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.
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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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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

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