A man gave away 500 rupees to his wife and the same amount to his domestic help. The wife had sought this money to cherish a pizza. The maid made some remittances. She paid 110 rupees to vegetable vendor, another 110 to milk-man, bought pencils for 30 rupees and a notebook for his child for 150 more rupees. She still saved 100 rupees that was more than enough for her bus fare to reach back home. The wise old saying is that money saved is money earned. The man also learnt that the true measure of financial maturity lies not in how much one earns or owns, but in how effectively one allocates resources. In a more concise couplet:

Fazool kharchi se jo bacha, wo nafa’ shumar karBachhat bhi ek kamai hae uss ka wiqar karCount what you save from wasteful spending as profitSaving itself is a form of earning

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