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

I hate your regular day-jobs, where one can't well avoid doing one's work for one's money.

From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by More, Hannah

Oh, there would be fun for one's money, something worth while having money for!

From Vanishing Roads and Other Essays by Le Gallienne, Richard

"She doesn't care a straw for one's money."

From The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 by James, Henry