One red cent. One thin dime. Dirty money. Old money. New money. Blood money. Cold cash. Take-home pay. Rainy-day fund. Wooden nickels.

 

  (parents parent’s or parents’)

He used one of yours. 'One thin dime'

 

  Thank you for catching that.
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Thank you for your submission, however the time limit for verification on this answer has expired.  (AM bylaws - "Rules and conduct", section XLV, (questions), subsection XIX (answers), paragraph VII).

 

  Lucky penny.
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This post was edited by Randy D at November 19, 2020 6:54 AM MST

Using an apostrophe would indicate possession.  Although they both used that phrase constantly, I don't think either owned it (no mention of a copyright in the will).  Because I only had 2 parents (at least that I'm aware of), and they are the only ones I ever heard saying it (the dog never said it once), I used the plural.

Besides, apostrophes are expensive and I barely have 2 coins to rub together... you know, strapped for cash.  So using an unnecessary apostrophe would be like throwing money down the drain.  (Isn't that the smart money?) This post was edited by Shuhak at November 16, 2020 9:08 AM MST

 

  Fake news. The possession to which you refer is that it was the saying that belonged to your parent or your parents. “My parent’s favorite saying” or “parents’ favorite saying”.  As such, the apostrophe is wholly appropriate.  I know you’re just joking around about the apostrophe, just trying to mess with me, fine, I enjoy a good ribbing.

For the currency references, you earn: bread and egg money.
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Woo-hoo!  Just a bit more for milk money then I can have French Toast.

 

Chicken feed.
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  Element 99 has (correctly) pointed out that you used “one thin dime” as one of your entries, yet it appears in the setup for the original question, so “lucky penny” has been removed from you.
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Thank you for your submission, however the time limit for verification on this answer has expired.  (AM bylaws - "Rules and conduct", section XLV, (questions), subsection XIX (answers), paragraph VII).

 

  Wow, you’re just chocked full of fake news, aren’t you? Nice try, but no such restriction exists. The revocation of your kudos stands.

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Silver dollar.
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HoneyDew, Element 99 has (rightfully) deemed my response as invalid, so you get a different one:

Accounts payable.
~ This post was edited by Randy D at November 15, 2020 6:00 PM MST

You’ve done a great job!

Life savings.

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 Bottom dollar. 

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There you go. :)

Top dollar. This post was edited by SpunkySenior at November 15, 2020 6:00 PM MST

 

  Retirement fund.
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Nest egg
Slush fund

 

  Cash cow.
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This post was edited by Randy D at November 15, 2020 6:00 PM MST

Shuhak called that one.  Sorry.