for one's money

Idioms  

1. According to one's opinion, choice, or preference. For example, For my money, a trip to Europe is not worth the trouble or expense. [Second half of 1500s]

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Example Sentences

“One has to beg for one’s money as if it were a loan,” he said about the freelance life, “instead of being one’s rightful earnings long overdue.”

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2013

Children also compete for one's money, time and resources.

From Time Magazine Archive

One gets more for one's money in sending a long word.

From A Rock in the Baltic by Barr, Robert

But he talks of my waiting, telling me that the thing will come round after a few years,—as if what one wanted was merely an investment for one's money.

From Ralph the Heir by Trollope, Anthony

There is no fear that in such company one's national susceptibilities will be wounded, or that one will not be almost as much admired for one's money as at home.

From Seven English Cities by Howells, William Dean