” ‘Not my king’: UK republicans want coronation to be the last 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z In addition, stores nationwide have tweaked their recipes of sandwiches and salads to scrimp on eggs. Eggs becoming a luxury in Japan bird flu crisis 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Down the hall, 56-year-old Janine Cox gets an occasional bag of chips from the vending machine and scrimps to add to the collection plate at church. In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Down the hall, 56-year-old Janine Cox gets an occasional bag of chips from the vending machine and scrimps to add to the collection plate at church. In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z "I scrimped and saved quite a bit, but as time has gone on I've realised this isn't financially viable," he says. Teacher strikes: The young people in Scotland demanding better pay 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Though most men’s teams fly private, women’s leagues often scrimp by going commercial, even if it means delays and cramped seats in premium economy. Will WNBA players get charter flights in aftermath of Brittney Griner nightmare? 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The lack of broad wage growth illustrates Japan's struggle to escape a deflationary spiral that has forced households and businesses to scrimp instead of spend. Japan Inc is finally giving raises, just not to everyone 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z He said Ryanair's customers "scrimp and save" elsewhere to protect their travel plans. Ryanair CEO O'Leary sees no sign of recession 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Sophia Rose, 40, a respiratory specialist visiting Manhattan from Albany, New York, was heading into Macy’s with big plans to splurge after scrimping last year when she was still in school. Inflation hovers over shoppers heading into Black Friday 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z When we go to the wholesaler, meat and bread are at least twice as expensive and our energy bill is three times what it was, so we're having to scrimp a bit. 'It used to be homeless people, now it's working people' 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z They had to find the courage to send their sons across the seas, to scrimp and save and bear unimaginable loss. Once upon a time, America was brave 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Forgiveness is unjust to students who worked and scrimped to avoid accumulating education debt. Opinion | Biden’s slapdash, election-season student loan gambit may be in trouble 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “I had to scrimp and save to eat and survive. I am a fighter.” Shying from Trump, ex-Maine Gov. Paul LePage seeks job back 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z But she hammered home the importance of education to her daughters and granddaughters and “scrimped and saved” to make sure the family’s home in Denver was always full of books, Evans said. Newsom's pick for California high court seen as consensus builder, LGBTQ history maker 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Eddie Cassidy, from Unite Scotland, said: "My members have been scrimping and scraping over the past ten years, and the time has come to say enough is enough." Edinburgh Festival litter pickers clean up bin strike waste 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z That still is not enough to keep up with inflation, which means many Americans, especially the poorest, are having to scrimp in the face of high prices for groceries, gasoline and basic needs. 5 key takeaways from the July jobs report 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z They scrimp on school supplies and rely on family for Christmas gifts. 100 million people in America are saddled with health care debt 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z He grew up in a small town in northern Sichuan province, where his family ran a small convenience store and scrimped and saved everything to support their son’s filmmaking career. After his son died on a USC film shoot, a father is still looking for answers 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z He scrimped together his first wages to buy the small squeezebox he packed when he immigrated — alone — to the United States at the age of 15. For 100 years, Petosa Accordions has squeezed out the competition (and critics) with its instruments 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Nowadays, she has no trouble with used clothes and her pursuit of bargains and scrimping on the most trifling costs borders on the obsessive. Hope fizzles for Japan's 'revenge spending' splurge as inflation looms 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Floyd scrimped for a higher down payment — cutting back on Christmas gifts and extracurricular activities for her two children — and picked up as much overtime as she could, often working 65 hour weeks. Why the Road Is Getting Even Rockier for First-Time Home Buyers 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Once we do scrimp and save, that dream home mustn’t be in a big, expensive city, close to the highest-paying jobs. Opinion | Stop blaming millennials for the housing crisis 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Biden — subtlety is not his strong suit — probably assumes that the gratitude of up to 41 million beneficiaries will exceed the resentment of borrowers who scrimped to pay their debts. Opinion | $1.6 trillion in student debt is a monument to destructive assumptions 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z They’d been saving and scrimping for years and craved their piece of the real estate pie. Dollars and sense: The best financial advice I’ve ever received | Provided by BECU 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z But the Mariners weren’t as aggressive on the free-agent market as a team that has scrimped on payroll for three years would be expected to be. Sights, sounds, phenoms and playoffs: Larry Stone’s annual Mariners spring training observations 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Some felt they weren't getting value for money from the considerable sums their families had scrimped and saved over many years to fund their education. Why are Chinese students so keen on the UK? 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z To save space without scrimping on character, she has previously used vintage suitcases for storage in her bedroom and home office rather than nightstands or shelving units. How to create storage in small spaces 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Aging doesn’t always feel good, but it’s easier to take when you hit an age and find out that your years of savings and scrimping were, literally and figuratively, worth it. Are your finances turning out as you envisioned? 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Broadwater, who was released in 1998, had been scrimping and saving to hire lawyer after lawyer to try and prove his innocence. Man Is Exonerated in Rape Case Described in Alice Sebold’s Memoir 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z But retirees can also overestimate their need for care, lowering their quality of life with unnecessary scrimping. Tallying the Cost of Growing Older 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z And that may mean scrimping on service, investors say, leading some like O’Hara to make this choice: continuing to buy Vanguard funds while moving their brokerage accounts to a different firm. Some Vanguard loyalists decry lost checks and service lapses as the investment giant hits $8 trillion in assets 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z The July 23 Metro article “Fairfax high school’s parking expansion idea draws anger from neighbors” included several perspectives but scrimped on the value of Justice Park’s natural resources, especially the park’s woodland. Opinion | Before Fairfax paves Justice Park, it ought to know what it would lose 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Her patient, a Black woman, had worked much of her life as a nanny for a White family even as she scrimped to raise her eight children and 34 grandchildren. A mass-casualty event every day The incident was part of a pattern of private companies being given government contracts scrimping on quality to maximize profits, according to The Good Law Project, a governance watchdog. ‘Unacceptable’ Food Packages for Poorer Children Prompt Outcry in U.K. 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z By scrimping she managed to get by, but she knew that many in her mostly Black, low-income neighborhood were still hurting. One Good Thing: Theft leads to community giving in Miami 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The company scrimped on supplies, including cutlery, cleaning materials and clothing for residents, said employees at three facilities, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution. An investment firm snapped up nursing homes during the pandemic. Employees say care suffered. 