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Je ne dépense plus d'argent, je n'ai plus de stress !

Je ne dépense plus d'argent, je n'ai plus de stress !
I no longer spend money, I no longer have stress!
From Lesson 110:Negative adverbs (ne... plus)·French

Questions & Answers about Je ne dépense plus d'argent, je n'ai plus de stress !

How does ne... plus work with the verbs in this sentence?
Just like the basic negative ne... pas, the two parts of ne... plus act like a sandwich around the conjugated verb. In the first half, it surrounds dépense (spend) to make ne dépense plus. In the second half, ne shrinks to n' before the vowel in ai (have), making n'ai plus.
Why is it plus d'argent and plus de stress instead of using words like du or le?
When you have a negative expression of quantity like ne... plus (no more) or ne... pas (not any), the article that normally goes before the noun (like du, de la, or des) changes to just de or d'. Since you are spending zero money and having zero stress, you must use d' before the vowel in argent and de before the consonant in stress.
Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of plus in this sentence?
No, the 's' in plus is silent here. When plus means no more or no longer, the 's' is usually silent. Since both instances of plus in this sentence are followed by words starting with the consonant 'd' (d'argent and de stress), you do not pronounce the 's' in either of them.
Could I use passer instead of dépenser to mean spending money?
No, in French, those verbs are not interchangeable. You use dépenser only for spending money or physical energy. When you are talking about spending time, you must use a different verb: passer.

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