a penny saved is a penny earned
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Proverb
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English
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a penny saved is a penny gained
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Proverb
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a
penny
saved
is
a
penny
earned
A
maxim
for
thrift
that says that
money
not
spent
may be spent later, or may earn
interest
in the meantime.
Translations
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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
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