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The moves forced the Angels to constantly scrimp on pitching. Examining Angels GM Billy Eppler's performance begins with evaluating pitching staff 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z “Tents are hundreds of dollars, sleeping bags are super expensive, and if you’re really going camping, you can’t scrimp on gear. You could end up freezing at night,” she said. Want more diversity in camping? Start with the gear 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z She said poetry anthologies had been kept updated to include recent works that "speak directly to young people's lived experience" and urged people not to "scrimp on the poetry". Seven reasons not to give up on poetry 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Just five months after Luong bought the salon, scrimping to save and borrowing money from her sister-in-law, the surge of the novel coronavirus forced her to shut down on March 17. Post-coronavirus lockdown, customers welcome back a Fullerton nail salon, precautions and all 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Whether it was a graduation present, or something you scrimped and saved for with a part-time job after school, everyone's first car is something special, no matter how cheap and cheerful it is. Fox News Autos Virtual Car Show: YOUR first cars and trucks 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z One area no one wants to scrimp on is medical staffing. Dodgers and Angels say staging games without fans would require extensive personnel 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z They spend more than half of their incomes on rent, and so they scrimp on food and health care. Opinion | The America We Need 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z He scrimped and saved and scrimped some more. The Virus Is Coming to Myanmar, but the Pain Has Already Begun 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Gao, 48, stopped working to watch her daughters and started scrimping on household expenses. ‘When Can We Go to School?’ Nearly 300 Million Children Are Missing Class. 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z In the words of the late historian Walt Crowley, “After scrimping for more than a generation to secure clear title to its own street railway system, Seattle promptly dismantled it.” The end of Seattle’s streetcars was the beginning of the city’s uncertain transit future 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Mr Sanchez told reporters there would be "no scrimping on any resource or effort". Storm Gloria death toll rises to 13 in Spain 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z And they say hospitals often scrimp on the sterilization process for tools. An H.I.V. Outbreak Puts Spotlight on Pakistan’s Health Care System 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z But Ratodero is so poor that such practices are likely to be much more common, as residents struggle to make ends meet and scrimp wherever they can. Panic in Pakistani City After 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Often, they feel ashamed to admit defeat, especially to families that may have scrimped to raise money for their trip. A Hard Lesson for Migrants Who Give Up: There May Be No Welcome Mat Back Home 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z And once they do get married and start families, they quickly need to start scrimping to fund their own children’s college expenses. Bernie Sanders and other Democrats are embracing free college. Europe shows it can be done, but there’s a cost. 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z No longer needing to scrimp, he was always ready to spend some of his Fed pension on a Happy Meal, a new toy, an ice cream cone. Opinion | My father loved me enough to allow me to write jokes for a living 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Don’t scrimp on the olive oil, because you want to ensure your aubergines cook through and are soft and buttery inside – a lot will stay in the pan or drain off once cooked. Anna Jones’ aubergine recipes | The modern cook 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z That millions of Americans, in one fell swoop, would be relieved of the punishing burdens that many have scrimped and saved for decades to pay off did not sit well with Ms. Warren’s critics. Elizabeth Warren Wants to Cancel Student Loans. Critics Wonder if That’s the Right Solution. 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z And neither Harris nor Sen. Cory Booker, another Democratic presidential contender whose rhetoric is imbued with emotion and optimism, scrimps on substance when touting their signature policy proposals. Do voters long for a policy wonk? Elizabeth Warren hopes so 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The report also found there are strong incentives for schools to scrimp on services for students with disabilities. Study: Michigan school funding growth was last from ’95-’15 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z They are Coppin’s top supporters, unlikely philanthropists who spent their careers inside Maryland schools and their lifetimes scrimping and saving. ‘You don’t have to be rich to give’ 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Given the uncertainty, many Chinese spenders will most likely continue to scrimp. Chinese Consumers’ Confidence Sags, Casting a Pall Over the Global Economy 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z We told each other it would be the best ever, because we weren’t the poor family who scrimped to get our school uniforms any more. We flew to New York to create a Home Alone Christmas. Careful what you wish for | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z To the Lerners’ credit: They generally don’t scrimp on payroll, particularly the big-ticket items. Perspective | Nats owner Mark Lerner all but said farewell to Bryce Harper. I’m not buying it. 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z As for the podcast itself, our central aim is to provide listeners with 20 minutes every day that never scrimps on storytelling but is anchored in the news agenda. Today in Focus: our new podcast bringing you the world in 20 minutes 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z He says: "I'm scrimping and saving. I don't get much money. I'm on employment support allowance." The homeowners 'conned' by Green Deal firm 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z First off, it is, on the face of it, a big change in direction - a Tory chancellor talking about turning on the spending taps again, rather than how to scrimp and save. MPs debate 'end of austerity' Budget 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z They’ve been planning the gift for a year, scrimping and saving along the way to make the money work. Free rent in Seattle, no catch: Landlords’ faith inspired a gift for tenants 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z I worry that if I scrimp on his insurance and he injures himself, then I might land a bill I can’t afford. 'I spend £100 a month on food for my dog; he eats better than I do' 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Stories abound of scrimping by prison operators, with bad food and shabby health care for inmates, low pay and inadequate training for guards and hiring shortages. For Private Prisons, Detaining Immigrants Is Big Business 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z At 24, she’s a gatherer of riffs and whispers, a woman who not long ago was scrimping to buy loop machines and baking donuts in Los Angeles to make rent. Sudan Archives turns the violin into the soul of her funk, hip-hop, African rhythms - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Some patients scrimp and save for months to afford the treatments. Is the Ketamine Boom Getting Out of Hand? 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Since she can’t afford to buy groceries by the kilo, the customary purchasing method, she scrimps on her budget and buys only enough to scrape together modest meals for a single day. Walking to work and cutting back on meals: Life in the time of hyperinflation in Venezuela 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Providing great gear since 1993, this local company is known for quality backpacks that don’t scrimp on style. Keep it together: 5 great backpacks and pouches | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z High rents force families to scrimp in other areas, like food and medical care. Editorials from around New England 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z David Solomons The Scottish screenwriter represents the best in contemporary comic writing for children – splendidly zany, full of irresistible trivia,but never scrimping on the emotional undertow that ensures longevity and heart. Fresh voices: 50 writers you should read now 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z We Xers saved and scrimped and paid student loans for 20+ years--- and watched the 3 economic meltdowns we have endured in out adult lives drain our savings again and again. Millennials Are Saving for the Future, if They Can Afford To 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The folks who lead various Brown County departments might have to scrimp a bit this year. