Translation

• to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom)
• to live within one's means
• You can only spend what you earn.

Synonyms

• 仔细, 俭, 俭朴, 俭省, 克勤克俭, 刻苦, 勤俭, 勤俭节约, 勤政, 勤政廉政, 勤政廉洁, 厉行节约, 坚苦, 宽打窄用, 廉政勤政, 廉洁勤政, 开源节流, 朴素, 省, 省力, 省却, 省吃俭用, 省时, 箪食瓢饮, 粗茶淡饭, 粗衣淡食, 精打细算, 细水长流, 缩衣节食, 节俭, 节电, 节省, 节约, 节能, 节衣缩食