soft money
Money earned through little or no effort of one's own (perhaps illegally). Because Julia is such a good writer, this freelance work has been soft money for her. The interest rates you stand to accrue on accounts of this size is always nice soft money. Some people seem to think that selling drugs is soft money, but I would rather go broke than ever do something like that.
soft money
and easy moneymoney obtained without much effort. Don't become dependent on soft money. In college he got spoiled by soft money—a check from his parents every week.
soft money
n. easy money; money obtained without much effort. There’s not even very much soft money around now.