a penny saved
Earnings through economizing
A penny saved is the first half of the proverb "a penny saved is a penny earned," expressing that not spending money is as valuable as earning it.
The truncated form functions as shorthand for frugality or financial prudence: Every time I pack lunch instead of buying, I remind myself—a penny saved.
- frugalSparing with resources
- thriftyPrudent with resources
- piggybankChild's savings container
- money boxContainer for storing coins
- coinsMetal money units
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- common sayingsproverbs, idioms, cliches, maxims, adages
- sayingssayings, saying, proverb, proverbs, adage
- thrift sayingslive within means, make ends meet, tighten belt, tighten your belt, frugal
- Franklin proverbsearly to bed, time is money, haste makes waste, aphorisms, maxims
a penny savedspendthrift
Reckless with money
profligacy · extravagance · squandering · wastefulness · spending spree
a penny savedeasy come easy go
nickel and dimed · spare no expense · go big or go home · all or nothing
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