Penny-wise and pound-foolish
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Where someone compulsively saves money by buying super-cheap-priced foods like crackers and white bread, not caring/realizing that these salty/sugary/empty-carbs foods will make him gain unhealthy weight in a hurry. [Ben Franklin] was always sagely [expounding] about stuff like this, and just look at da [deplorable] tubby shape HE was in!
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