parsimony

内村鑑三のRepresentative Men of Japan、上杉鷹山についての個所を読んでいます。
Still waste lands remained in his territory. In a rice-producing country like Japan, fertiliry means abundance of water-supply, and insufficient irrigation leaves large portions of land in comparative sterility. Conveyance of water through long distances seemed an impossibility with Yozan's exhausted treasury. But frugality with him meant no parsimony.
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・Collins Dictionary: extreme care or reluctance in spending; frugality; niggardliness
・Vocabulary.com: Parsimony is a noun to us when you are watching your money very carefully. So you're not just saving your pennies for a rainy day ? you're clipping coupons, re-using dryer sheets, and refusing to pay full price for anything.
It's not a bad thing to engage in a little parsimony. Related to an ancient Latin word meaning "to spare," parsimony keeps your checking account in the black and your retirement plan well funded. But get a little too parsimonious and you might start to look like Uncle Scrooge ? an old miser who learned the hard way that practicing extreme parsimony doesn't win you love and admiration.
"little parsimony" はケチで "extreme parsimony" はドケチでしょうか。