To be extremely frugal and meticulous in managing household expenses, often to the point of being overly stingy.
他从小养成了称薪量水的好习惯，因此家境虽不富裕，却也过得井井有条。
He developed a good habit of weighing firewood and measuring water from a young age, so although his family was not wealthy, their life was well-ordered.
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