Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок
В МОГИЛУ ГЛЯДИТ, А НАД КОПЕЙКОЙ ДРОЖИТ
Old people are often reluctant to spend their money or to give it to anybody
Cf:Avarice is the old man's sin (Am.,Br.). Old birds are hard to pluck (Br.). The older the bird, the more unwillingly it parts with its feathers (Br.). The older the crab, the tougher his claws (Am.). The older the goose, the harder to pluck (Br.)