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Not to be confused with the time machine in Plants vs. Zombies 2.


SteamPennyPincher

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Penny Pincher is an achievement unlockable on the PC, iOS, Nook, and Android versions of Plants vs. Zombies. It is worth ten points on Game Center. The player unlocks it when they collect 30 coins of any kind without missing one in a single level.

Origins[]

Its name is a reference to "penny pinchers," people who are careful with money and pinch it before letting it on a surface.

Strategies[]

This achievement can be completed at any level, including Adventure Mode, but only if enough coins are dropped. The best levels to do so are Survival: Endless because of the large waves of zombies that arrive. However, you cannot let any disappear or this achievement will not count. Playing the Last Stand mini-game and using Marigolds and/or a Gold Magnet would be a good example. Another would be playing Whack a Zombie (or Level 2-5) because the zombies drop coins very often in that mini-game. You can also get this achievement in Zen Garden, and it is quite easy (the more plants you have, the easier you can get it). Another excellent way to get this achievement is through Wall-nut Bowling and Wall-nut Bowling 2. Just wait for the screen to be filled with zombies, then send a few Wall-nuts through to make combos and therefore, earn coins. Replaying level 4-10 after your first playthrough can help, as killing the Zombie Yeti for the first time will provide 5 diamonds, leaving you with 25 coins or diamonds left for the needed amount.

Note: Diamonds and bonus coins given from Lawnmowers left when finishing level will also count for the achievement.

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Penny Pincher
China Simplified Chinese ้“ๅ…ฌ้ธก A xiehouyu. The full idiom is "Iron cock - not a feather (also means '10 cents') can be taken".
Taiwan Traditional Chinese ้ตๅ…ฌ้›ž
France French L'avare
Germany German Pfennigfuchser
Italy Italian Gran spilorcio
Japan Japanese 1ๅ††ใพใงใ‚‚ใ‚ญใƒƒใƒใƒชใจ
Spain Spanish La pela es la pela


Trivia[]

  • The player can earn this achievement in Zen Garden, despite it not being a level, though the player has to stay in the Zen Garden to collect coins.
  • This and Lucky Spin are the only achievements related to money.

See also[]

View · Edit Achievements in Plants vs. Zombies
General
20 Below Zero** ยท Ask Me About Mustache Mode* ยท Book Learner** ยท Chill Out** ยท Close Shave ยท Crash of the Titan ยท Defcorn 5 ยท Disco is Undead ยท Down the Hole!** *** ยท Explodonator ยท Flower Power** ยท Home Lawn Security ยท Last Mown Standing** ยท Lawn Mower Man ยท Melon-y Lane ยท Monster Mash ยท Morticulturalist ยท Nobel Peas Prize ยท Nom Nom Nom ยท Peking Express ยท Penny Pincher ยท Popcorn Party ยท Pyromaniac ยท Second Life ยท Shopaholic ยท Shopping Spree ยท Soil Your Plants ยท SPUDOW! ยท Street Team ยท Sunny Days ยท The Complete Zombie ยท Thrilling the Zombies*** ยท Undead Space ยท Versus vs Versus
Area Specific
Day Good Morning
Night No Fungus Among Us ยท Photosensitive
Pool Don't Drink the Water** ยท Don't Pea in the Pool ยท Pool's Closed
Fog Blind Faith ยท Cryptozombologist ยท Nebulaphile ยท Zombologist
Roof Grounded ยท Unsiege Mentality**
Mode Specific
Mini-games Attention Deficit** ยท Beyond the Grave ยท Chilli Free** ยท Diamond Beghouler ยท Lucky Spin ยท Roll Some Heads ยท Shooting Star ยท Sproing! Sproing! ยท Wall-Not Attack ยท ZFF's 4 Evr
Puzzle Mode Better Off Dead ยท China Shop ยท Gotcha!** ยท Hammer Time!** ยท I, Win** ยท Smashing! ยท Still Standing ยท The Stuff of Legends ยท Think Hard ยท Where the Sun Don't Shine ยท Sol Invictus**
Survival Mode Alive and Planting ยท Immortal* ยท Tough Beans
Zen Garden Enlightened** ยท Greenfingers** ยท Greenhouser** ยท Towering Wisdom
  • * means the achievement is PC-exclusive.
  • ** means the achievement is handheld-exclusive.
  • *** means the achievement no longer exists.
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