The Washington herald., 1921-08-07
"A Judge Broun Story Talk

any money yourself, but I know Won
do. for practically every boy earns
some money. |
rou have a source Of income from
your grandparents. Ask them f
they viii trust you 70 use your
trousers pocket as a savings bank.
only using that part Of the money
you may need.
That you want to save and keep
and Spend your own money in your
own way.
That you want TO show them that
you can handle money in your
pocket as well as can your father
and grandfather:
That when you think you have too
much money I'm your pocket bank
you Know enough 90 put it in the
regular bank. not because you are
afraid yop will spend Il. and cannoti
night any temptations 70 spend a.
but because you really have decided
TO save in tho bank a certain
amount, just as your father decided.
Tell your father that YOU think
you need the practice, and that you
want him to watch you. and sec
now wen you can handle money SO
that he will not be fearful of Nour
spending money foolishIy when Won
are Il and he turns over to YOU All
the money he has saved for this
purpose
When anyone saves money just 20
save money We call them miserH.
i never like TO see a boy with
little bank in the house full of
pennies. nickles and dimes. just
money.
This boy shakes the money.
counts it, puts IL back. and keeps IL.
just like, a miser
Normal men and women do notI
hoard money. shake little banks
day.
u is a bad thing for any boy toI
love money, just the money.
II Is q good thing for any boy to-
loNe TO have money TO use when he
needs it. and to keep IL ready for
use at all times.
II seems 20 me that Il Is up 10
you to prove TO your father that
you are no a spendthrift and thatI
you can handle money.
1 am sure that your father will
SO arrange il that a part of your
money can stay in your pocket or
in the house where you can get atI
II when you want Il, in the same
manner in which he handles money!
Tell your father you want him I'd
teach you how to spend money. as|
well as how to save money.
As for my opinion. / rather hayeI
good careful spender than a saver
of money that is put away from hind
because OF the fear he will spend
il wastefully.
advised a certain father wboI
called his son a spendthrift boy, toI
have his son figure out how mucls|
money he wanted a year for all hisI
needs, clothing. sports and pleas
ures. Father and son figured IL out
The boy was 10 years Of age
| II figured oct $3.50 weekly.
The father then gave the boy thIs|
sum of'money every week with theI
understanding that he would buS1|
all his own clothes and never asL|
him for money.
/ II the boy spent money foolishIyl
and ran out Of clothes he could
wear rags. just as a man would bel
compelled to do.
II the boy rather spend ell his|
money on clothes and have nothingl
left for pleasure, that was up tol
him.
This has been working now for
four months and the boy dresses
better. and more TO his liking and
has saved more mney than the
father was saving for him
The boy is earning more money
by selling Jspers, running errands
and caddying.
The boy wrote me a letter thank
ing me for putting his father wise.
Said he was having lots of fun In
the money game.
The only thing that was worrying
the boy was that he hated TO spend
money.
. He was going to see how big a
bank account he could have in a
year.
The man with the biggest bank
account in the town, is usually the
most envied and the most prom
inent citizen.
. He is called influential because OF
his control OF money which he can
use when and where he desires.
The boy with the most money at
his command would also be the
most prominent boy. the most in
fluentiall and the most independent.
and he would have the most fun
/ because he could spend money but
, didn't want 20.
II you cannot be a jinEler but
are a spendthrift. il will not cost
r nr-ich to find out. and IL seems 20
] me your father would like to know
you were not.
He can never know. YOU can
r never know until you try IL out.
hope you will prove out regu-
! lar business 10y and the manager
Of your own rant's-pocket savings
. bank. for a part OF your money.