society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [adjective] > in part (2)
Careful (esp. excessively so) with regard to small expenditures. Frequently in penny-wise (and) pound-foolish: thrifty with small sums while…
Foolish in dealing with large sums of money, esp. while taking care over small ones. Frequently in penny-wise (and) pound-foolish at penny-wise, adj.