to begin with

first or most importantly To begin with, I don't have enough money to take a trip to Europe this summer.

Related vocabulary: for openers

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Florianus	-	Ancient Roman
Ilinka	-	Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Budur	-	Arabic
QuÂN	-	Vietnamese
Asby	['æzbi]
BÉBhionn	BAY-vin, BE-veen	Irish