a penny saved is a penny earned

a penny saved is a penny earned

proverb Every small amount helps to build one's savings (i.e. by saving a penny, you have one more penny). I'm trying not to spend much money right now because, you know what they say, a penny saved is a penny earned.
See also: earn, penny, save
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

penny saved is a penny earned

Prov. Money that you save is more valuable than money that you spend right away.; It is good to save money. Now that you have your first job, you ought to open a savings account. A penny saved is a penny earned. Mary worked hard to save money; she knew that a penny saved is a penny earned.
See also: earn, penny, save
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

penny saved is a penny earned, a

What one does not spend, one will have. This maxim for thrift is so familiar that it often appears in shortened form, as in Although they can afford to buy a house right now, they're putting it off, on the principle of "a penny saved." It appeared in slightly different form in George Herbert's Outlandish Proverbs (1640). Whether or not it originally suggested that savings earn interest is not known.
See also: penny, save
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • village
  • it takes a village
  • actions speak louder than words
  • a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words
  • chickens come home to roost
  • chickens come home to roost, one's
  • a trouble shared is a trouble halved
  • a good example is the best sermon
  • a man is known by the company he keeps
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