The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-11
THRIFT 7 TALK
MONEY IN THE
POCKET BURNS
YCg CAN'T SPEND WHAT YOU DO
not HEgE-mTrCUT MONEY
iTts EASY TO SAY "sO7-FET-1-
ER's NOVEL PLAN

. A certain father has devised rs-,=.
,o.e. p'an ~ develop resisting POI RI
Lie boys. KnDEl1g the value o. Elf
control. especially IN money matters
/ be g.yes each by a weekly siloaa-c'
4ltA the stipulation that It mgs, b
carried IN the pockei during the week
and only half Of II spent. one boy re
ceiyes twenty cents each week j
/ as produces dime At the week ED
be gets another ~ cents; Il he dOea
not. he gets only dime. The otLe1
boz receives a dime and must produce
nickel to get another dime. There
I ls thus a constant opportunity 70 spend
but constant incentive % saye-tO
resist. It may be that the reward
spurs them On. but the fact remains
that this father is developing resist
ing power In the boys that will stand
them In good stead in after years.
There fl merit IN this plan, for the
greatest achievement any man can
make Is 10 conquer himself; to over
come his natural tendencies and cor
rec, his inherent weaknesses. Know
thyselT Is a good motto; but before
you can command yourself, you must
know yourself-get a grip on yourself
and learn TO Say mo" TO yourself
One Of the most common weaknesses
rs self.indulgence- qualification. 1t may
be qualification Of an appetite, passion,
love Of dress. amusement. or what not,
but II springs from the same root, lack
OF self control Children manifest this
weakness In many ways, bursts Of
passion and unrulness, but especially
IN the childish desire to find pleasure
in the spending Of money for little
qualifications, particularly candy. Many
merchant makes living from this
trait In children, and many parents
foster II by too free Indulgence in
pennies with no strings" on them. A
dime to the average child does not
mean two nickles, or ten pennies, but
two sodas. Money has value only as 1t
buys something.
The boy who gets all the spending
money he wants, will develop spending
tendencies that will last through life.
A certain western youth came east
years ago for his health. His father
was generous and allowed him plenty
Of money He bought his candy by
the nckels worth, and single mouth
ful cost cent. He came east again
in later years for pleasure and paid
ten dollars to see a prize fight 1t was
the frution of his early indulgence.
Even though children are compelled
TO work for their spending money, do
iug chores and little jobs If they are
allowed to spend freely with no re-
strant It were better they did not
work, for the goods results Of their
industry are ncgatlved by the bad re-
suits of their spending. To earn sim
ply TO spend is not so wholesome a
proposition by far as to earn to ac-
quirc
Numerous plans and schemes have
been devised TO teach children thrift,
such as the penny banks, school sav.
ugs banks, stamp savings systems,
and the like. but If II Is easy to spend
after the money is once saved, the
whole process Is defective We all had
our penny bank, and how we did"touch"
everyone who touched us We ratified
the pennies In glee, shook them out to
count and put them back, broke the
bank when We went broke, and some
time. had riot Of spending when we
lost our selfcontrol, But why practice
scltcoutrol for a little time, only to
lose II and discount all the previous
good work? The father of these boys
seeks TO make sclfcoptrol a lasting
proposition.
Nuu can't spend wha, ycu do not
| have. Money in the pocket burBs. u IA
easy ia say mo" to some alluriRg win
dow O; appealing 1i.tr'i-. when
| YOU have nv money with YOU: ba,
when the purse !. full how hard to
! turn away N"u can't 40 Il you haven't
tIe vr,,. ~ ticket; hut how much
better TO stay at home when YOU have
. the price or ticket with YOU, To car
/ " money around and be able to say
'no to the many opportunities that
appeal 10 you TO spend Is to develop
character, resisting power. reserve and
/ strength. II means that YOU know
Yourself and can conquer Yourself