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

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 Hannah More

If it is ever so good one feels one has had so little for one's money.

From The Golden Calf by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

That was part of the game, and the woman probably enjoyed the sensation and the doubt, since playing for one s life is much more exciting than playing for one's money.

From Fair Margaret A Portrait by Horace T. Carpenter