a penny saved is a penny earned

English

Alternative forms

• a penny saved is a penny gained

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Proverb

a penny saved is a penny earned

1. A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime.

Translations

a maxim advocating thriftiness

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聚沙成塔 (zh) (jùshāchéngtǎ), 积水成河

• Finnish: säästetty markka on tienattu markka
• Jamaican Creole: every mikkle mek a mukkle