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Show HOW TO SAVE real 0 you budget?" Ij gj It's getting to bo quito a KoJ common question between business women. Many a girl who never thought twice of how her money went is keeping a moro or less detailed account of her expenditures expendi-tures today. Sho knows how much she gets, and what she does to get it; and now sho is understanding that to know where it goes and how tho division divi-sion of it is handled means making it go farther and do better which Is like an additional sum put into tho pay envelopo each week. Experts aro ready to tell you what per cent of what you earn should go for the different items that combine com-bine to make your yearly expense account ac-count You can vary these percentages percent-ages somewh-t, but on tho whole they aro an excellent guide. Supposo you make $15 a week. You will probably liavo to pay 50 per cent of that for board and lodging. Other necessary. items aro clothing, carfare, education, amusement, vacation, and savings. You would probably get along with 10 per cent for carfare, or $1.50 a week, sorao of this going for a hot chocolate or cup of bouillon to help out tho lunch you carry with you. If you take your lunch at a restaurant you would have to allow at least 15 per cent as carfare and lunch items. Another 15 per cent must be allowed for clothes. This will bo $2.50 a week, and by waiting for bargains, choosing carefully, and taking caro of what you havo you can do well on this allowance. al-lowance. If you allow 10 per cent for carfares, car-fares, you can devoto 15 to amusements, amuse-ments, education, and vacation. Otherwise Oth-erwise you will havo to cut these down to 10 per cent That will leave you 10 per cent to put into savings, or $78 a year. The usefulness of keeping a budgot lies in tho fact that you can check yourselfvseoing whero you expend too much onvany ono item at tho expense vvvTvWrn.x...xV4Vt of another. You will And that It helps you you to savo your money, and that you get more for what you spend; this is becauso haphazard methods aro always wasteful. |