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a penny saved is a penny earned
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saving money is as useful as earning it
A proverb, often said half jokingly to explain why you are careful with money.
In context
I always cook at home; as my grandmother says, a penny saved is a penny earned.
Turn off the air conditioner when you go out. A penny saved is a penny earned!
More idioms about money
- a cash cowa product or business that steadily makes a lot of money
- a false economya way of saving money that ends up costing more later
- a gold minea business or thing that makes a lot of money, or a rich source of something
- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth