The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-26
AN ARGUMENT FOR THRIFT.

The Treasury Department has issued little DOCK let that should be read by every young man anu woman in the ccuntry-and il would not hurt II II were read by who older It bears the title "How Other People Get Ahead and it is devoted to the couse Of thrft-ursing thrift and condemning alike the syltem tightwad and the lack of sye- lem of the spendthrift Doaning thrift it says
 Thrift means good management; vigorous growth. Thrift is the best means of thriv- ing" Thrift means spending less than you earn. It does not mean that you should stop spending Thrift means securing inter- est on your savings Money kept in hiding never earns anything. Put your money to work You work for money; make il work for you.
 Knew what you buy before buying it. Read advertising. Get acquainted with trade marks, brands and their significance Weigh expenditures. Put-on your thinking cap and keep it
 The wise man is he who regulates his income and outgc that 'emergences' provided for automatically. He knows the meaning of peace of mind because he has money laid by He is master. not the slave, Of circumstances.
 To get ahead you have a simple and definite plan bit miss methods won't do in the accumulation of money they are posi- lively fatal
 There is reasonable desire that the average person should not be able to gratify he will practice thrift. It is remarkable how quickly money aceumulates when laid by regular and systematically.
 Referring to the effect of thrift the Nation the book gays:
 country of thrifty citizens makes strong and healthy Nation National thrift is protection against war; Of lower living costs; guaranty of good employment Why? Because the Nation is but aggregation of individuals, whose per sona habs become national habitss Andrew Carnesies advice, always given to those seeking it and often proclaimed to the world. is quoted:
 The best way to accumulate money is resolutely to bank fixed portion of your income, matter how small the amount. Also Benjamin Frarkhn vino said:
 Remember that money is of prolific generating nature. Money can beget money and it's offspring can beget more, and The more there is of 1t the it pro- duces every turning 90 that the profits rise quicker and quicker
 The Treasury Department booklet points out that thrift does not mean spelling the present order have money for the future It says:
 Thrift does not look toward the future alone. Thrift better living now Bet ter foods, better clothes, greater enjoyment CT ruareaiicns, greater dividends from life iteelf. Why? Because you have put your financial affairs a sound basis.
 All of which is true and logical. The thrifty man .s the one who has money spend. Too often there Is a clceer kinship between the tghtwad and the spenc-hrif than between either of them and tho thrifty man. The tightwad won't spend money ant fhe spendthrift canthe hasn't any to spend and hs ,s in debt to the limit The result is the same is the thrifty man who helps make the Fourth O July fund or the civic enterprises a success He il the man who can give his family vacation and goot clothes and feods in He is the man who ii prepared to take advantage of business opportunit, for he is the who has the money to do it Fl, IS the man who has credit when he may need if nj the bank or the store. He is the useful and pros porous citizen, the provident father and husband the happy man who enjoys life