Grandma

Used to have lots of cliches. She often described my frugality as saying, "Daniel, you are tight as bark on tree."

When we were late for dinner she would say (while she was already eating,) "We waited for you like one hog waits for another."

Here are some others...

• You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.   
  
• Look at the pot who is calling the kettle black. 
• Take good neighbor, find good neighbor.  
  
• You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.  
• Many hands make light work. 
• Tighter than bark on tree (reference to frugality.)
  

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