Impoundment
The Maltese government refuses to spend any money to improve roads
MISERLY
Discretionary Income
Unfortunately for kids, almost anyone makes more money than a teacher. Also teachers frequently are forced to spend a significant fraction of what little they do get payed to purchase necessary teaching supplies for their students that the school district refuses to pay for.
spendoholics
An average person might spend $300-600$ a week or day for me a day!
Scrooge? lol
money, but he won't spend any of his money on anything unless it is absolutely necessary. Such as extra coals for his fire in his office.
=I would say Food=
Miserly, scrooge-like
A spendthrift or miser