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Show Shun False Economy True economy is entirely praiseworthy, praise-worthy, particularly for those who have difficulty in making ends meet, but there is a petty sort of skimping which is not economy, and which is really wasteful in the long run. Time and erfort expended to effect j the saving of a penny here and a nick el there often is a source of loss instead in-stead of gain. Shopping around for an hour in tne hope of saving a few cents on a trivial purchase is one ex- ample of this. Another is to buy an inferior article when a good one would cost but little more. 1 The same principal applies in business busi-ness management. To deny oneself the use of a reasonable amount of up-to-date equipment in an effort to cur- : tail expenditures is not economy, be-' cause such equipment will usually" pay ; for itself many times over in time and ' labor saving. ! Spending money wisely is one of the i surest means of making more money. I Skimping is not always economy, and ' stinginess is not always thrift. Too ; many of us are ."penny wise and pound j foolish." j |