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z And Vegas doesn't scrimp on the ways couples can get married, either. Pick up your bags, rental car, and now marriage license at the airport in Las Vegas Denied passage home, the Clotilda captives recreated Africa adjacent to the delta, scrimping and saving to buy property in the community they proudly named “African Town.” Opinion | America’s Last Slave Ship, and Slavery’s Stain 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z But pressures are building as youth unemployment approaches 10 percent and many elderly Koreans scrimp and scavenge to get by. Behind South Korea’s chip boom, worries over future 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z But they are increasingly demanding better accounting for those dollars, saying that the bureaucracy has grown too big even as the troops in the field are scrimping. Defense hawks push for $150 billion increase to defense spending 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z That means school districts have to scrimp, save and work it out for themselves, with local money. North Carolina editorial roundup 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z There is a reason many parents scrimp and save for their children’s college education. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z He scrimped to pay the bills and searched for a job. An Aspiring Performer Steps Back From the Edge 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z The rest of us have to scrimp and scrape to send our kids to school since the public school system is an abomination no matter how much money is thrown at them. As de Blasio Looks to 2nd Term, He Sees a City Threatened by Trump 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Perhaps patients would also not be tempted to scrimp on needed treatments. Why So Many People Choose the Wrong Health Plans 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Public schools are always looking to scrimp and save, but corporations may find that older machines bring additional security and compliance costs. Google invests in Neverware, a startup that’s turning dead PCs into Chromebooks 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z I saved and scrimped to have a decent retirement, but even that could be gone in a moment if these people have their way. Opinion | Republicans, Trapped by Their Flimflam 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z A bigger problem, says Simon Young, who until 2013 headed the company that supervises CCRIF, is that countries still scrimp on coverage. The Caribbean’s pioneering form of disaster insurance 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Germany runs a surplus—but scrimps on critical investments and annoys its euro-area neighbours in the process. Governments need to rethink their attitudes to debt 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z “Anything that functionally improves performance, we added to this driver, we didn’t scrimp on any of that,” said Brian Schielke, Cleveland’s senior product manager. Cleveland Launcher HB metalwoods suggest adjustability isn't the answer—for more golfers than you think - Golf Digest 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z It is puzzling that legislators, scrimping for every dollar they can find to balance the state budget, are not taking Morrisey up on his money-saving offer. West Virginia editorial roundup 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z For many, it will be the difference between scrimping and saving or relative comfort in old age. Why the world's biggest investor backs the simplest investment - BBC News 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Patricius, a man of modest means, scrimped and networked for a year to collect the needed funds. How St. Augustine Invented Sex 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z My parents scrimp ed to get me a Barbie doll,, but left it up to me to get the clothes. To Raise Better Kids, Say No 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z After she graduated, she used savings scrimped from her student loans for a down payment on a house. Behind bars, beyond means: the crushing expense of loving someone in prison 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Early on, they scrimped and saved to send us to private school. Pedro Pizarro Wants You to Tell Him When He’s Wrong 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z They had to scrimp and were not able to save. Basing Life on What You Can Afford 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Khoi Nguyen said that for years he and his wife scrimped and saved for a down payment on their first property in a mobile home park. Behind Little Saigon's riches, the poor pack into small rooms to survive 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z My parents scrimp ed to get me a Barbie doll,, but left it up to me to get the clothes. To Raise Better Kids, Say No 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z We weren't scrimping, but we do only spend about £30 a week on food. How to own a home by the age of 25 - BBC News 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z He thought about scrimping a few dollars from his paycheck. In donated shoes and suit, a Trump supporter comes to Washington 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Ms. Lockert, a freelance writer and event planner, scrimped on gym memberships, drinks and other luxuries for several years to aggressively pay off her student loans. How Parents Can Help Their Children Pay Off Student Loans 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Chevy scrimps, though, with the single-zone climate control, smallish sunroof and tepid Bose audio system. Video Review: Chevy Cruze May Help You Ditch Your Comfort Zone 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Struggling to cope with price increases, some Egyptians are scrimping on meals, buying used clothes or considering moving their children to cheaper schools. No chicken, no cafes: Egyptians scrimp as prices leap 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z I’m not ducking sorry and I already bought that saucepan, which isn’t as good as the fancy one you’re showing me again, so thanks for reminding me that I made a mistake by scrimping. Dear technology, please could you stop being so needy 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z In 2015 Congress scrimped together enough cash to keep the highway trust fund, which provides most of the federal funding for transport, in the black until 2020. A view from the bridge 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z You may find that you don’t need to scrimp anymore because you’re already on track with your current retirement savings. Panicking over personal finance? Here are some ideas. 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Shifting generational dynamics will play a big role, as China’s millennials are much more likely to use credit than their scrimping and saving parents. Snooping in the Bathroom to Assess Credit Risk in China 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Over the next few years, James worked long hours at the warehouse while Genise stayed home with the kids as they scrimped and saved toward their California dream. Washington State running back James Williams II making family’s years of struggle pay off 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The city can scrimp on some things in its eight-year plan, but it cannot afford to cut back on fire protection just because the new building is over budget. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z When their meal funds run low, as sometimes happens, students scrimp on food. GWU, joining national movement, opens a food pantry to feed students in need 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Frugal don’t scrimp, but they watch their spending. Why Taxing Fairly Means Not Taxing Inheritances 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Financial hardships are forcing Egyptians to look for ways to save money in realms once thought off-limits to scrimping, from marriage gifts to baby formula and life-preserving medicines. Egypt’s Money Woes Hit a Touchstone of Marriage 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z "We are finding the use of mobiles in even the poorest areas. People literally scrimp and save to get a mobile. Where there's poverty it's the faith that gets them through." Tech inspired by faith booms in Africa - BBC News 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z This time, she scrimped to afford insurance in the high-risk pool. Cancer patient could not get coverage before ‘Obamacare’ 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z “There are a lot of struggling families who scrimp and save to provide clothing and supplies.” Back-to-School Sales Tax Holidays May Be Skimpier This Year 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The families who scrimped and saved to get them there. How to afford raising a world-class athlete 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z By working hard and scrimping, she was able to pay off the remaining $15,000 herself during those same two years. Loan relief lures mental health workers to southern Oregon 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Where does main street go to invest what little money it has managed to scrimp and save over a lifetime of toil? Can We Ignore the Alarm Bells the Bond Market Is Ringing? 