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We should try to live within our means.
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We should try to live within our means.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
You should always try to live within your means.
Describing Habits
We make a conscious effort to live within our means, budgeting carefully each month.
Asking About Others
Do you and your family try to live within your means?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If we didn't live within our means, we'd be in serious debt.
Rephrased versions
Formal
It is prudent to manage our finances responsibly and avoid excessive spending.
Casual
We try not to spend more than we earn.
Simpler English
We should only spend the money we have.
Phrases to learn
live within our means
To spend only the money one earns; to avoid debt.