The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-10-15
TALKS ON THRIFT
(American Bankers Association)
TWO STORIES OF THRIFT

TWO STORIES OF THRIFT
eve mus tadopt new standards
Of living. Instead Of How much
do you spend a year, we must
learn to ask, How wuch do you
save a year, and our admiration
must 60 out to him who has set
the pace Of saving Senator
George E. German.
Perkins was a bookkeeper and he
was In love. There is nothing unsual
about that, as bookkeepers, being hui
man and susceptible, frequen tly
have been known to fall in love. But
this man Of figues was enamored Of
la high school-teacher whose salary was
almost, if not quite. equal to his own.
The sensible young woman in the
case, while by no means disdaining
her suitor, was well aware of the fact
that two could not live as cheaply as
one. Nor did she propose to continue
teaching after marriage.
"Why don't you become a Certified
Public Accountant 2" she asked Per-
kins one evening when the high cost
of matrimony was the topic under dis
cussion. "They are well paid. At
least, the correspondence school adj
vertisements say they are. And you
have splendid bass voice. If you
would only have it trained, I'm sure
you could make some money from your
singing. Then we could get along all
right
But" replied Perkins, ito improve
myself in both higher accountancy and
music would cost a lot of money and
time"
"Even So" said his fiancee, "the re
suits certainly would pay you, and
when you are earning money enough
we can live happily ever after.'D
To make a long story short, Per-
kins, with the aid of the future Mrs.
Perkins, became more economical of
both his time and his money The
musical training he laid out for HIM
self soon resulted in his getting
good choir position, and in due time
he became a &C. P. A." His earnings
increased accordingly. The habit Of
thrift he acquired this way did not
desert him 80 that now all the money
matters Of Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins are
handled through a checking account
and in their joint savings account
to be used in building home for Mr..
and Mrs. Perkins and all the little
Perkinses. 5.
Ina Western city there is a builder
by the name Of Larson who is bound
to get ahead because he keeps his eyes
open for opportunities and has accu-
mulated little capital with which to
work.
Last summer an old church building
was torn down to make way for a new
department store. Larson was able
to obtain some Of the old timbers.
brick and stone for mere song as
compared to new material In this
meantime, he had obtained a couple
OF building lots at a low price because
while well located, they were on a
slope and a retaining wall and con-
siderable grading were necessary to
make them suitable for building. Af-
ter putting aside the top soil for gar
den and lawn, the builder leveled up
the lots with earth and broken stone
from the big store excavations, then
built the foundations, chimneys, and
practically the entire framework Of
both houses from the old material.
On account Of tn econvenient To-
cation and the attractive appearance
Of the houses, Larson had no difficulty
whatever in selling these houses at
just as good price as he could have
obtained had they been built entirely
Of new material and on higher priced
lots,
There are similar opportunities in
every calling. Those who profit BIZ
them are the thrifty and forehanded,
and, nine times out Of ten, they are
savings bank depositors.
IT. D. McGREGOR.