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z She recommends this: "Eat well and don't scrimp on healthy food." 10 Things Seniors Want You to Know About Managing Money 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Aravena is the son of middle-class teachers who scrimped to provide him with a private education in Santiago. Alejandro Aravena, the Architect Rebuilding a Country 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z “It would be remiss for anybody to put their kid in a car that didn’t have that. I would scrimp on my motor before safety.” Short-Track Racing, Motorsports’ Riskiest Corner 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z If your mom scrimps on tools, you know she won't buy garden decor. Mother's Day gifts for gardening moms 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z But the scrimping and saving didn’t come up with enough money for the procedure, only the flight. Abortion in Europe: Northern Ireland conviction inflames debate 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z After a career of working, scrimping and saving, many retirees are well prepared financially to stop earning a living. Thinking Beyond Money in Retirement 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z If I have one criticism of Passan’s book, it is that he scrimps on the history of pitchers’ arms. The mystery of pitchers’ elbow troubles and the miracle of recovery 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Yet no matter how much the 58-year-old scrimps and saves, shopping at discount stores, she never has enough. Living on or near the minimum wage: 'Still struggling from paycheck to paycheck' 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z For six years, they lived in a double-wide mobile home, while they scrimped and borrowed to build a small, three-bedroom house. Anxiety Fuels Donald Trump’s Supporters 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The accord disclosed Friday comes amid mounting criticism that Google and other major U.S. companies have been scrimping on their tax bills with a variety of accounting maneuvers that have rankled governments around the world. A senior opposition lawmaker says Google's tax settlement with Britain is "derisory" and unfair to taxpayers 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Her rowhouse was both an investment and a home, and she scrimped to make the down payment. ‘He is not a statistic.’ The stories of 12 of the District’s homicide victims. 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Gov. Rick Scott is asking lawmakers for $1 billion in tax cuts that primarily benefit businesses while the state scrimps on health care to poor and needy families. Florida editorial roundup 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Outside Congress, if you spend too much on holiday presents, you must scrimp over the next few months to pay down the credit cards. We Can't Afford Congress' Christmas Party 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Once you get to a certain level, however, the stakes become so high that it would be reckless to consider scrimping on insurance. Sex and drugs and rock'n'roll insurance 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Human rights experts warn that in its haste to expel or deter undocumented immigrants, the US government is scrimping on its obligation to provide asylum to those genuinely in peril in violation of international law. US government deporting Central American migrants to their deaths 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z But there was one area he didn’t scrimp on. Joker Arroyo, key anti-Marcos figure in Philippines, dies in U.S. at 88 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Connecticut’s pension gap developed as a result of decisions made over decades to scrimp on payments when the economy sputtered and to cut taxes, according to state leaders and public-finance experts. Connecticut, America’s Richest State, Has a Huge Pension Problem 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The blessing you get from all of your scrimping, sacrificing and saving is that you live a very comfortable life. What’s the root of the financial favoritism debate? Plain old greed. 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The Europeans scrimp on the military while funding their generous welfare state. Washington Confronts Russia Over Ukraine: Yet Europeans Won't Protect Themselves From Vladimir Putin 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z “Why do you think we work so hard? Why do we scrimp and save? This is why. We want to be reunited with our families. We want to sit around the same table together.” On a Block of Single-Story Homes, a ‘Monstrosity’ in Queens Draws Ire 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z It makes people that work for a living who have to scrimp and save, plan vacations a few years in advances, its selfish and greedy to them. Everything Opie, Anthony and Jim Norton Said to Newsweek, in 10,000 Words 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z It makes people that work for a living have to scrimp and save, plan vacations a few years in advance. Opie and Anthony No More: Inside the Nasty Breakup of Radio's Most Notorious Shock Jocks 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z “I’m scrimping from week to week as it is,” said Ms. Lumsden, pulling her jacket closer. Many in Ireland Vow Not to Pay a New Water Tax 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z It's galling to them that as they are scrimping and worrying, the student finance system brackets them with the super-rich. Car repossessed as parents pay price of university 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Become very resourceful at scrimping along the way. Backpacking Across 3 Continents On A Shoestring Budget 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Consider all the saving and scrimping, planning and stress as the dues we must pay upfront. What to Look Forward to Most in Retirement 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z His father was laid off by the phone company during the Depression, and the family scrimped and ate macaroni and cheese for many dinners. John C. Whitehead, a Leader in Finance and Government, Dies at 92 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z They “worked hard, and scrimped, and sacrificed, and retooled”; they “made it through.” What Does Obama Think He’s Won? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Again, working with licensed pros is a must; you don’t want to scrimp on safety with electronics in the bathroom. 14 Ways To Warm Up Your Bathroom For Winter 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z If that is a number you want to reduce, there are ways to do so without scrimping on taste or flair. 4 Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving on the Cheap 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Paying for college takes a lot of planning, scrimping and saving. Best state in America: Nevada, for college savings Do you remember how you worked and scrimped and saved and perhaps pleaded with parents for a loan to help you close in on the dollars you needed to buy those wheels? Millennials Ditch Cars for Mass Transit 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z “There were kids and families that scrimped and saved for this opportunity.” Utah travel agent faces up to 20 years in prison 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Yet scrimping on protection of the president, the vice president and presidential candidates risks an assassination that would undermine American democracy. How to Fix the Secret Service 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Evidently they’d rather scrimp on their purchases than get snagged on finely printed fees or mired in debt. PayPal Co-Founder Takes Aim at Credit Card Industry With New Lending App 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Wherever you scrimp to get 10 bucks a week – save it, and help it grow. How to Turn $10 a Week Into $1,090 in 2 Years 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Could scrimping on a 57-cent replacement part actually bring down General Motors? GM's 57-cent Solution 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Already, the growing sums consumed by the pension funds have forced officials to scrimp on certain programs or abandon them, said Marc La Vorgna, a press secretary during Mr. Bloomberg’s administration. New York City Pension System Is Strained by Costs and Politics 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z He scrimped to save