21.   They are hard-wired to scrimp on comfort and squirrel away money for the future.

22.   This past week, the NFL went crazy giving away stupid money to a lot of guys who are of questionable value for one reason or another.

23.   Tucked inside the minimum wage law are investment rule changes that cut taxes and allow savers to sock away more money for retirement.

24.   U.S. retailers said sales sputtered in December as consumers proved far more interested in squirreling away money than splurging on gifts.

25.   U.S. retail sales sputtered in December as consumers proved far more interested in squirreling away money than splurging on gifts.

26.   Unlike many Americans, Eileen and Richard Baker of Alpharetta, Ga., have started socking away money in a tax-deferred retirement plan.

27.   We fix one thing at a time by triage method, as we squirrel away money.

28.   While mutual funds are an increasingly popular means to sock away money, individual investors still buy and sell a significant portion of stocks in the U.S.

29.   People stopped socking away money in savings accounts, betting instead that they could multiply their gains in the stock market.

30.   Half of them ran into the bushes in their chalk-striped suits and wingtip shoes, tossing away money and guns.