The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-07
DECtLCGUE: FOR
FRUCALITY GUIDE
Drawn by National Committee
for 1920 Drive Against High
Living Costs.
MAKEABUDGET, COMES FIRST
Keep Tab on Expenditures Have a
Bank Account, Spend Less Than
You Earn, Are Other Com
mandments.

! st. Louis.-Ten commandments for
the guidance Of mans financial life
have been drawn up by a national
committee of bankers and others to
! aid in the great drive Of 1920 againsr
the cohorts of high cos of living.
This decalogue for the frugal man
to stiffen his morale in battle to save
something from the profiteers and rent
raisers Is part of the program for the
National Thrift week, TO begin Jnnu-
airy II. next
Plans for rallying the armies of
money savers for the 1920 drive by
holding this Thrift week were APP
proved by the American Bank
ers' association in its recent conven-
ton in this city The iuea alrendy
had the Endorsement of the United
States League of Building and Loan
Associations. National Federation of
Construction Industries. Retail Cred
II Mems association, National Associ-
alton Of Life Insurance Underwriters,
National Credit Mems association, the
American Life convention, and other
national bodies
MAKE Budget" One Commandment.
The ten commandments as recon-
mended by Walter w. Head Of Omaha.
vice president of the National bnnk
section of the American Bankers as
ISOLATION. are:
/. Make a budget.
Q Keep an intelligent record of ex
pendttires.
g. Have bank account.
T. Garry life insurance.
g. Make viii.
G. Own your home eventually.
T. Pay your bills promptly.
g. Invest In War Savings stamps
and other government securities.
8. Spend less than you earn.
10 Share with others. Thrift with
out benevolence is doubtful blessing.
The eight days of the National
Thrift week have been named after
some points of the financial creed. as
follows:
Saturday, January 17-"Bank day
Or National Thrift day." TO empha'
size the need for Individual thrift and
the service bank renders com
munity.
Sunday, January 1S-"Thrift Sun
day" with sermons in all American
pulpts on the relation of economic
life to religious well-being and the
need Of sharing with others.
Monday, January 19-~"National In
sprance day. 10 stress the need of
protecting ones family.
tuesday, January 20-"owu Yonr
Home day" to show why 1t is desira.
BILE and how 1t is possible to own Your
own hone.
Wednesday, January 21-"Make 4
win day" to urge men to make Wills.
Thursday, January 22-'Thrift in
Industry day. to advocate factory
thrift and cooperation between capt.
al and labor
Friday, January 23-"Family Budget
day.
Saturday January 24-"Pay Your
Bills day"
Employer Is Affected.
Supporting this movement in an adj
iress to the bankers In their conven-
ion here, Arthur M. East of New
York. national director of the Thrift
week movement, said:
Financial and industrial leaders are
Interested in tho increased cost of liv-
ne because they know that in most
asses the bill for the increased cos'
$ handed by the worker to the EN-
lloyer for liquidation. The bill for the
,ost resulting from the inefficiency of
he average man and housewife in the
pending Of money and their failure to
get full value for money received is
also handed to the employer for pay
nent either in increased demands for
wages or in increased dissatisfaction
md industrial unrest.
$50 many employers are learning
that. along with plans for stimulating
the interest Of the worker in his job.
there must go hand In hand with il
an education Of employees In funda-
mental economics and in the use and
value of money"