within one's means

• within means

within one's means

1. Without spending more than one can afford.

   Antonym: beyond one's means

   live within one's means

• cut one's coat according to one's cloth

• “live within one’s means”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “to live beyond your means”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “live beyond within your means” (US) / “live beyond within your means” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.