take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves
take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves
proverb You will always have money if you are attentive to your finances, especially the smallest amounts or transactions. Those little bits of money you spend here and there all add up and will drain your bank account in no time. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
See also: and, care, of, pound, take, themselves, will
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- better a dollar earned than ten inherited
- bad money drives out good
- (you) can't take it with you (when you go)
- can't take it with you
- be rolling in money
- color of someone's money, see the
- get pushed for money
- funny money
- come into (some) money
- come into money