scrimping

An amount saved little by little.

Japanese Meaning

こつこつと貯められた、少しずつ積み上げられたお金 / 少額ながらも地道に蓄えられた資金

Thanks to our scrimping, we were able to pay for the car repairs without using credit.

こつこつ貯めたお金のおかげで、クルマの修理代をクレジットを使わずに支払うことができた。

Sense（1）

An amount saved little by little.

The savings and scrimpings from the cold nights of all his years were ripe to be squandered.

scrimpings

（ plural ）