nick·el-and-dime /ˌnɪkələnˈdaɪm/
  nickel-and-dime
       adj 1: of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of
              a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" [syn: small-time]
       2: low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job" [syn: nickel-and-dime(a)]
       v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn: penny-pinch]
       2: accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a
          small house for her family"