close with a buck

Adjective

 * 1)  Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.
 * 2) * 1985, April 1, "Omaha's Plain Dealer," Newsweek (republished from Newsweek Archives, August 17, 2017) (retrieved 22 Nov 2020) :
 * And even with a personal fortune worth upward of $700 million, Buffett is still close with a buck; once urged by other members of his golfing foursome to double their bet of $1 a hole, he prudently replied: "Based on the way we're playing today, it wouldn't be a good bet."

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:frugal