Spent less money & spent money less

[Guest]

Hi teachers/helpers

Is there any difference between:

I spent less money than him. and

I spent money less than him.

Thanks so much
New user

[spencer]

Is the second one correct grammatically?
I think it would make more sense if You say:
I spent less money than him, or
I spent SOME money, less than him.
Let's see what others say though
Spencer

[Jamie (K)]

I spent less money than him.
= We both spent money, but the amount he spent was smaller. For example, I spent $50, but he spent $100 for the same thing.

I spent money less than him.
= I spent money less often than he did. He spent it more often than I did. Maybe, for example, I usually find ways to fix things in my house by myself, but he hires and pays a professional to fix things whenever they go wrong. Or maybe I don't enjoy shopping, so I seldom go, but he goes out shopping just for pleasure and spends money more frequently than I do.