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Show Properly Planned Budget Has Much to Do With Family Happiness By MARTHA KNOX, Associated Charities Expert. A well-planned budget contains a whole philosophy of life. It shows the relations of husband and wife toward each other, toward their children, chil-dren, and of the whole family toward the community. The greater number of families have no idea of how much money they spend for food or clothing each week. Food is often sacrificed to clothing and rent, or perhaps the family starves the week the gas bill is due. The minimum food allowance for a man is $2.60 a week, for a woman wom-an $2.15, for a boy fifteen to eighteen years old $3.35, and for a girl the same age $2.70. There are food costs figured for all ages down to twelve months. Clothing costs allow $1 as the minimum for a man, 65 cents for a woman at home or working, $1.70 for a working girl and $1.G0 for a working boy, if the housewife watches for sales and mends clothes to the last stitch. All the relief work done by the Associated Charities is based on our scientific budget. We go over the family expenses and find out how much money is absolutely necessary in addition to the regular income. If there is a large family the budget may come to $45 a week when the salary sal-ary is $18. |