Ten Scottish proverbs and sayings about money
HERE we look at some of the words and sayings that have been passed down through generations of Scots when it comes to managing 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
A 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