every penny made by his firm. - The Washington Post For the passenger who scrimps and saves, it’s a new equation. Fliers Facing Fewer Rewards 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The federal government scrimps on airports and sewage pipes so it can pay for pensions and health care. Bridging the gap 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z "Meanwhile, as the justice secretary scrimps on legal aid, the risk of the innocent going to jail is set to become a nightmarish reality." Courts to be hit by two-day strike 2014-03-31T00:14:19Z All this scrimping on labor costs is happening at a time of unprecedented mogul riches, when all entertainment revenues worldwide are slated to top $2 trillion in two years. Injustice at the Oscars: The controversies that Hollywood doesn’t want you to hear about 2014-03-02T11:59:00Z Parents who scrimp to send their children to tournaments and competitions thousands of miles away because they dream of one day standing atop a podium? Tracy Barnes makes Olympic sacrifice for her sister Lanny 2014-02-14T20:52:05Z She even scrimped on heating oil for her home. Value Added: When tragedy struck, she took over the family business 2014-01-18T02:37:26Z Official figures show buoyant consumer spending and growth while retailers are seeing scrimping among consumers, it says. Nigella's PAs and Christmas spending - front pages 2013-12-20T23:18:16Z "People haven't forgotten the past few years of scrimping and saving. Luxuries are for another day," said Caroline Heaney, a charity worker shopping on Oxford Street in central London. Retailers' Christmas cheer tempered by fragility of recovery 2013-12-19T11:32:51Z Wrapped up in scrimping and caught up in splurging Divergent strategies for the holiday shopping season reflect the split economic landscape. Puerto Rico, with at least $70 billion in debt, confronts a rising economic misery 2013-11-30T22:34:57Z Citing some signs of rising credit risk across the banking system, Curry said it seemed like a "singularly bad time for banks to be scrimping on their allowances against their loan losses." Why Wells Fargo's loan losses are plunging 2013-10-28T19:17:02Z With the few dollars they scrimped from their labor, some bought tickets and boarded buses, even if they couldn’t always sit where they wanted to sit. In MLK Speech, Obama Recalls His Own 2008 Dream 2013-08-28T22:05:24Z With the few dollars they scrimped from their labor, some bought tickets and boarded buses, even if they couldn't always sit where they wanted to sit. TRANSCRIPT: President Obama’s speech on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington 2013-08-28T19:15:00Z It has been forced to scrimp on new models. Fiat and Chrysler: Hoping it will hold together 2013-08-22T15:00:07Z While tech's finances suffer, many firms believe that they can't afford to scrimp on research, product development and hiring. Tech industry slips into a surprising slump 2013-08-19T03:51:00Z Its managers set steep goals, scrimp on budgets and expect long hours. The Secret To Unleashing Genius 2013-08-14T12:50:00Z Some retailers seem confused as to whether to cater to the Mrs. Kidos of Japan, willing to spend a little extra, or the Mr. Nagatas, still scrimping on the pennies. Japanese Consumers Start to Buy, Tentatively 2013-06-28T20:40:13Z Debt is such a burden that it’s worth scrimping for a few years, and even delaying graduate school, to pay off at least some of the debt. Be nice to Mom and Dad and study up for financial life after college 2013-05-30T14:45:56Z But for parents who don't need to scrimp and save, there are plenty more places to spend your money to gain advantage for your offspring. The Great Gatsby's world is every bit as unequal as Britain under the coalition 2013-05-20T19:00:02Z International business travellers and tourists wanted to cut back on costs but didn't want to scrimp on quality. How to find international success on a shoestring 2013-05-17T09:27:03Z If he could repeat this trick, Nolan could deliver the thrills the Mass Effect universe demands without scrimping on the multifaceted plot. Dead Space movie: which film-makers should adapt video games? 2013-05-15T09:49:03Z The boom in the fishy foot fad appears to provide further evidence that, in a period of much-publicized belt-tightening, European consumers are not prepared to scrimp on their beauty treatments. IHT Rendezvous: The Beauty Market Resists Recession 2013-04-26T10:38:20Z Cypriots who have scrimped and saved for a rainy day faced the nightmare prospect of international bankers and European technocrats "stealing" their life's savings. In Cyprus a sense of anger and betrayal is everywhere 2013-03-20T17:40:26Z He had been stationed in England when his parents, Charles and Elizabeth Daubek, wrote to say they had saved, scrimped and borrowed to buy it — for $5,000. The Neediest Cases: Helping a World War II Veteran Live Independently 2013-01-22T03:23:50Z The price delta became thinner and thinner, and as battery life improved on cheaper notebooks, it became harder to justify scrimping and just buying a netbook. Sayonara, netbooks: Asus (and the rest) won't make any more in 2013 2012-12-31T13:01:34Z Her parents had sold off land and scrimped on food to pay for her and her brothers' education. India Ink: Portrait Emerges of Victim in New Delhi Gang Rape 2012-12-31T08:49:10Z But while most Britons continue to scrimp and save through austere times, for others money seems to be no object. Christmas gifts: budget v bling 2012-11-30T23:01:23Z One thing they never scrimped on was technology, especially Apple technology. The iEconomy: As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living 2012-11-18T02:48:21Z After four long years of scrimping and saving and refinancing and paying down their credit card bills, they’ve shed a lot of their overhanging debt. Don’t fear the fiscal cliff 2012-10-19T11:45:00Z Companies do not like to scrimp with civil and criminal cases. DealBook: Wall Street Scandals Fill Lawyers' Pockets 2012-09-24T18:24:02Z The decisions they make are so crucial to their companies that the priority should be to hire competent people rather than scrimp on pay. Fair Game: C.E.O.’s and the Pay-‘Em-or-Lose ‘Em Myth — Fair Game 2012-09-22T18:05:51Z “The home they scrimped and saved to buy turned into a lemon,” she said. New York’s Oversight of Builders in Affordable-Housing Program Is Criticized 2012-08-19T19:56:05Z The researchers were able to scrimp in a number of clever ways. Four-Fingered Robot Can Replace Flashlight Batteries [Video] 2012-08-19T17:45:02.783Z “They have scrimped on quality and safety standards, so this is our opportunity to step in.” Making Safe School Buses for China's Kids 2012-07-19T23:03:54Z You don’t scrimp and save your way to a new internal prosperity. Hewlett Packard Should Retool 25,000 Jobs, Not Cut Jobs 2012-05-17T20:02:22Z However, there is no suggestion that principals will receive extra money with which to undo the effects of several years of scrimping. SchoolBook: Schools Will Be Protected from Cuts Next Year, Walcott Says 2012-03-28T00:00:16Z The years that it has taken to save it all up, the pinching, the scrimping—all in order that a thousand ghosts might have something to grab. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Something manufactured in the last two years should do. Do not scrimp on this expenditure. Five tips for making online study work 2012-03-09T15:37:18Z Ethelinda had been found in Dot’s stocking only the previous Christmas, and its purchase had cost a deal of scrimping and planning on Ruth’s part. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z In a report last month, Good Jobs First, a nonprofit research organization that tracks such spending, found that states often attract companies that create few jobs, pay low wages or scrimp on health insurance. States Pay to Train Workers, to Companies? Benefit 2012-01-08T01:10:07Z Like Penney, the department store chain is grappling with a middle-class customer who is scrimping on basics but splurging on affordable fashions. Holiday 2011 sshopping: A tough economy sharply divides winners and losers 2012-01-05T21:40:34Z On one level this looks sensible — a school that spends on books and teachers, etc., may well be better than one that scrimps on same. Economix Blog: Answers to Reader Questions About Law School 2011-12-20T16:08:58Z He scrimped himself in everything but the bare necessaries of life. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z The way she has scrimped, and saved, and patched, and turned, and mended, and went without! The Girl Scouts Rally Rosanna Wins 2011-11-29T03:00:16.213Z For four decades, Robert Schaper scrimped and saved in order to expand the family's 575-acre corn and soybean farm in Allen County, Indiana. Insight: In Iowa, farmland boom means end of an era for many 2011-11-21T06:16:05Z And in this echelon, any perception of scrimping is sacrilegious. The Electric Rolls-Royce Isn't Great, But It's Good Enough For Now 2011-11-08T15:35:29Z We never had such meanness and scrimping before. