so many people are asking how the millers manage to have so much as a family let's be handsome or is it money or is it magic neither it's something they worked out together when they woke up to the fact that they wanted their family life to be fun for how did they work it out to understand let's go back several months see the drop on the millers one friday evening before they got wise to themselves seems to care about the david seven o'clock you can still make it dear i'll do the dishes alone but you and dad are going to the movie i'm too tired i did all  washing to day and i cleaned your room too it's really neat that night mrs miller was thinking about what erodes said if this family were of business in a way we are a business we have money to handle just as a business has we never make it latest from one payday to the next but that's not all we can't seem to manage isn't there a better way to manage ourselves wouldn't we all be happier if we worked out a little system for living together in harmony it's worth a try and call this first meeting of the miller family to propose that we try to establish a definite program for managing our home so that we'll all get more and more fun more leisure and more harmony i'm certainly in favor of those it's nothing special we've had plenty of differences just like it's i could be a good part of the trouble by not having dinner on time we need to make a definite schedule and stick to it so we can all make plans accordingly i can be more careful about coming home in time for dinner or for me when i'm going to be late yet but then i didn't have dinner ready so why because you took time to clean my room that's something i should have done well that's  and well responsibility is and privileges always go together if we accept responsibility then we acquire certain privileges such as well such i can think of one rights respected such as having someone ask your permission when she wants to buy your tennis racket that's the general idea now my storage point is fine and yes we're going to get more money this some serious thought men get together for another meeting the next monday after dinner to discuss a plan for spending and all these other matters good idea i'd like to have the family meetings every ways after we've worked this out home so it would be more fun does it really work the guide to home management can my family use them well let me give you a few clues take the matter of schedule here's a breakfast scene at the miller is quiet easy by following a practical morning schedule they're all ready in time for school and work and in the evening mother has plenty of pep left to entertain friends because by scheduling the work she does each day she saved herself from doing too much and when seasonal jobs schedule harold is glad to help his father it doesn't happen that he has other important plans for the day of course this is also a matter of responsibilities which are divided up according to individual abilities and interests besides doing assigned jobs and caring for his own clothes and belongings each is responsible for being considerate of the other kids for instance putting things back where others expect to find them with responsibilit gold privileges although the strength of the family lies in unity each member has individual rights the right to open his own mail the right of privacy to work alone und loud noises in the house or by on want to visit it and the right to have opinions respected this privilege the members protect in the family council meeting let's listen now for a few pointers on the fourth gu home management finances and you know our financial position has greatly improved during the six months we've been planning on spending instead of letting our money snip away from us out never during the past two months take our vacation money on no that's a big thing we've been saving for find the money in their account not that much money patch up the old seat covers in the car put off getting new of them till next spring and if i can get a little help with my jobs around here i'll be able to clear time to pick up some extra money working up the trick lies not in having the most that's the millers are using good home management to achieve a happier family life now do you think that success looks good to me to help make your home a well