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• s  unwise in dealing with large sums

• Some administrators started making penny-wise, pound-foolish decisions, disapproving preventive steps and then paying for expensive operations down the road.
• Pryce is penny-wise and pound-foolish, as he amply demonstrates again to Don; but at least his penny-wisdom lets him cut through the American fog of race barriers and see through .
• The policy proved to be penny-wise and pound-foolish: of the first 48 women who took the half-dose pills, 14 became pregnant.

News & Articles

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• Keeping America strong: Rebuild our Navy
  By Tribune-Review America’s global naval dominance — crucial for national security, U.S. allies and international commerce — can’t stay afloat with the current penny-wise, pound-foolish approach to ...
  June 9, 2013 - The Mckeesport Daily News
• Nebraska religious leaders urge concern for poor in farm bill debate
  Cutting food aid for poor children to bring the federal deficit under control seems "penny-wise and pound-foolish," said an essay by four Nebraska Christian bishops, including the Catholic bishop of Grand Island, Bishop William Dendinger.
  June 7, 2013 - National Catholic Reporter

Quotes

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• Peter Carter in Telegraph.co.uk
  Dr Carter said this was a "penny-wise, pound-foolish approach".
• David Swann in Calgary Herald
  The minister doesn't get it,said Liberal Leader David Swann. "He is making penny-wise and pound-foolish decision, consistently, without looking at the long-term costs -- longer wait times, more complications with patients, more people...
• Richard Bryan in MarketWatch (press release)
  This is not the time to be penny-wise and pound-foolish,Bryan told the newspaper. "This is at a very critical stage and Nevada has to be fully prepared."