The Washington herald., 1910-07-11
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Washington VS.. St. Louis
ON THE SAME INCOME.
How Some Families Manage 10 Have
Things While Others Do Not.


You know. II is a common thing" said
social philosopher 10 a New York Even
ing sun representative. Ito ind two fam
lies OF the same moderate income living
very differently, one with a house scan
tily furnished and always short of
money, and the other with house well
furnished and always something in re-
serve.
IF we are the people with the scanty
house and the scanty purse we wonder
how the other people do it, The answer
to this is extremely simple: they do It
mainly by economy and the scrupulous
avoidance Of waste.
They never dribble away. their money.
as we do. We haven't learned vet the
lesson that every cent counts and that
cents saved means dollars. We may not
be extravagant. but we buy what we
want. II we see a bargain we get that
whether we really need it or not: We
ride when we could walk We treat our
selves to candy and ice cream soda and
sundaes freely. spending in that way
many more dollars than we think
I'VE buy lots of new ribbons and odds
ing a quarter when we want to. or more.
never dreaming how these small sums
mount up, and the first thing you know
We haven't any money. we ara hard up,
and we haven't got the things we really
want, either. How is it the other folks
can have what they want with no more
money?
THE other folks have money by saw
| ing it. by not dribbling II away. When
they really need something they have the
money for It. and they are able TO get il,
when we can't. but they are able to have
the money only because they save It.
They never waste a cent.
IF a 1-cent stamp will do. they don't
slap on two. You or I might put on
the 2-cent stamp and let It go, but they
don't; they prefer to have the cent. to
keep It for themselves. and I must saw I
think they are wise. When they get
through using g light they turn It out;
they don't let 1t burn on. to be OF no
use to anybody; they turn IL out and save
the money. and It all counts.
They econonlize in their purchases and
they haven't the slightest hesitation in
going where they can buy to the best ad-
vantage. They usually pay cash for what
they buy and so are able 10 get the full
benefit OF opportunities. but whatever
bills they may have they scrutinize close
ly, and they find a bill with 10 cents too
much charged on 1t they don't say: "Oh,
we can't bother about that. let It CO.
but they do bother about II; they want
the 10 cents that belongs TO them and
they attend to 1t and get 1t.
They save on the telephone. Five
cents for telephone cali isn't much. but
twenty calls costs 81 They telephone
when they really need 70, but they don't
telephone for the fun Of It: they prefer TO
keep the money Without being too fin
icky, they are careful about their furni-
ture and their rugs. and about their
clothes; they don't break or tear things
and so their things always look we'll and
they last longer: cost less for renewals.
and so in that way they save money. a
lot OF It, and yet their house always looks
well, as they do themselves, and they al
ways have money for what they want to
buy and to go with when they want to
go.
There's nothing mean ABOUT them; on
the contrary they always have money to
spend when I haven't, and they can 20
when I can't. but they don't fool away
their money. and they don't throw away
a cent. They practice practical econ
omy. and in that way lies prosperity. and
very great comfort