Money managers Given the arduousness of farm work and the heavy responsibilities of the household, Hakka women truly understand what hard work means. Therefore they tend to be especially cautious about financial matters. "Frugal" and careful with material objects are two things that come to mind for most people when they talk about Hakkanese.
莊稼的艱苦，持家的重擔，過去的客家婦女深知「汗滴下禾、粒粒辛苦」的道理，因此她們對於經營生活也極為審慎，「節儉」與珍惜物資幾乎已成為其他族群談到客家人時的反射印象。