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z His parents scrimped for his education, first with a local cleric and then secondary school. Qaddafi Killed As Hometown Falls to Libyan Rebels 2011-10-20T13:47:20Z I would pay every penny I could scrimp, borrow or steal to get me and Rachel out of there.” Taken by Pirates 2011-10-08T04:27:21Z Spending on children has traditionally held steady in times of recession, including the most recent one, with parents sacrificing other items rather than scrimping on their children's hygiene or happiness. Diaper sales down, rashes up in tough economy 2011-10-04T11:33:00Z Johnson knocked about those London streets—translating a little, jobbing at books a little, starving and scrimping a great deal. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z I know I'd also have wanted to save and scrimp for a down payment on a house. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z Customers at the salon said they refused to cut back on the money they spent on their hair, even as they scrimped on things like vacations. A Growth Area in a Weak Economy: Hair 2011-08-06T22:18:24Z It’s hard to scrimp on legal fees, however. LawPivot's Jay Mandal, Startup Counsel 2011-07-07T21:30:08Z They scrimped to send Rory to junior tournaments and even saved enough to set up a putting green with lighting in the yard of their modest red brick house. Father Stays on Sideline, Quietly Proud 2011-06-20T02:20:05Z When we was a-payin’ off the mortgage we had to scrimp; but now, I think ye might have a few duds, once in a while.” Randy's Summer A Story for Girls 2011-06-16T02:00:16.550Z They scrimp and save—for a theatre ticket! A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z The manager has a fixed salary, so that there is no temptation to scrimp the buyers. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z It seems quaint now, but back then, many families scrimped and saved. Return to 1981 austerity as households feel squeeze 2011-04-08T18:15:27Z Its founders, Suleman Ali and Ian Spivey, said they scrimped their way to profitability, using free software services like Google applications, renting office space from other start-ups and paying freelancers for art. DealBook: Founders Now Take the Money and Maintain Control 2011-04-07T11:22:22Z "I've worked, heaven knows, like any slave, I've learned the lesson of scrimp and save, "Kept a good horse, but dressed like a clown— And I've not a dollar to call my own. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z He understood that some things during the years of my "scrimping" had borne fruit. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z "We're going to see an extended period of constrained consumption," he said, adding that he predicted a "long-term trend of trading down" as shoppers scrimped and saved. Andy Bond: 'the retail recession is ahead of us' 2011-04-05T19:26:22Z We shall scrimp and save and earn and plan until you are paid. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z The pieces pass from the batch-roller B, through scrimp rails S and over the bowl under tension, touching the surface from which they gather the starch paste. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z He has scrimped and saved, and denied himself for a year to get up a gaudy shell in which for six glorious days to shine resplendent,” said the Idiot. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z He nodded understandingly, but I saw that he suppressed a smile,—"without having to earn it by hard work; I 've had to scrimp so long—" His face grew grave again. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Nan and Bess knew that the German couple worked only, and saved and “scrimped” only, for the support of two grown sons in the military service of the Fatherland. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z To that end she plugged the gaps in the bathroom, doled out the towels, scrimped on the furnace, scrooged on the attendance. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Nor does he want Hungarians to be told to save and scrimp again. Letter from Europe: A Leader's Gamble in Hungary 2011-01-17T12:30:35Z Anne was left to raise her two sons and two daughters on her own, and she scrimped to make sure there was enough for their educations but never griped about that or anything else. The John Hickenlooper Exception 2011-01-06T14:59:03Z "I presume they loved each other then; she probably pinched and scrimped in those days to help him—to help him get where he is to-day." My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Meanwhile West Ham are so skint that they are now scrimping and saving on central heating. Football transfer rumours: David Beckham to Spurs? 2010-12-30T09:31:54Z Analysts say the uptick in spending signals pent up demand after two years of scrimping on Christmas purchases, as well as shopping habits gradually returning to normal. Blizzard chills end of holiday shopping season 2010-12-27T18:34:34Z If you really want to scrimp on CO2, just tell your in-laws you're staying home this Christmas for the sake of the Earth. Green Lantern: What's the greenest way to cook holiday foods? 2010-12-06T21:44:00Z But they scrimp not just on care that's ineffective or unnecessary but also on care they need, treatment that's highly effective at addressing their condition. Value-based insurance design's pros and cons 2010-11-29T22:43:00Z I do know that the other way wasn't worth the sacrifices, the scrimping and mean pinching. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z In similar terms, the energy and commerce committee of the US Congress has accused BP of scrimping on safety measures in order to meet tight drilling schedules. BP oil spill: safety breaches revealed 2010-07-23T23:45:00Z It’s one thing for a struggling writer to scrimp, even recklessly. America's Heavy Icebreakers Are Both Broken Down 2010-06-25T12:54:00Z Will they scrimp on family obligations while pursuing job success? Workplace Ethics: The High Cost of Compromise 2010-06-03T17:00:00Z They may scrimp and save but they find the way to help out. Saving Horses, Celebrating Friendship at a Homecoming 2010-05-25T19:01:00Z To redeem their children’s souls — and to keep the child from being killed or banished by neighbors — parents scrimp or borrow to pay the preacher. A Nigerian Witch-Hunter Defends Herself 2010-05-21T18:05:00Z His parents scrimped and saved for him early in his career, before he took on responsibility for his own finances. Live - World Championship final 2010-05-02T13:01:00Z All the while, they saved like mad, scrimping on things such as lunches and automobiles. Design Army's dynamic Lefebure duo 2010-04-19T04:00:00Z The survey found other evidence of universities scrimping in their support of faculty. Study Finds Slight Increase in Pay for Faculty Members 2010-04-12T04:01:00Z In reality, rather than scrimp, overextended borrowers are more likely to walk away from mortgages, or push companies into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Credit is Dead. Long Live Cash! 2010-03-24T05:00:00Z Analysts say the scrimping, while understandable in such a competitive industry, has been showing up in Toyota's cars. 2010-02-04T04:01:00Z But the girls had scrimped and saved pennies all day in order to buy the sleeping bags for Ruth and Freida, and would not give up until they were purchased. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold And as she sang the words, Ulfar had a vision of a young girl, fresh and pure as a mountain bluebell, in her scrimp black frock. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story We can have so many luxuries—no more scrimping and patching—" "But, daughter dear," interrupted the major, "you must not imagine that mere money can bring happiness. Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School Here I pass a sort of half-idle, scrimp life, tending a trifling trade that scarce affords me the needful. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series You see, Mother, it is nearly the end of things with me at Aberdeen, and it would be hard if my 64 future was scrimped at its beginning. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Mr. Stanton smiled, and waived the subject, wondering mentally where his friend would find an elsewhere to scrimp, if he had the management of his concerns. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings When once they take your daughter among them they won't scrimp you in your honours. Lady Anna “Well,” sez he, in a evasive way, “I––I don’t want to be scrimped for time.” Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Well, the lawyer wasn’t one tamely to yield his rights; he did not propose always to remain a scrimping, pettifogging attorney, existing on crumbs. In the Shadow of the Hills It was scrimp and toil through long years for a’ the Rulesons.” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl When you are selecting dried codfish, look sharp and not let him give you all damp ones from the bottom of the pile, neither the little scrimped ones from the top. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance A new wig meant even greater scrimping than usual for Billy and his mistress. The Comings of Cousin Ann I merely insist that he shall not be scrimped. A Romantic Young Lady And suppose she and her mother had had to pinch and scrimp to keep their heads above the water, until they were sick of the whole business. