close with a buck

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Prudent in the expenditure of money; frugal; parsimonious.

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    And even with a personal fortune worth upward of $700 million, Buffett is still close with a buck; once urged by other members of his golfing foursome to double their bet of $1 a hole, he prudently replied: "Based on the way we're playing today, it wouldn't be a good bet."