The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-10
They even had q balance Of 90
cents a week.

cents q week.
But | would not advise a young
couple to rush into matrimony on
so small an income as this" said
the minister's bride. They could
live on IL all right. providing they
did not pay more than Si3 a month
rent. but they could not supply any
Of the little comforts that make
life worth while"
Mrs Goodwin's husband is the
pastor Of the Eiysian Heights Mar.
arene church OF this city. He Is
30 years old. and his bride IA 10
The secret OF living on an ss.a.
week income" said Mrs. Goodwin.
Is eternal vigilance. Every penny
must count We keep an accurate
account Of expenditures and arc sys.
tsmatic in our buying. OF course.
II IL possible that others would not
care to live as economically as ~e
do. but We have all we want or
need"
Tho Goodwins caro- little for
meat and seldom eat Il. which is
no small factor in holding down Ell.
pensss. They haven't eaten an egg
since the price began to soar. As
for staple articles. they buy them
In lump weekly. taking advan.
tase. whenever possible. OF the
leaders" put forth by various
stores. A leader" IL a specially
reduced article. offered as par.
ticular attraction by business
houses.
There Is no laundry bill In the
Goodwin household. excepting a
minor one for collars. The husband
cheats the laundry out OF this mon.
ey by doing tho washing himself.
The little wife does the ironing,
with a $3.50 electric iron which
she bought as a special for s2.75.
Including a 75-cent grocery order
We pay no rent" Mrs. Good win
said, having the use OF the par.
sonage free But In place of rent
there is my husbands insurance in
a religious organization to be kept
up, as we'll as medical treatment
due TO an appendicitis operation
which my husband underwent a
short time ago.
we have found that 81 a week
will pay our fuel. gas. water and
light bills. We allow $3.50 a week
for groceries. and get along very
well, indeed In other words, we
eat for 50 cents a day.
Our breakfast costs us IS cents
We do not eat eggs or drink coffee.
We buy cereal at ? cents a pack.
age. which lasts a week. Thus, you
see. the cost OF our breakfast food
Is but x cents per day for the two
OF u.s. We allow 10 cents for
luncheon A garden is growing In
our yard, and will supply all vese-
tables. Dinner costs US Is cents
This allows for meat occasionally
and gives rs an abundance OF SUP.
stantial foodstuffs. such az beans
and potatoes.
For clothing and incidentals we
expend IS cents a week. for car
fare. % cents.
We believe In giving a 1.-THE or
a tenth OF ones income to tho
church, and therefore set aside 80
cents a week for that purpose.
Thus, counting the money We
spend for medicine and insurance,
our total expense Is brought up TO
$40 a week. This leaves 30 cents
extra, which we plant in an emer.
gency fund to be laid away against
sickness and unforeseen eircum-
stances which may arise.
The task OF getting along on
30 little Ia no easy one. IL means
extreme frugalIty and a constant
counting OF the pennies which ~
tiresome and at times seems mer-
cenary.
IL Is important that one should
buy for cash at cash stores. You
are paying the grocer's interest
any time you trade with a house
which does business on the credit
plan
IT II better for one to live eco
nomically than extrayagantly. The
good. plain. wholesome food that
you buy Ia more digesfble. and
consequently the frugal liver Ia the
more healthy.
u have read that the United
States government feeds it's sol.
diers for q cents day, and that
the American relief commission il
feeding the European war victims
for 21z cents q day. The United
States authorities could feed ALL
the people at great saving. Pow
erty could be eliminated by the gov.
eminent feeding the very poor"
a good deal Of shark meat is