parsimonious

excessively unwilling to spend

Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.

Latin parsimonia, meaning stinginess

“Forthwith she burst into a series of shrieks, howls, and high piercing notes that caused even the parliamentary Opposition, in the heat of an assault on a parsimonious Government, to abandon its temporary advantage and be still awhile.”

— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith

“Stephens, "affords some illustrations of the avaricious and parsimonious character of the king".”