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WATER
DON'T THROW OUT THE DIRTY WATER UNTIL YOU GET SOME CLEAN.
Submitter comment:
SAID PRIMARILY IN REFERENCE TO DISH WATER AND SAVING IN TIME OF
POVERTY. SHE SAYS IT ALSO APPLIES TO RADICALS AND HIPPIES TODAY.
Where learned: GIVEN BY LETTER
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; FRUGALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-06-1970
PROVERB
DUCK GOT WATER TO PLAY IN, FOWL WISH HE HAD IT TO DRINK.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS ANOTHER SAYING: IT MEANS A LOT WHEN YOU STOP AND THINK.
NOT EVERY SOUL IN LIFE IS ENDOWED WITH WEALTH AND BEAUTIFUL FORTUNE
SO MAKE THE BEST USE OF WHAT YOU HAVE -- AND DO SO WITH CAUTION.
Where learned: WRITTEN DOWN BY INFORMANT
Keyword(s): BIRD
James Callow Keyword(s): FRUGALITY ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-01-1972
PROVERB
THE BEST WAY TO DOUBLE YOUR MONEY IS TO FOLD IT IN HALF AND PUT
IT BACK IN YOUR WALLET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ECONOMICS
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FRUGALITY ; IRONY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM
NOT HOW LITTLE FOR HOW MUCH BUT HOW MUCH FOR HOW LITTLE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): FRUGALITY ; QUANTITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
MAXIM
USE IT UP OR WEAR IT OUT;
MAKE IT DO, OR DO WITHOUT.
Submitter comment: NEW ENGLAND MAXIM
Where learned: NONE GIVEN
Keyword(s): FRUGALITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 00-00-1940
PROVERB
A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
Keyword(s): THRIFT FRUGALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-00-1972
PROVEB
A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
Keyword(s): THRIFT FRUGALITY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 06-16-1970
Custom
Custom About Buying Beer:
In the olden days, when you had saloons, and you had draft beer, you would go to the saloon with a bucket to carry home the beer that you bought. One of the old tricks was to gease the inside of the bucket so that the beer wouldn't foam, and you'd get more beer that way.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [F500] crossed out. Replaced with F530.
Submission Card located in pile labeled F500's that can be filed.
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME ; Schutza, Harold J
Keyword(s): BAR ; BEER ; CUSTOM ; FRUGALITY ; THRIFT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Daily Life |
Proverb
Watch your pennies, the dollars will take care of themselves.
Submitter comment:
I was having trouble making ends meet financially a few years ago, this advice helped a bit.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: Lucas, Rose ; BOSTON ; Massachusetts
Keyword(s): COINS ; Dollars ; Finances ; Frugal ; MONEY ; Pennies ; THRIFT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Waste not, want not.
Submitter comment:
From - Uncertain
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ; Whittlesey, Mary Ann
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Frugal ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Waste
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Pinch Your Pennies:
Take care of the pennies, and the dollars take care of themselves.
Submitter comment:
From her Mother
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Motifs added by TRD
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Dollars ; Frugal ; Maxim ; MONEY ; Pennies ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Proverbial Phrase:
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Submitter comment:
Used as advice to small children or to other people ignorant of the proper use of money. Informant used this when spealing to his children and learned it from his own parents. It can be used as a retort.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V600] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; Kuszynski, Theodore Sr
Keyword(s): Aothegm ; Aphorism ; Fool ; Frugal ; Maxim ; MONEY ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine
Submitter comment:
Mending something torn or broken immediately will be less work than waiting to fix it later on.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 2154 DICKERSON ; Verheye, Patricia
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Forethought ; Frugal ; Maxim ; Nine ; NUMBER ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Save ; Stitch ; TIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |