1.careful and meticulous calculation
2.calculate carefully and budget strictly
3.Meticulous plan all expenditures
精打細算的購物者；
an economical shopper;
你母親非常能精打細算。
Your mom can sure stretch a dollar.
在定家庭預算時學會精打細算 learned to practice economy in making out the household budget.
在定家庭預算時學會精打細算 Learned to practice economy in making out the household budget.
節儉的花錢或使用物質資料時精打細算 Practicing or marked by economy,as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources.
我丈夫失業，我們一直精打細算過日子。
We've been living on a shoestring since my husband lost his job.
我們精打細算就能買輛新汽車。
If we budget carefully,we'll be able to afford a new car.
財政預算上節儉以延長使用；對工資進行精打細算 stretch a budget; stretch a paycheck.
他們花茶几年的時間，精打細算，省吃儉用，終於使航海度假成為現實。
It took years of planning and saving, but their sea-going vacation came true at last
1.careful calculation and strict budgeting; a careful and meticulous calculation
2.to use one's calculating funds with meticulous care; to calculate carefully and budget strictly