Parsimonious
Parsimonious , adjective
[Compare French parcimonieux. See Parsimony.]
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.
Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war will drain us of more men and money.