The reality of being very poor is that you save and scrimp for things that you know are essential but for which you do not have enough money.
They can scrimp themselves, they can starve their little children, but here is a charge they have to meet, and they have attempted to meet it.
The prospect of leaving his wife penniless is deeply worrying to the service man, but all he can do is scrimp and save until he dies.
Of course some rich men are major art purchasers, but there are equally a great many who scrimp and scrape to buy works of art from living artists.
One can scrimp and save, but the end product will not last or be of good quality, and ultimately the next generation will not bless us for it.
They would be bitterly resentful if they had to scrimp and save to find the £10 or £20 when they were responsible dog owners.
People will scrimp and save to ensure that their children get that kind of education.
In the main, people have to scrimp and strain already.
