Another day, another dollar

Quot. 1897 links the form more days, more dollars to sailors being paid by the day: the longer the voyage the greater the financial reward. Later uses suggest that another day, another dollar occurs as world-weary comment on routine toil to earn a living. It has also generated a quantity of by-forms.

The common saying, ‘More days, more dollars,’ did not give the usual comfort because the stores were running short.
[1897 J. Conrad Nigger of ‘Narcissus’ (1955) v. 114.]

‘'Nother sleepless night,’ Mr. Baldwin said. ‘Heard the clock strike four again.’ ‘That's a shame, Mr. Baldwin,’ Mary said. She yawned and stretched, knowing that her landlord was about to say Another Day, Another Dollar.
[1957 D. Erskine & P. Dennis Pink Hotel (1958) 8]

For those opting for Financial Independence it reinforces the awareness that work is no longer about ‘another day, another dollar.’
[1992 J. E. Dominguez & V. Robin Your Money or Your Life v. 157]

Another day, another deadline. And another backdown by Saddam Hussein, for what seems like the zillionth time.
[1993 Time International 18 Jan. 4]

And I haven't even mentioned‥Bobby Fischer, stripped of his title by Fide in 1975 (another decade, another squabble), but never defeated, and still only 58.
[2002 Times 2 10 Jan. 7]

Related to: action and consequence; work

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