A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned

By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).

The original form of this proverb used 'got' or 'gained' instead of 'earned'. That is recorded as early as the 17th century, in George Herbert's Outlandish Proverbs, circa 1633: A penny spar'd is twice got.

Ex: -Why don’t you buy it? It’s cheap

-A penny saved is a penny earned

Spanish: No hay mejor ahorrar que poco gastar

German: Kleinvieh macht auch Mist