pay (someone) peanuts

To pay (someone) a very paltry or miniscule amount; to pay the absolute minimum amount necessary. I had a few jobs during college getting paid peanuts, but it was the only work I could find that fit in with my studies. You're never going to be able to hire an effective manager if you're only willing to pay peanuts.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kobus	KO-bus	Dutch
Maarika	MAH:-ree-kah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Sofya	-	Russian
Punita	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Sisko	SEES-ko	Finnish
AndrÉ	awn-DRE (French), an-DRE (Portuguese)	French, Portuguese