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Those old saying that I would hear when I was younger from those so much older, have become so much clearer in their wisdom.
Watch your cents and your dollars will watch themselves, seemed to indicate that the person saying it was extremely tight and would be reluctant to open their purse lest the moths fly out. Time has passed and with that I have entered the stage of life that many enter, marriage, young family and a mortgage and I have started watching my cents and the dollars do add up. Simple changes to some of my shopping habits, in some cases buying the cheapest item on the shelf, I have found I’m saving on average around 50c per item. Alone that does not sound a lot but add it up on all items the amount saved becomes a lot more substantial and then add the weekly saving up for a year and it could easily pay your car registration, insurance etc.
Penny wise, pound foolish; a warning given to be wary of quality and to understand that cheap now will cost in the long run. This seems contradictory to the saying above but it is not because the ‘watch your cents and your dollars will watch themselves’ is in reference to daily short term items that will be used quickly, while the saying ‘Penny wise pound foolish’ relates to long term items of which quality and the ability to last is often associated with the price you wish to pay whilst purchasing. I have learnt that lesson when buying cooking equipment, well it was a pasta maker to be precise, the cost was $15.95 rather cheap for an item that would not only roll flat pasta but also had a setting to make no fuss ravioli. My pasta maker was fantastic until I managed to bust it third time use, due to its cheap plastic construction. I know have an all steel pasta maker that cost me $70 that is unlikely to break unless it has a run in with a steam roller and even then the steam roller may still come off second best.
Waste not, want not; that is my favourite saying at the moment and I really like to use a North of England accent when doing so, somewhere around Yorkshire sounds good. Whilst stapling old pieces of paper together so I can use the back that have not been printed on as note pads and some one asks “What are you doing” , I say “Waste not want not”. When shredding up the tiny left over meat and vegetables that would not be enough to make a meal for one, so I can put them into pasta pockets to make a meal for 3 and I’m given that look; I just say “waste not, want not”. Yes whenever I’m questioned about my Budget addictive behaviour I just say “waste not, want not”
Yes they are old saying of which I would laugh at when young and often ridicule but now I have a much better appreciation for them. What do you think of those sayings, do they make any sense or should they be left in the past? Are there any sayings that you can remember or sayings that you have made up that you believe have a truth to them? Was that truth always evident to you or has it become more evident the older you have become?
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