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Show l"XCI,K SAM DEFINES TIGHTWAD Our Uncle Samuel, who shows an increasing tendency to become paternal pater-nal rather than axuncular, and wjio iistributes advice of many interest-:iig interest-:iig varieties, takes a great interest in the financial habits of his hundred million nieces and nephews. Through the government savings system of 'lis treasury department he has put out a little book, "How Other People Get Ahead," in which there is some very practical advice. He has been studying types,-has Uncle Sam, and he produces specift-jations specift-jations by which he defines the tightwad, tight-wad, the spendthrift and the thrifty man. Manifestly, he wants us to be neither nei-ther tightwad nor spendthrift, Cui just thrifty, so he tells us wh'ci is which, that we may govern ourselves ticco'diatr'. The t.'f.ntwad, he Pt.ys, is a mn who saves sixty per cent of his income, in-come, .rjic1!? thirtv-seven per ceat of the r, ft t'oi living expense?, and allows only out. per ent each or educit'in, recreation a,.d giving. He is nigjerdly. The spendthrift, at the otho;- "-treme, "-treme, saves nothing, spends fifty-eight fifty-eight cent- of every dollar on li7irg expenses, forty cent:- on recreation or arausim and :. -.-..nt each !or educar.ivi iin Igiviiie He is pr!i-gate. pr!i-gate. Nei'.t.. : the tightwad : t-r the sioud . hrift, it is to be noted, is strong on giving, which is about as important an item aj there ca nbe in your budget. bud-get. Both are utterly selfish. But the thrifty man balances it all nicely. He saves twenty cents out of every dollar, spends fifty cents on living, liv-ing, allows ten cents each for education, educa-tion, recreation and giving, He Is sensible. The thrifty man lives comfortably, but not for today only for himself alone. With an eye to the future for his family and himself, he saves 20 per cent. With an eye to making other people happier, he gives away ten per cent. With a view to widening his vision and enriching his life, he spends ten per cent on education which is neverceasing need. And to keep his life sweet and mellow, he spends another te nper cent on recreation. recre-ation. Neither the tightwad nor the spend thrift get much out of life. The spendthrift thinks he does, but the day is coming when he will find that he has been mistaken. It is the thrlr- ty man, who lives decently, saves a fair proportion, and does not neglect education, recreation or thought of others, who is truly wise. |