吃chī不bù窮qióng,，穿chuān不bù窮qióng,，打dǎ算suàn不bù到dào一yī世shì窮qióng

What does 吃不窮，穿不窮，打算不到一世窮 (chī bù qióng, chuān bù qióng, dǎ suàn bù dào yī shì qióng) mean?

吃不窮，穿不窮，打算不到一世窮 (chī bù qióng, chuān bù qióng, dǎ suàn bù dào yī shì qióng) is a folk proverb (yànyǔ 諺語). Word for word it reads "Eating won't make you poor, wearing won't make you poor, but failing to plan will make you poor for life." In use it means: Basic consumption is not what bankrupts a household. It is the absence of budgeting and foresight that leads to lifelong poverty. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Earth note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Pig.

Literally: "Eating won't make you poor, wearing won't make you poor, but failing to plan will make you poor for life.."

The reading

Food and clothing are necessities no one should feel guilty about. The danger lies not in spending but in spending without thought. A household that plans its finances can eat well and dress well and still grow richer. The opposite of poverty is not wealth but planning. A budget is a quiet act of self-respect that compounds over the years.

What kind of proverb it is

• Typeyànyǔ 諺語
• FocusPresent-minded
• Element土 Earth
• Zodiac tie豬 Year of the Pig

Source Northern Chinese folk proverb, commonly cited in Shandong and Hebei regions

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Keep reading

Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Wealth, Work & Diligence, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Pig, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.