始し末まつ屋や

noun

thrifty person; frugal person

Describes someone who is careful with money and avoids waste; can carry a slightly old-fashioned or colloquial feel.

• 祖そ母ぼは本ほん当とうに始し末まつ屋やで、物ものを無む駄だにしない。

  My grandmother is a truly thrifty person and doesn't waste things.

• 彼かれは始し末まつ屋やだから、いつもお金かねを上手じょうずにやりくりしている。

  He's frugal, so he always manages his money well.