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
Borut	-	Slovene
Safiya	-	Arabic
Erland	ER-lahnd (Swedish)	Swedish, Danish
Nahuel	naw-WEL	Native American, Mapuche
Sherilyn	-	English
Mina (2)	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil