Evening star., 1928-02-26
BUDGET TALK"
BY BARBARA BROWN,

Yesterday I was having lunch with
three friends when one Of them turned
TO me and asked me: What about
these budget articles you have been
writing? ! want to get them and read
them. Peter. too. viii be so inter, ,.sted.
He has been budgeting for two years
now. ever since we bought the tarm
thought it was whim of his. sort
OF optimistic financial lullaby to soothe
his conscience in regard to the luxury
OF operating farm. Beyond finding
my household allowances adequate
and. indeed. slightly increasing. now
that / think of it-I fear / haven't
shown much enthusiasm. When he
said / vas taking this trip on 'contin-
gency,' ! felt it was perfectly all right
II he wanted to call it that. but be-
gin 70 feel there is more TO il and that
! should Cooperate"
Peter" / replied. has caught the
budget fever, which is raging every
where and is being taken up oy all
families. who feel that it is only a mat
ter OF good. hard. common sense TO
manage their home affairs in a business
like way"
He is enabling himself, too, to rect
emergencies as they arise" put In
another member Of oar group. We
have taken 70 the budget plan AS a
solution TO the domestic panic situation.
which has hit and leveied and thrown
into debt many a household whose
members spent their incomes without
regard TO the difference between essen
tiaiS and non n-esSentials Fortunately
Tor you and your family, Susan, you
are neither extrayagant nor visionary.
but numbers Of women are. un-
fortunately"
And they are the very ones" in
terruptec. ''to whom We are irving 70
explain the budget plan. They realize
they need more money. or more g;s-
tenn. or both. but IL you could k,oy
some Of the foolish things they d..
For example. I heard the other cav
O1 a schoo! teacher who went to b,iy
. fur coat. She chose one that was
81 500, and when she told the clerk
that she would like 10 ray for Il In
monthly inStailments he referred iey
70 the manager That gentleman. upor
learning that her total income was sgc
month. said he could not le. her
have the coat. Now don't you think 4
little bulge, education would be yalua-
bic 10 herr
Another friend of mine wanted q
DO her Dit 10 add 70 the family income
Seeking inspiration, she decided 10
Learn how 10 make candy, " the tune
M 800 for the instruction. How long
do you suppose 1t took her 10 breaE
even, 10 say nothing Of Droflts2 Why
before she had finished her lessons
she Was trying another scheme ~ nae
enough money 70 pay TOR the candy
making venture
The listening friend among lis now
said. II met wonsgn last Eumme,
VINO tod me that she had become ~
cspEe43ec owe. the way She managed
that she Dpok her problems 10 q
hf<geteeY. oT whatever you call her
wslc suggested that she stop subscribing
" he Ave Or Elk magazines She tyok
a.1c read them al the Public Librars
3E&teac Es far az could gather. thai
> cut seenyed 70 be aIi TIA, Was neces.
aaFy"
We laughed but said. firmly: ~
b Sll very well 10 get d JOKE or two
or O. my budget, but tie fact re-
pajna that the budget fills a need anc
ha* Decofne the logical solution !ol
families which live on lin3lbd incGn'
Or salary Cf coQtSe, ~J.ne eniiu%l
asfN @1DA. neither practical nor btt2i
Tessi1ke a. q lot ~ absurd things II
TIT naUge ~ the budget On the ptne!
nanc. HUNDREDS and thousands of WON
esg. with The oyeYatl0E Of their huS
! BabcE. are coinR f3ne piece VI per
SJgla3 financing each year. through tAt
medium ~ liylag ~ q budget
The general icea III DiGgetlng Is u
take your income anc subtract iron
i the sum tot6! ti2at VIII take car.
Q. d! your fsasasatles ano arrange z