Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-07
me MANAGER
HOW the
BUDGET Helps
uethods and Menus in
',stom Used Successfully for
+ Family of Three.

h,,dget system for economical
i ;s t Of the business OF the
tl'' and to effect a saving Out 1 OF
tno ann during these days of high
~ living is recommended strong
" Fort Worth home manager IN
stsr 10 the editor of the H. G. L.
srtment of the Fort Worth Rec
i the type of letter that does
h'ousewife a real good. 1t un-
Atedlv will be revelation to
: ' women who had never concelv-
10 idea of running the home on
-, .at # is a fact that many house
: s' cannot see the practicability OF
n;ng the home on a business basis,
l the young couple about to
Dch out on the sea of matrlmony
letter contains some valuable adj
and facts and Pm sure it will
ve of benefit to many. The letter
rinted below:
The H. C. L. Editor: There is
hing like the use of a household
oct and account book for helping
elple or a small family to live on
D to 5000 month. But it requires
the wife do the cooking and the
hand NOW the yard if anything is
be laid aside for getting ahead.
making out budget for the year
keeping an accurate account each
nth we were able to watch expen-
Dres property. For this purpose
suggest the use of some one OF
many excellent household account
ks We've used this system for
years.
Re first year. on salary of $15C
month, we planned the following
get for the two Of us husband
wife,: Rent, $500: clothing,
D; table. $500; labor, 500; charity,
running expenses (gas, lights,
Ter, telephone,) S120; insurance
70; husbands cash. $120; wife's
b, $50; savings, $500. Any income
side of salary was to be added to
|ings.
First Budget Inadequate.
At the end of the year our totals
Re: Rent, $500; table groceries,
milk, meat, vegetables), $500;
thing, $3.50; labor (laundress, dry
amer, barber), 500; charity, $3.50;
bnine expenses. $66; insurance,
70; furniture, $50; physician and
fdicine, $50; travelling expenses and
flare, $78; stamps, stationery,
pks and magazines, 1913: theater
amusements, $40; sundry, 1923;
Eings tout of salary, $3.50.
The indaqeuacy of our original bud
the many items unprovided for
Is apparent.
But this is ancient history. We
adjusted our budget to include all
the items mentioned. Some recent
Eures may be interesting.
family of three-man, wife and
gear-old child-from Aug. l, 1913,
Aug. /, 1919, spent $432 on cloth
an average of S36 per month
nroxlmately $3.50 for husband
W for wife and $82 for child.
inns included for wife one dress
one coat S37, three pairs shoes at
one pair house shoes SIS. four
esses at SIS 1.-TWO readv-made and
y made by dressmaker). two hats
70 (had two left over from last
ssonl underwear, gloves, hose, etc..
For husband, winter suit, two
asons; summer suit, one season
me with hats. For child, usual
esses' aprons, rompers, many
anges Of underwear, socks, shoes
nnets, ETC.
Suggestions:
Buy few clothes but good ones
Od material, good make of shoes
= Buy material that will give SER
y ana conservative styles that will
oe conspicuous when worn fire..
|entlv and long.
Il laKe proper care of clothes
II, while on and off. Hang up care.
|a ay put away carefully between
asons' mend, clean. press.
IL. Glves Her Menus. .
Ill., Hur :. grocery bill is $40 per month
n ns;1s at SIS per adult and SIC
H. ehlld, This includes milk $3.50
s n quarts per day.. ice SO, meat
~; ~, groceries and vegetables 500.
h nc o,' allowance for the child includes
n (n;+ quart milk daily, cereals, fresh
L ~. ana vegetables, beef for broth
|a aor adults: Breakfast-cereal and
|dsnl hs OH milk, glass milk. Lunch
N HI mas mas pint of milk, bread. butter
n kesY V ,,,,, IN REFRIGERATOR, husband
ichss iuncn from home. five sand.
81 sH, Irait, and bit of cake. Din.
litter eal, two vegetables, bread
|4ss. "a' single dessert.
eeat iple menus: Roast and gravy
hna; mo; potatoes, tomatoes with NAV.
Mas1 bread, watermelon.
cans snA oos steak with gravy, sna1
bd small NJ bread, butter, peache!
bes, s,. stew with onions and pota
Cola 'a s1; bread. cold boiled custard
has, ss SIlced meat with chile sauce
kesd s a,saa Of celery and tomatoes
blatsa' uutter, yellow cake with che
b II LAR. Are paying $50 per month rent
q month. nave 70 pay about $1'
lterest;mraa. nI,v!ng on a budget a mos
Nora dung ns thing. BY keeping a dali,
bnrer y !; expenditures, one sees tn,
4 H. signal in time and can M,
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