The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Saved Money After Marriage.

We saw father" and told him our trou.
bles. He Is a member OF the Old School OF
Hard Knocks, and hedged little on
letting him in :" on my financial condition
but the girl said II had to be done After
looking over my memorandum land also aft
er some apparently very deep thought he
asked the girl II she had seen the statement.
and when she said that she had and still
wanted 10 marry me he said that he dIdn {
know that there was anything more that he
could do or say. He did say. however that
We could expect no financial assistance from
him in any manner shape. or form. That
was satisfactory TO me and we were finally
married.
After our marriage we lived at home with
the old folks" l was then getting $50 a
month and paid her father and mother $40 a
month for our board and room.
And l Immediately commenced 10 get out
Of debt. On the evening of every pay DAY I
would get my list OF creditors, pick out the
ores that we're pushing me the hardest
and put them on the preferred list" Ny
wife would put in her claim each month for
pin money and II Is surprising how little
she seemed to need. Then practically all of
the balance would go to the preferred list"
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Things Came My Way.
Now this was the policy that We both de-
cided upon. 1t is true that was reducing
my liabilities very slowly. but II I was doIES
anything in that direction II was more than
I had ever done beforehand that helped.
I was finally offered a better position with
another company at a material increase IN
salary. And in the following year received
three increases in salary. ! was now get
ting 500 per month. and we commenced pay
ing my wifes father and mother $50 per
month for our room and board. took out a
twenty year payment life insurance policy
payable to my wife. Shortly afterwards Z
took out a second policy. same company and
same kind, but made that one payable to my
estate. I did this TO protect my creditors
In case OF my ceath. and TO pay my burial
expenses. ] made will.
One day took IS OF my salary and started
a savings account and figured that would
take chances on increasing II.
Pretty soon 1 got another raise. Things
were coming my way and knew It. That
savings account was growing gradually and
was nearly out OF debt In another month
| would owe no man. Then we were going
to rent a nat and furnish 1t. In three months
had enough furniture paid for to fix US out
Savings Account Grew.
Then We invited the folks over to Sunday
dinner My wife and met them at the
door. anxious to show her father Just what
We had accomplished. 1 sat at the head
'f the table and :" did the honors."
But that savings account 7, O. r.or,-.
derfnl how that thing grew. About this time
found myself studying the display ads Of
he different investment brokers / picked
'ut an investment that looked all right
md my wife and finally decided 10 buy
per cent was 80 much better than per
,ent paid by the savings bank Our judR-
nent proved to be good. and have since
'old out a. nice profit. Then took a
flyer " in some city real estate and cleaned
ip a nice little sum.
Things broke well . for us, and today
We are out Of debt. have a modest little fve
DOM home all paid for. have 5000 life
little savings account and why?
Could have made this record aIone7
When FIRST came to the city was weak and
asily led. I followed the line OF least re-
istance. fell In with the wrong class OF
oys- They were looking for just such easy
marks as myself I was really IN serious
redicament. but didn't know It. Then Ger
ain conditions and circumstances brought
bout the meeting Of that girl and myself
md there you are. That big event meant
verything TO me. II Is indeed dificult to
ontempiate the r<sult under other condi-
Ions do not care.to.