penny pincher
Extreme budget keeper
A penny pincher is someone excessively careful with money, reluctant to spend even small amounts.
The term carries mild disapproval, suggesting stinginess rather than prudent thrift: My uncle was such a penny pincher he'd reuse paper towels.
The verb phrase penny-pinch and adjective penny-pinching follow the same pattern.
- skinflintStingy person
- miserStingy wealth hoarder
- cheapskateStingy person
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
tightwad · pinchpenny · niggard · moneygrubber · hoarder · Scrooge · saving · rainy day fund · closefisted · cheeseparing · scrimping · nickel and dime · thrifty · stingy · economical · wallet · grudging · cost-cutting
- cheapskatescheapskate, tightwad, skinflint, Scrooge, pinchpenny
- frugalityfrugality, thrift, frugal, economize, scrimp
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- stinginessstinginess, miserliness, miserly, stingy, tightfistedness
- thrift sayingslive within means, make ends meet, tighten belt, tighten your belt, scrimp and save
- money idiomsarm and a leg, break the bank, cheapskate, tightwad, deep pockets
penny pincherspendthrift
Reckless with money
big spender · profligate · squanderer · wastrel · high roller
penny pincherphilanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
big tipper · benefactor · sugar daddy · patron · soft touch
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