省吃俭用，节衣缩食
If you scrimp and save, you manage to live on very little money in order to pay for something.
I've been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday. 我一整年都在为我们能够度一次假而省吃俭用。
My parents scrimped and saved to pay for my education.
They scrimped and saved but still they couldn't afford an apartment.
My grandparents scrimped and saved to give their daughters opportunities that they hadn't enjoyed themselves.
My mum used to scrimp and save so that we could have nice new clothes.
See also: scrimp