6 sentences with “savings”

A man looking through his wife's papers for insurance forms found a bank statement showing a balance of more than $5000 in savings. She had been saving this money behind his back.

If the average family were to experience first-hand the economic insecurity of the freelance writer, our country's savings rate would make the Japanese look like an outrageous waste.

Within a year, Germans who had spent their lives carefully accumulating savings found that those savings were worthless. This inspired anger and resentment among ordinary people who might not otherwise be attracted to extremist solutions.

Economy and finance: in 1822 the provincial government promoted the creation of the Banco de Descuentos, a financial institution that was authorised to issue paper money. A savings bank was also created and agricultural activity was encouraged.

The concept of indulgences was based on the notion of a "treasury of merit" - a kind of spiritual bank - whose savings had been deposited by the sacrifices made by Christ and the saints. When someone bought an indulgence, they drew on that treasury to avoid time in purgatory.

The freelance writer, on the other hand, lives in a permanent state of uncertainty. He may cash four cheques in a week and none in a year. Only if he is backed by a good savings account can he avoid falling into emotional and financial chaos. You must restrict your consumption and save during the years of plenty, because you know that the years of hardship will follow.