When the Defence Forces find it difficult to attract new recruits because of low pay this
penny pinching sends out the wrong message.
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Penny pinching" and "pouring money down the drain" will also disappear, claims finance firm Zopa.
On his twitter feed, which has more than a million followers, he asked: "How long until Birmingham City Council stop
penny pinching and give the binmen a fair wage?" He added a clip from The Simpsons cartoon series, showing Homer and Bart making angel patterns in a pile of rubbish.
The
Penny Pinching Prepper: Save More, Spend Less and Get Prepared for Any Disaster lives up to its title as a combination money-saving and disaster-preparation guide.
If Anglesey Council is so worried about
penny pinching why don't they charge for public conveniences?
Pick of the day The Ultimate Guide to
Penny Pinching Channel 4, 8pm Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat - and the rest of us are wondering how we're going to pay for it all.
"Simply Fantastic : Living Better on Less" is a guide for readers to cut their costs and have a better life in spite of
penny pinching. With countless tips and guides to researching more, Lesley Voth gives advice on what to change in one's life to lead to a better life on many levels.
A TEESSIDE MP has accused the Government of "
penny pinching with the lives of troops" as it bids to reduce the amount of compensation awarded to injured soldiers.
We have lost 22 men in the last month and there is no doubt that some of these deaths could have been avoided if the
penny pinching on supplies and reinforcements had been stopped.
I FIND it quite ironic that a Prime Minister who has the look and demeanour of a Victorian undertaker is basically sending troops to the undertaker with his
penny pinching ways.
Of course, since privatisation, the
penny pinching (to pay shareholders) has been rife and no provision has been made to cover such eventualities.
Years of
penny pinching by local authorities have contributed to rapid deterioration in the fabric of highways, at a time when the number of vehicles on the roads has grown rapidly.