[Grammar] I don't have money vs. I haven't had money

[beachboy]

Why haven't you bought the shirts you wanted?

a) Because I don't have money.
b) Because I haven't had money.

Which of the two sentences is right? Personally, I'd use either....

 

[Rover_KE]

a) is OK; b) is unacceptable; c) and d) are two of the very many better responses:

c) Because I haven't any money.
d) Because I haven't got enough money.

 

[GoesStation]

In American English:

c) Because I don't have enough money.
d) Because I haven't got enough money.

 

[jutfrank]

b) Because I haven't had (enough) money.

This could be perfectly correct, too.

 

[Tarheel]

Or:

I don't have any money.

 

[Yankee]

Why haven't you bought the shirts you wanted?

a) Because I don't have money.
b) Because I haven't had money.

Which of the two sentences is right? Personally, I'd use either....

Either would be OK in answer to the question. a) at the present time/now and b) from sometime in the past up until the present time/now.

 

[Skrej]

b) Because I haven't had (enough) money.

This could be perfectly correct, too.

I agree. I don't see a problem with b) as originally posted. I might however stick 'the' or 'any' before 'money'.

Because I haven't had the money (to buy them).

Because I haven't had any money (to buy them).

 

[Tdol]

I don't have the money works best for me in terms of tense and I would use the definite article too.