almighty dollar		phony, not genuine
as phony as a three-dollar bill		to give money to someone to stop them from doing their duty
at a premium		to be born to wealth and comfort, to be born rich
bet your bottom dollar		to have income equal to expenses
born with a silver spoon in your mouth		to stimulate someone to spend money quickly
bread and butter		the final result, the main point
bring home the bacon		money when it is viewed as more important than anything else
cash and carry		very secure and dependable
cash in ones chips		the line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss
cheapskate		to pay money, to produce a necessary amount of money
chicken feed		very poor
cold hard cash		to return to good financial health
ante up		more than one can afford
as poor as a church mouse		to base one`s plans on a wrong guess
below par		lower than average, below normal,
beyond ones means		more than average, above normal
bottom line		one`s last dollar
break even		to reach the lowest point
buy someone off		to bet all that one has on something because you are sure that you will win
cash in on something		at a higher price than usual because of something special
caught short		to make sure that all money is accounted for
chip in		one's income, the source of someone's food
close fisted		to use all of one's money
control the purse strings		to earn the family living, to earn a salary
burn a hole in one`s pocket		at any expense of time or effort or money