"A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned."

Saturday Proverb:

Proverb: "A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned."

 

Meaning: 

It is as useful to save money that you already have as it is to earn more.

History / Interesting Fact:

The original form of this proverb used 'got' or 'gained' instead of 'earned'. Recorded as early as the 17th century - George Herbert's Outlandish Proverbs, circa 1633:

A penny spar'd is twice got.

The first usage of the current form of the phrase is sometimes attributed to Benjamin Franklin. That attribution is without foundation however printed examples began in the 19th century. 'A penny saved is a penny earned' was printed in an edition of the Pall Mall Magazine in September 1899.