it takes money to make money

it takes money to make money

proverb One must start out with money to make more money, as by investing it in some way. I know it takes money to make money, but I work at a minimum-wage job—what am I supposed to do?
See also: make, money, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

It takes money to make money.

Prov. In order to make money, you must first have some money to invest. I've been reading a lot of books about how to become wealthy, and they all make it depressingly clear that it takes money to make money.
See also: make, money, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • better a dollar earned than ten inherited
  • color of someone's money, see the
  • bad money drives out good
  • can't take it with you
  • (you) can't take it with you (when you go)
  • funny money
  • get pushed for money
  • come into (some) money
  • come into money
  • be (right) on the money