| Show Io to Save Half Weekly Week Weekly ly Income and Have Nothing h V rr J M MD t D Dr George eor a Rockwell The TAc Family y Budget t Or OP gave SIV Half of the Weekly Weakly H Ii IiI w to t I lne Inc m and d Have Hav Practically Y Yr Nothing You Want r I I P Kener doea doesn't t grow ow on trees tree In IG of the fact that a good orange Lr cr costs from ten to tift fifteen e en eAta db t a piece place Ninety Ninety five out of 01 very ry hundred and six people 3 37 e cent centre nt pre are financially del dependent K t the se are of ot and the sooner Caan or or a a- woman Wo starts saving la It or 01 her money moncy the sooner he or orba orwill ba will start losing his or or her and nd commence wondering hither r tho the advertisements In the are re true true- or not But you Ou t save dve In to a n. pr miss manner ty tikes flake just ac aa much planning to eat It money as It does to secure an app as a no notary y public to fleet erect a ready-cut ready house or 01 to take out on a 8 picnic without the th sandwiches Sand r The roost most satisfactory method oft of t money Je is b by applying the thet tt t system EXPLANATION i i budget ret consists of figuring out UC jut just how much you will tooth need to eat drink wear eke ek etc eta and then buying twice much mache Then by referring to y yourd your ur tt t you will kill know at a glance b t fizzle have havee how hour br a you OU e of ot the whole thing Either r it t or by a adI display pla of superhuman i power OWer and ee self f control you such luxuries luxurIes' f yourself as ring fag gum um newspapers cloth and cloth tins ns and nd become a 3 rim grim faced UT right and left buy apples b by the barrel barret to fifty cents or so and then sit t yourself to one a a. d day y until 7 tare we ue about bout half gone By that thai i t 1 the other half of ot the barrel polled so you throw it aw away y and tart U all over again on oh another bar- bar tl d. I This rosy all sound Bound unpleasant nd d like a roundabout way to cx- cx 0 0 plaIn what a a. bud budget ct Is Is but nevertheless never never- I believe I am makl making myself myself my my- self plain as tho the newly married bride said Bald when she promised her husband to stop using rouge and peroxide ORIGIN Tho The father of our present budget system was San Sandy y a n native of ot Scotland d who was an nn elevator leva or man In an and ond managed to raise twelve families fam tam lUes on two pounds a week weel- He afterwards afterwards af nr- became wealthy wealth giving away way thousands and thousands o of dollars donars worth wort of ot advice ad to anybody who would take tako It it and donating libraries to any city that would hn have vo his name carved caned in three foot root letters over tho the main entrance enhance The budget said Inan in inan inan an Interview with several newspaper newspaper news news- paper men men tho the majority of or whom were sober Is what spelled success for tor me mo and I give full fun credit to In my wife wire for her part In the affair She hc doped out an elaborate budget one day while I was at work work six six large sheets sheds of 01 ruled paper paper and and nd laid It Iton Iton iton on the kitchen table I came camo home lato Into at night and groped my way war around feeling for tor a alamp Suddenly Sudden Sudden- ly in tho dim light I saw w what appeared appeared appeared ap ap- to be a ghost It was the budget on the table ble I was frightened frightened fright fright- ened ailed and started back That was my first start and andI I I got it from lom the budget LAY OUT OWN BUDGET The average budget Is a a. boos boo sheets divided Into Inte classified columns The most cornmon corn corn- mon man items' items are heat light matches gas coal coat electricity tooth paste etc But tho great drawback of oC this to order system is that no two p people seem seem to use exactly the same things For instance In the matter of or toothpaste some people use uso the No 1 paste for hard white teeth while others others' use the No 2 for tor soft yellow ones of the Golden Bantam Ba variety It Is therefore obvious that a L column headed NO O 1 TOOTH PASTE would not be suitable for the type ot of person of-person person who useS uses the No 2 paste This principle le applies to many mony other othet items A column marked marled NEWSPAPERS magazines etc would be of ot no use to o the ladles ladies and gentlemen who hibernate Jn In public libraries every winter while laundry food and ice Ices feel mean nothing to tho those o adventurous I who ho I with Undo Uncle Sam spirits sign n up UI to to join tho tIm navy and aull wear p pants without any