Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-14


noever save less than $500 a year." is
the astounding remark of a young
man of about 35 years of age, who
is employed in this city as book
keeper. ITO be sure l am called a
tight wad,' but it is not my dispo-
sition to care much what other peo-
pie think of me or my ways. l have
a definite purpose in saving as much
as l can and l know just as sure
as the ground I'm standing on, that
/ shall have the privilege of seeing
at least half of my present acquaint-
ances in exactly the same position
ten years hence as they are now. L
believe in saving money while L am
young so that in my old age-if l
live-I will not need to work. There
is only one way for man with
small salary to save money and that
is to deny himself things unessential.
MY friends often ask me Don't
you ever give yourself any pleasure?'
| do, but my ideas of pleasure are
somewhat different from those of the
average young man. / would rather
take a good book from the public IL
brary and stay hOme nights reading
than hang around the street corners
talking base ball, prize fighting and
spending money for cigars and
drinks.
The Simple Life.
81 believe i'm the simple life. but
I have not always been tight
Wad.' 1t is seven years since | be-
gan to save Systematically, but be-
fore that l was needless of my mon
ey and spent it as fast as l earned
it. | am older now, and If not wiser,
at least a little more careful. l have
come to believe that the enjoyment
Though | take pride in living de-
Gently at as small an expense as
possible, 1 am happier now than |
was when l was reckless with my
earnings l feel easy in regard to
the future and contented with the
present. With what money l have
saved | could start in business for
myself and perhaps make great
deal more money than l do, but l
don't do this for two reasons; First,
l am lazy, and second the PROPOSE
ton is too uncertain. working Tor
salary i'm my present position is COM
parativel yeasy and care free. l have
my evenings to myself and have no
business worries. | don't care for
great wealth and / know that in ten
or fifteen years more l shall nave
accumulated enough property 10
make me independent. All my mon
ey is invested securely and earns me
small amount invested in real estate;
l possess a thousand dollar mortgage
bond, which earns per cent, and
few railroad shares which have been
/ paying II per cent dividends. l keep
my savings in the bank until / run
across an investment which seems
safe and good, and thus far ventures
| have turned out well and represent
a value fully one half greater than
the money originally invested.
Not Enough Money to Marry.
yes. [ have considered the ques-
tion of marriage, but long ago came
to the conclusion that until my in
come was sufficient. l would never
marry. | knew that to marry on
small salary would mean hardship
for the wife as we'll as the husband,
| to say nothing Of children that might
be born and so | put the idea out OF
my head entirely. l doubt now If l
will ever be willing TO give up my
/ bachelors dreams for the uncertain
prospects of married bliss. II may be
a foolish, selfish life that ! live, my
! philosophy may have kinks IN H.
J but l am pursuing what seems the
easiest and surest way of COM
! Portable existence. | am not ann
/ bilious; / simply dread poverty and
| think great wealth or position are
( not worth the price which must be
! paid for them
His Expenses.
( The following is an itemized ac-
! count of this Mr. TightWad's eN-
peuses. He pays 81 week for
/ small. clean, comfortable room and
/ board costs him $3.S3. This is cheap
board for this city and Mr.. Tightwad
/ accomplishes II i'm this manner: He
! has only coffee and rolls for break
/ fast and that costs him 20 cents
/ week; he buys a meal ticket at one
/ restaurant and gets % meals for 50,
( and another meal ticket al another
/ restaurant whore he gets 2l meals
] for So. Thus he gets 43 meals for $40
/ or at the rate Of 23 cents each. He
| takes his luncheOns at one Of these
/ restaurants and his suppers at the
/ other. His coffee and rolls in the
morning he gets at a lunch counter.