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 I don’t often get bitter, but I come very near it when I look back and think how my mother had to plan and scrimp. The Dominant Dollar This eccentric individual, however, was a miser, who scrimped and scraped all his life, and at his death left all his money to Queen Victoria. Chelsea The Fascination of London Genteel poverty, a life of scrimp and pare—the cage. The Pagan Madonna A word used in the north; as, a scrimp wind, a very light breeze. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. She married 150 you, a husky young Irish laborer in the mills, and how that little woman worked for you, toiling, saving, scrimping, tending the babies as they came! Little Lost Sister We are all willing to lessen expenses at home, but we are not to scrimp and pinch ourselves all to pieces. Six Girls A Home Story There's nothing I like more than a slice of real countrified home-made fruit cake, where they don't scrimp on eggs or butter or raisins. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 She means," corrected Aunt Clara, who was nobody's fool, "she means it would be pleasanter living in my house than scrimping here to pay for dead horses. The House of Toys The name is from scrimp, referring to economy in weaving. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades I've no patience with all their scrimping, and sometimes I give thanks that poor Elizabeth is out of it all. A Little Girl in Old Boston For her I had labored, scrimped and saved, cramped myself in a narrow room in a boarding-house, and almost shunned my fellows, to realize our dream of the little house on the bit of green. David Malcolm "Art so solicitous, thou corpulent scrimp!" grumbled he of the boar. Under the Rose I'm tired of it all—sick and tired of scrimping and worrying and wearing made-over dresses and being—just shabby genteel. The House of Toys I’ve scrimped and saved and sacrificed to buy those sheep—” Her grief sent a flood of tenderness over him. The Fighting Shepherdess You didn't think t' scrimp me, did you? Janet of the Dunes Why then thus scrimp and scant the reverence due unto her? Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada When a man is losing his wages and his family is scrimping he ought not to be facing a thirty-dollar-a-week hospital charge. The Highgrader This wretched scrimping prevailed through the whole business, and thus it was expected to establish a great first-class American illustrated newspaper. Memoirs He saw himself on the whole scrimping with more zest even in Mrs. Worthingham's New York than under the inspiration of Bognor. The Finer Grain Valiantly she toiled and scrimped; but it was becoming increasingly necessary for Scott to help her out in both the toiling and the scrimping. The Brentons “Capital place to camp, Frank,” said Stanley, who had just finished pitching the tent on the scrimp herbage that forced its way through the sand. Ungava He felt that he had earned a good one, and did not intend to scrimp himself. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes The elderly cousin, whose years had been a long strain of scrimping to present a respectable exterior, was only too happy to have leisure and quiet to read and embroider to her heart's content. The Man of the Desert If I can scrimp enough money out of this, I’ll have some carnation ribbon to guard my hat—see if I don’t!” All's Well Alice's Victory And you will probably quote the lines about Organized charity scrimped and iced In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ. By the Christmas Fire She saved and scrimped with an eye to the time when she would no longer work. Gigolo As for Grandma Keeler's face, there was enough in it to make several ordinary scrimped faces. Cape Cod Folks She was still very, very poor, but she saved and scrimped, and scrimped and saved, for she meant that this baby girl should not long and long for the music that never came. The Tangled Threads Also, some ominous comments on what armies spend and what Governments scrimp:—that is ammunition. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Chrissy gazed wistfully into the glass as she fastened her yellow scrimp old white frock, and sighed. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Wae worth thy power, thou cursed leaf, Fell source o’ a’ my woe an’ grief; For lack o’ thee I’ve lost my lass, For lack o’ thee I scrimp my glass. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Why should I scrimp and haggle and screw, when I want most of all to be generous?” An Alabaster Box Do you know, Miss Graystone, that I'd never had this two thousand dollars, that I've managed to scrape together, if that smart, managing woman of mine hadn't scrimped and saved beyond everything you ever saw. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland Because she could not bear to turn away one needing help, she was always saving and scrimping so as to take care of more. Honey-Sweet "And what is he so scrimping and saving for?" asked a third. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Oh, dear! dear! and all this time she has been scrimping and saving, I was unconscious as a child unborn. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach. An Alabaster Box Only Betty knew the scrimping and the saving Jack, at Oxford, and Tom, at Winchester, now entailed on the part of those who lived at Old Place. What Timmy Did Let the persecuted dogs, deprived of water and scrimped for food, stoned and hounded as mad when they are only crazed by man's inhumanity, go on a strike. A String of Amber Beads "Certainly, Dexie; but you cannot expect to save much out of the usual month's allowance unless you scrimp us." Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces The more Hugh sorrowed and scrimped, the more he gained; and word of his fellows' hardships struck his broad, loose ears with a pleasant tinkle. My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People Much scrimping and hoarding may engender a baser love of money for money's self. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) "I know what it is like to scrimp and save, and my children are going to be spared that!" was Mrs. Gates's creed in the matter. The Killer William is a lot older than I am, and he controlled me—always—made me economize, scrimp, and save. The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder Her "scrimping," as Gussie called it, met with no favor from anyone; and though Mrs. Sherwood talked of "ordering" this and that from the store, Dexie positively refused to be the mouthpiece of the order. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces Why should so many people scrimp, year in and year out, when the equivalent of all the toil and all the self-denial is thus swept away? The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 They would get along; scrimp and save; even move to Brooklyn, maybe. Bunker Bean One doesn't readily imagine you ever being scrimped. Success A Novel "I scrimp and save and deny myself everything so I can give to the Patriotic Fund, and look at her!" women cried. The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder Our greatest lack was milk for the children, and we all resented being scrimped in drinking-water, though before the voyage ended we became reconciled to that, for the water grew bad. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 It looked as if our days of financial scrimping were gone forever. An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker "The very type of man who would scrimp and starve to put all his money in something like diamonds," mused Chief Arkwright. The Diamond Master With every pound he could scrimp and save he bought shares in the mines and believed in them absolutely. A Maid of the Silver Sea But, Ma, what do you want to scrimp like that for! Half Portions In the meantime, in the house, Edith had tried to scrimp and save, but it was very difficult. His Family The son had learned inadvertently that the old man and the sister-in-law scrimped the whole year just to be able to give a grand spread on the day he was at home. The Emperor of Portugalia Or perhaps, it should be added, a third result may come about; the woman accepts the man's ideal of life and joins with him in their scrimping campaign. The Nervous Housewife And he went on scrimping and saving and buying shares so as to have as large a stake in the silver future as possible. A Maid of the Silver Sea Better economize in the purchasing of furniture or carpets than scrimp in buying good books or papers. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 The manifestations and passages scarce made a scrimp volume. Aftermath E was scrimping in every way; his case was growing desperate. In the Footprints of the Padres This meant borrowing and scrimping for several years,—a fact which had great bearing on the wife's illness later. The Nervous Housewife They had neither dog nor cat at present at La Closerie, both having been scrimped by the silver mines, when old Tom's first bad attack of economy came on. A Maid of the Silver Sea Instead of a scrimp pattern of one day's rations, he ordered two days' rations to be issued, being extra for one day. