Ten Scottish proverbs and sayings about money
A deaf man will hear the clink o’ money
A saying that emphasises the lure of money
Get what you can, and keep what you hae, that’s the way to get rich
A simple proverb on how to regulate your own personal saving and spending
Better a tocher in her than wi’ her
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Hide AdA tocher was a woman’s dowry and this saying suggests that it was better for a woman to have good qualities within, rather than have a lot of money and possessions.
Eaten meat is ill to pay
No one likes to pay for something that has already been consumed
Lay your wame to your winning
A warning not to consume more than you earn
It’s folly to live poor and dee rich
A proverb warning against living too frugally and dieing with a large amount of money stowed away
Moyen does muckle, but moyen does mair
Influence can do a lot, but money is even more powerful
Wealth gars wit waver
People tend to lose their common sense when money is involved
Put twa pennies in a purse and they will creep thigither
A saying indicating how money soon accumulates if you save it
He’s got his nose in a gude kail pat
Means he has got his head in a good soup pot which is said of a person who has married into wealth