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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for one's money

“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

Much better have flowers, and get a decent show for one’s money in summer at any rate.

From Mike by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

I have an invitation to two grand parties, and it is as well to have something for one's money.

From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Clement King Shorter

If they return civility, that’s value for one’s money all right.

From The Shadow of the Past by F.E. Mills Young