be penny-wise and pound-foolish

To be so concerned with saving money that one ignores larger problems and ultimately ends up spending more. I know you don't want to pay for this expensive course of treatment, but when ignoring your health lands you in the hospital, you'll see that you were penny-wise and pound-foolish.

be penny-wise and pound-foolish

(old-fashioned)

to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money Saving a little bit of money on repairs can lead to long-term damage. You don't want to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, now do you?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eric	['erik]
Mihael	-	Slovene, Croatian
CaolÁN	-	Irish
Shokufeh	-	Persian
VojtĚCh	-	Czech
Phanouel	-	Biblical Greek