The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-21
WHY SAVE MONEY?

is over, let US eat, drink and be merry.
In old times the man who said that
was judged fool. and the same night
he died. Millions have died since for
the same folly.
The war is not over until it is paid
for. The boys who fought for us
and saved the world are still on the
other side. We should be ingrates If
we did not take care of them until
they get back. The Government can't
: do it without our help.
Our country has war debt OF more
than twenty billions of dollars and
the only way to pay it is by the saw
ings of the people. If we do not save
and pay that debt, it will be burden
to us and to our children for gene
rations.
Thrift means earning and saving
and putting the savings to work.
Earning comes first. That means get
ting busy. No idle man can be thrifty
and the idle brain is the devils work
shop, thrift is fine protection against
bad habits. Parents and teachers
should suggest ways for children to
earn money.
Thrift opens the way of Opportunity
The parable of the talents teaches
us that thrift is opportunity. The
men were given money to handle ac-
cording to their ability, and were re-
warded according to the way they
used the money.
Two hundred millionaires were
asked the question: Glow did you get
your start?" Almost without eXcep-
ton they answered:
"By early saving. / got the habit
of saving money and making 1T work
for me. When the opportunity came
to make a good trade, | had the
money. It was the key that opened
the door of opportunity for me.
when had acquired the habit of saw
ing and investing, my savings increas-
ed, and as / put the money to work
and it earned more money, put that
to work, so my fortune grew steadily,
always faster as each saving was put
to work and yielded more income" "
You will be astonished at results
when you save money and use it wise
". 1t is a sure way to independence.
If you want to be free man or wo-
man, save and keep out of debt.
Thrift and Growth
Thrift does not mean stinginess. 1t
does not mean depriving yourself OF
proper food, clothing, education, or
a reasonable amount of pleasure. II
YOU are thrifty you will have more
of these things, because you will have
the money to pay for them.
The best plan is to pay as you go,
spending only what you can afford to
spend, spending it wisely, for the
things that will do you the most good,
and getting the value of your money
in every case.
Study your income and the things
YOU ought to get for it. You can al
ways do better by taking thought. Ii
YOU consider all of your expenses
ahead of time, you will find that you
will improve matters by leaving out
some items and increasing others, so
that what you get will be worth
while. This does not mean that you
will not have any fun. Thrift means
a happy life, because you will have
something to pay for reasonable
pleasures.
If you pay as you go, you will al
ways know whether you can afford
to spend money for any purpose. II
you haven't the money, you won't
spend it, and if you have, you will
konw what you income is and whe-
Their you can afford the things you
want, or whether you prefer to keep
the money for something better.
The way to save is to begin and
keep on until saving is habit. You
will soon be surprised at the number
of things you wasted money on, and
you will also be surprised at the good
things you can get for the money you
formerly wasted. If you are thrifty
you always have something coming
IN and something laid up ahead, which
you can use when opportunity comes
for investment. 1t helps to have an
object. 1t may be start in trade,
the nest egg for home or a college
career. Many great men got their
education by earning and saving.
The best way to farm the habit of
saving is to join War Savings So
ciety and become the owner of War
Savings Stamps, which bear four per
cent compound interest 1t becomes
interesting when others are saving at
the same time and you profit by each
Others experience.
Don't let the sun go down before
you begin to save.
MRS w Il POWERS nEAn