1592ca. Do Not Spend Your Savings Too Soon, - etching - 24.4 x 17.5 cm - Washington DC, NGA

In this moralizing scene, two men in contemporary Dutch attire prematurely smash a savings jar on a wooden chest. A bearded old man dressed in tatters leans on a staff beside them, personifying the poverty that awaits those who squander their wealth in youth. The background features a gnarled tree and a simple thatched cottage, underscoring the contrast between worldly vanity and humble survival.

This work exemplifies the moral-didactic print culture of the Haarlem Mannerists, emphasizing the virtue of Prudence through a visual proverb. It reflects Neostoic concerns regarding the passage of time and personal responsibility, common themes in the intellectual circle of Goltzius and Van Mander.