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Do you know why Uncle Grid lived so poor and scrimped and yet left no money? Hillsboro People He ordered twenty cents worth and made me scrimp along on sixty cents. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 I know that she is very anxious that David should not be too scrimped for money at Oxford, and consequently spends almost nothing on herself. Penny Plain Think how your father scrimped to send you to college—Aunt Sarah reproached me. Spanish Doubloons He had on a bob-tail Confederate coat, which looked as if it had been cut out of a scrimp pattern. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show We shall have to go into a horrid little flat, somewhere in the wrong end of town, and pinch and scrimp to get along. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book And within the twelvemonth, for all his scrimping and saving, he was on the point of starvation. Hero Tales of the Far North I hate imposing things," Jean said, very earnestly "I want to go on just as we were doing, only with no scrimping, and more treats for the boys. Penny Plain Little can be laid up for old age, except by the most painful economy and daily scrimping; and how can the children consent to stay on, starving body and soul? Adopting an Abandoned Farm Since seventeen she had saved and scrimped and contrived for this modest Roman holiday. Cheerful—By Request "Oh, I thought maybe they were trying to scrimp on the ring—" Mrs. Heeny, shrugging away this explanation, rose from her seat and rolled back her shiny black sleeves. The Custom of the Country They bothered him with their dinky deals, with their scrimping and scratching, and their sneaky attempts to hide their ugliness by the observance of one set day of sanctuary. Dust She had left her mother at home to scrimp and save, and by hook or by crook she had contrived to get a number of quite good things to wear. The Shuttle But your growing up was such a scrimped and scanty business that really a woman couldn't feel hurt if you were to spit fire and brimstone itself at her. The Woodlanders I didn't mind working for Theodore, and scrimping, and never having any of the things I wanted, from blouses to music. Fanny Herself "We've always worked so hard and been so scrimped: and now that we are rich, it does seem—" He did not finish, for he saw her eye soften; his supplication had touched her. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories I did not see why all our relations were rich, and why we had to be always scrimping and missing everything. Stories Worth Rereading So they go on, and, to get the road open for the small sum attainable, everything has to be "scrimped" and pared down to the lowest scale. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 His father had scrimped and begged and borrowed to send his boys to school. The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French It will mean that you and I will have to scrimp and save. Fanny Herself Oh, Electra, jewel of women, darling of my heart, we are free at last, we roll in wealth, we need never scrimp again. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories But she sent thirty-two cents, every cent of money she could rake and scrape, and that she had scrimped out of the money her husband had gin her for a woosted dress. Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 7 You know well how scrimping with himself he has been. A Knight of the Nets Do not scrimp your phrase, But stretch it wider; say when England fell. Queen Mary and Harold Let me scrimp and squeeze all I can, I still can't get ahead as fast as I feel I ought to, with my opportunities. Roughing It, Part 2. And so they live beyond their means or else they scrimp and suffer. Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance To scrimp his sermons in such a cause was surely justifiable; more, it was commendable. Under the Skylights We don't any of us begrutch it to ye; and what I came up to say now was, don't you scrimp yourself down there to send home to us. The Minister's Charge She was vain both of her sins and mercies, poor soul, and in her scrimp figure, with its ill-fitting uniform, Heaven knows how long she went on. Seven English Cities You could scrimp and save for Nancy's coming out, and then for Kathleen's. Mother Carey's Chickens We scrimped and pinched, and denied ourselves everything but bare necessities. Aunt Jane's Nieces "I'm willing to scrimp and save for it, Edwin; but in the end I haven't got the say-so, and you know it." Gaslight Sonatas Here I went, scrimping the other business of the day in order that I might be at my studies before the rush set in up town. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come Na, he seldom scrimps 't to them 'at follows his biddin'. Warlock o' Glenwarlock "I'd work and scrimp, year after year, rather than, just sit down and be supported by the town." Half a Dozen Girls We can scrimp along somehow; and Morton will soon look after himself. Sara, a Princess No further scrimping can be done in material—that has a limit that cannot be passed—where, then, can any saving be made? A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road" Much more so, indeed, than Mrs. Bingle herself, who had to scrimp and pinch as all good housewives do if they want to succeed to a new dress once a year. Mr. Bingle Hattie had little patience with his scribbling, and had less with the constant necessity of scrimping and economizing. Oh, Money! Money! You wonder why I've never let her spoil her hands—why I've scrimped to give her pretty clothes, and taught her to take care of her figure, and made her go out with young people. The Auction Block But the life that was in me demanded more than a meagre existence of scraping and scrimping. Revolution, and Other Essays It was his mother, a psychiatric nurse, who scrimped and saved for months to buy him his first real computer, a $400 Commodore 64. Underground Oh, Molly, I have saved and scrimped to repay it, and he won't take it now; I thought if I could but repay it, it would set me free.' Wives and Daughters Mrs. Clemens gets millions of delight out of it; and the children have never uttered one complaint about the scrimping, from the beginning. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Why should the little white houses of the prosperous little villages on the line of the rail seem cold and suggest winter, and the land seem scrimped and without an atmosphere? Their Pilgrimage The result was that while she was pinching and scrimping herself to pave the way to her marriage she barred herself, by this very process, from contact with possible suitors. The Rise of David Levinsky Saving an' scrimping from day to day While its best it has squandered an' flung away Fer a life like that of which I tell Would rob me quite o' the dread o' hell. Eben Holden, a tale of the north country Very distant; but I 'm proud of it; for with her, economy does n't mean scrimping in one place to make a show in another. An Old-Fashioned Girl Even with a type-setter on hand we ought not to be in the least scrimped—but it would take a long letter to explain why and who is to blame. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) What a contrast was this rich country, warm with color and suggestive of abundance, to the pale and scrimped coast land of Maine denuded of its trees! Their Pilgrimage But it was Mrs. Sherwood and Nan who managed to save and scrimp and be frugal in many infinitesimal ways, thus making their savings last marvelously. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret Of course I cannot tell mother this, and I really believe she thinks I scrimp and pinch and overdo out of mere stinginess. Stepping Heavenward So rigorous was the economy in this decayed but honorable house that the wax candles burned to-day in the oratory had scrimped their dinner, unsubstantial as it was wont to be. White Lies Mistress Croale muttered something that sounded like a curse upon scrimp measure, and drew herself farther back into the corner, where she had seated herself on Fergus's portmanteau. Sir Gibbie Do not scrimp the material, but get as much of it into your robe as possible. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life The father, Archibald, died; the grandfather left nothing to the mother of Tobias and her children, but they were assisted with scrimp decency by the heirs. Adventures Among Books Not only have I toiled and saved and scrimped away my girlhood as you bade me, but I've earned for you. Story of Waitstill Baxter Many scrimp and economize all their lives; but by so doing waste all their vitality and energy. The Power of Concentration In order to supplement the domestic scrimping, he again had to solicit the aid of Dona Luisa. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse For lack o' thee I scrimp my glass! Poems and Songs of Robert Burns |
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