Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The song was written in India ; Lennon said that it was inspired by a newspaper story about a miser who concealed his cash wherever he could in order to prevent people from forcing him to spend it .
Simplified: Written in India , Lennon said that the song was inspired by a newspaper story about a miser who hid his cash wherever he could so he can stop people from making him spend it .