I want to know about the proverb in detail and what it means.
2007-01-12 23:09:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I think it means being frugal, so to speak. As in, saving your money and not buying things you do not need.
Like, if you had 1 penny in your pocket, and happened past a candy shop with a sign in the window that said "Bubble gum 1 cent", and decided instead that bubble gum is bad for your teeth and didn't need it anyway, you still have the penny in your pocket. You take it home and drop it into the piggy bank.
At the end of the day, you feel better about yourself that you didn't give in to temptation, because your piggy bank is getting full, and you can buy something you really need later on.
2007-01-12 23:31:14 · answer #1 · answered by Karma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means no matter how much you earn, you should always have the habit of saving, because in the future you will have gained more than a penny. Save during summer for the rainy days.
2007-01-12 23:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suppose, for example, apples were five pennies each, but, at the end of the day, the seller wanted to get rid of them quickly, and so she reduced the price to 4 pennies.
Meanwhile, you are wandering along, with 5 pennies in your wallet, and you see the apple shop and the notice saying, "Apples reduced to 4d each!", and think, "Cheap apples!" and you buy one. So, after completing your transaction, you still have a penny in your wallet. In the usual way of things, you would have an empty wallet, and so you have gained a penny.
(I think you have to be careful with this sort of logic: suppose for example, you had 4 pennies & not 5 in your wallet. If the apples had not been reduced to 4d, then you would not have been able to buy an apple, and so you would have passed the apple shop without making a purchase, but still having 4 pennies in your wallet.)
2007-01-12 23:24:40 · answer #3 · answered by Spell Check! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if you place a penny in the bank and then travel in time to the resturant at the end of the universe the compound intrest from that one penny will be enough to pay for your expensive meal.
2007-01-13 01:21:29 · answer #4 · answered by the_mad_yovo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Ben Franklin "coined" this phrase. I think it was a Penny saved is a Penny earned. If you dont give it to someone else...YOU HAVE IT!
2007-01-13 01:26:35 · answer #5 · answered by debbieschwencke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its "A penny saved is a penny earned." and meand exactly what it sounds like it means.
2007-01-12 23:15:13 · answer #6 · answered by Dashes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It very simple, you save the money they are yours, you bought something or lost the money they are no longer yours.
That's about it.
2007-01-12 23:22:10 · answer #7 · answered by Diablo A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT MEANS THAT EVEN IN THESE DAYS ITS HARD TO SAVE MONEY .IT TAKES EFFORT TO SAVE ,IF YOU CAN SAVE YOU HAVE EARNED=WORKED FOR.YOU HAVE TO WORK AT SAVING
2007-01-16 22:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by karasbearas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