Penny wise, pound foolish?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="Closing">Closing</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="penny">penny</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="library">library</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span>.</p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span>, <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span>.</p><p><span word="Closing">Closing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="cadres">cadres</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limousine">limousine</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ton">ton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="penny">penny</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span>”.</p><p><span word="Penny">Penny</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundredth">hundredth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pound">pound</span>. <span word="Penny">Penny</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Pound">Pound</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sum">sum</span>.</p><p><span word="Penny">Penny</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clever">clever</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trivial">trivial</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unwise">unwise</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="sums">sums</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="pennies">pennies</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="unwisely">unwisely</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="penny">penny</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>.</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="penny">penny</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span>?</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regard">regard</span>.</p>
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