hip pockets PENNY SAVED PENNY EARNED Tho above words are lre not mine but those of oC Benjamin Franklin a awell awell awell well known Philadelphia man mon who didn't know enough to come in out of ot the rain and as a consequence found out that lightning Is s partial to keys thunder goes oes in for or bolts Mr Ir Franklin also said that thata a a. thing should never never- never never-bo bo be purchased Just because It was cheap Here we have ha tho the basic principle of ot budgeting budget- budget In Ing Decide what you need and rid then buy it where it costs tho the least A 1 f s MC M US e ES C Rug L R it SAS l 1 gears r- r 1 a 1 e oo oe oooo i Ie Sorry ol oI old i man an but my appropriation is Ss all spent person intent on saving will do well to buy most of oC his supplies hard- hard wear and furniture In the tho ten tim cent stores There is one drawback however however how how- ever evel in irr trading in these places and that Is the thc matter matteV of ot wrapping paper and string If it you Oll intend to get any thing home home and have It still BUn wrapped up you will have ha to re- re wrap it H. Many fany a man has battled his way wa out o of a t ten n cent store stol with a load abed l ad of OC wonderful values only to arrive homo home a n. hours homos later and find himself carrying an arm arm- full run of ot empty wrapping paper garnished garnished gar St with string Some enterprising In ing ten cent store manager should hould havo have all aU of or his wrapping paper stamped Enclosed please find rind nothing MODERATION I IThe The great danger of ot anything lies lles In going to extremes with It IL Too much air aIL leads to pneumonia and too much water results in weak coffee coHee A sensible budget calls for moderation and will prevent you me e or anyone from eating too many onions onion smoking too to many and from trying to shave too many times with the samo sarno razor blade But true only for lor mar married mar mar- ried optimists who believe beHave that two can cnn live 1 as as cheaply as ns on one So if It you are arc single lIngle please pass this along to some married woman be because because because be- be cause in these days all of oCa a a married married married mar mar- ried mans mons salary generally goes in one ono handbag Remember that tho the object of ot a budget is to save savo enough money mone in one way Wa- Waso so you OU can waste It in another It does the smie same thing to toa toa a a. family income that a brush does to buttered toast tont lna SPREADS rant rant SPREADS IT ON THIN and makes it GO A LOT FURTHER Where is the tho money you OU have been earning year after year ear You ha haven't vent saved it ha have hare e you Wh Why dont don't you ou resolve right now that you rOll will sit down and make a businesslike busl- busl outline In writing of ot what you arc going to spend spond and what you are arc going to save THEN STICK TO IT Put it Jt down In black and white so that when a knock comes on your our door followed by the unannounced unannounced unannounced unan unan- entrance of ot a a. cheery I ge gentlemen n with a teArful fearful assortment assortment assort assort- assort I ment of ot brushes you you- youcan can whip out the tho list point to it t and say Sorry ry Old Man but my appropriation IsaU is all aU spent for tor this year ear and I haven't a cent for brushes or anything anything- else I PERCENTAGE SYSTEM Save Save Savel Youve You've got to keep eternally at It It if you ever ever In Intend Intend In In- Intend tend to visit Europe on that day 60 60 day tour that includes two weeks through Switzerland on on oa roller skates Probably the easiest and most mot practical system of oC laying out a a budget is on tho the percentage basis Tho various percentages have hae been worked out by government experts who know what it means tb to pinch pinchpennies pinchpennies pinchpennies pennies and then go goto to Atlanta if it they are caught Official bulletin No How to Scrimp on the Farm and Everyplace Else makes It all simple and clear clar Ten per cent of the wage age carner's earners earner's earners earner's earn earn- ers er's income should be bo equally di divided divided dl- dl vided d between educational purposes dental improvements and charity 30 per POl cent should bo allowed for sundries while the remaining rema 60 per percent percent percent cent is available for tor miscellaneous purposes purposes' This is but a a. brief excerpt from tho the above mentioned bulletin but it will help you to save your money so that by the you are too old to enjoy it It you'll have plenty lent Copyright 1930 Syn Syndicate l ne I Inc c. c |
