shoestring
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He paid for most of the first season himself, a six-figure cost for six episodes produced on a shoestring budget.
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 14, 2026
"Back in the day, it was difficult because you're working on a shoestring budget, trying to make things happen," says Painter.
From BBC â Aug. 10, 2026
It boasts two great lead performances, and its shoestring budget makes the entire production all the more impressive.
From Salon â Jul. 22, 2026
He finally got some funding from Norman Lear himself and shot the movie on a shoestring budget.
From The Wall Street Journal â Dec. 15, 2025
Everything that the Nation of Islam did in those days, from Mr. Muhammad on down, was strictly on a shoestring.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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