The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-01-30
THE DIME CRAZE.

lnlO cigar STORE yesterday, anu one
of them bought and paid for two
cigars. The cigars cost 10 cents
each, and the man who sold them
handed back, in change for the silver
dollar that had been rendered him,
80 cents in 10-cent pieces. There
upon one of the young men laughed
vociferously, and the other, who had
bought the cigars, pocketed the eight
dimes, with an expression approach
ing chagrin, and said: "Just my
luck, by George. However," said
he, after lighting his cigar, "if
there's any more spending to be
done, old fellow, you've got it to do,
for IN broke"
When the young man left the
store the cigar man turned to a
"Republican" reporter who had
witnessed the transaction and said:
'Do you know what that means?"
"No."
1t means that the young fellow
who bought the cigars is at the same
time so cents ahead and so cents
behind. He is ahead in money that
he will save and behind in money
that he probably wanted to use to-
day"
"I don't understand you
"Well, the young man simply
caught the dime saving craze"
"What is the dime-saving craze?"
"It is something that may not be
exactly new, but it is new for all
that know to the contrary. The
scheme is never to spend dime. 1t
was probably devised for the benefit
of thriftless people who are not able
to save their money in a regular
way, and for plan of saving it is
one of the best L ever heard of.
Hundreds of young. fellows have
caught it, and limit their wants ac-
cordingly. My business suffers
from the practice to some extent,
but not a great deal. In fact, l am
something of dime-saver myself,
and | get new customers by explain
ing the plan to them and getting
them to adopt it. They come in to
sec me about it nearly every day,
and tell me how well they are
doing"
"Suppose you give me the plan
more in detail"
"Well, you make up your mind
to keep every dime that comes into
your possession. You are never TO
part with a l0-cent piece under any
circumstances. Whenever you re-
ceive a dime in change put it way,
and when you get home place it in a
box or receptacle for safe-keeping.
The more dimes you get in change
the greater your savings will be.
You are to make any sacrifice rather
than to part with one dime. If you
have nothing but dimes in your
pocket when you want Il cigar, GO
without the cigar. If you want
/ lunch and have nothing but dimes,
( go without lunch. If you have only
a dime in your pocket and want to
Z ride home on horse car, brace W
| and walk. Save your dimes"
"Well, what will he the result o1
it?"
sit will surprise you. If yor
are free spender your savings vii
: assume large proportions. You vii
7 be surprised when you adopt thC
plan to see the number of dimes il
circulation.
'Now, when you come to think o,
it, dime in no small sum. If yol
save all the dimes you get in chang,
you save nearly one-half of you
1 small expenditures. If you are no
free with your money, your saving
( will of course not amount to grea
: deal; still they will come to an in
q teresting sum in time. The plal
1 seems to be, as l said, devised TO
t the purpose of making people VIII
' spend money freely save a part o
0 their pOcllet-money. 1t is a goo
a thing, too, in the way of teaching
S man frugality and thrift. ! believ
0 that any one who learns to save il
S small things will not be long i
n Tearing to save in large things. Tr
!, the thing awhile and see what come
i, of It'll"
n Inquiries among personal friend
S served to show the reporter that Tn
c dimes-saying plan had become
c many of them fascinating habit.
! 81 took up the scheme la'
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