penny pincher

a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.

Origin of penny pincher

First recorded in 1920–25

pen·ny-pinch·ing, noun, adjective

And yes, he is far from the only penny-pinching conservative in politics who also favors tax cuts for the wealthy.

Some Catholic Leaders Speaking Out Against Paul Ryan’s Budget-Cutting |Lauren Ashburn |August 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
CBS is a close, penny-pinching second, and CNBC wins the thrifty award for cable.

You’re Worth How Much? TV Anchors, by the Numbers |Paula Froelich |August 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The middle class claims these women, expecting that each grand flourish be balanced by a penny-pinching gesture.

The Tricky Traveling Wardrobe |Robin Givhan |July 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Of course, that shouldn't be—you construe that as you please, but if you think it is penny-pinching it may be.

Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Hang these penny-pinching fathers, that cram wealth in innocent lamb-skins.

The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys. |Thomas Dekker
That penny-pinching Skinner wants me to cut corners and get myself into trouble so he can fire me.

Cappy Ricks |Peter B. Kyne

penny-pinching

informal excessively careful with money

penny-pincher, noun

penny pincher

see pinch pennies.