The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-02-09
MONEY SAVED
is MONEY EARNED

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many applications. The more mis-
erly used it to justify themselves
in pinching to the hunger point; in
avoiding the purchase of any and
all things they could do without.
More thoughtful people did not
go to such extremes, but took it
to mean care in buying. Hence a
frugal man didn't pay the first
price offered. He shopped around;
he wanted to know if the same
thing could be bought for less.
He didn't waste his money for
frivolous things, nor let his fam
lily do so either. Such men usually
died with their debts paid and
money enough to put them decent
ly away and help their family get
along.
It seems that splendid appli-
cation of this maxim would be its
relation to buying in our town or
county or state those things which
we can get close to home. In near
ly every case we save money by
buying at home. Once in awhile
some fellow says / went out OF
the state for this, and saved sales
tax. He forgets his expense of 60
ing to get the item, and he over.
looks that he has helped beat his
own self out of revenue that would
come to him in the form of schools
and other public benefits.
When a man buys in his COM
munity, or his own state, he usu-
ally pays no more, when it is all
summed up. And he has made a
lasting contribution to the build
ing up of his town or his state.
Whenever you keep money at
home, you have a second chance
to get some of it back, but when
you send it long way off, you
don't get another chance.
When we trade in our own town
first, and in our neighbor towns
next, and always when we can
with old established friends, we
are following a safe and sane plan.
We cannot always find everything
we want at home, but we can find
it in a nearby town. Our business
helps increase property values.
Our trade helps our merchant
friends pay more taxes, and some
times they invest this money with
us. Even in our neighbor counties
business men come to build prop
erty in our own community, either
for pleasure or business, and they
help pay our local taxes.
We really save money, when we
trade in North Carolina so far
as it is possible. But no matter
how, we should always buy as
close to home as possible. The
closer we can keep those dollars
to us, the better chance we have
of getting them back.
This seems to be a good appli-
cation of the old maxim. money
saved is money earned"
We may be inclined to overlook
an important factor. Too often we
think that to trade at a particu-
lar store is only for the benefit OF
the man who owns the store. Fal
from it. The most important
thing that our support gives the
store is the employment it gives
to our friends and neighbors. They
too are citizens, and they spend
their income among US. They sup.
port our schools and churches, anC
pay taxes.
But suppose everyone in the
community sent his money away
to mail order houses. How long
do you think the employees al
home could keep their jobs? How
long could business houses keer
their doors open? Then who would
pay the taxes and support the
churches and the schools?
We can earn money in more
ways than one, and we can save
in more ways than one. And too
often the cheapest thing we car
buy is the most expensive. In time
of need it is the merchant we
know who carries US on his book:
and waits for his money. WhC
gives us ready service and put:
up with our complaints. Who ha:
to be reasonable with US because
he has to live with US, and cam
afford to have anybody knocking
him or hurting his business. HI
has to pay his help, and meet hi.
obligations, and has got to make
enough money to contribute t.
every solicitor of funds for tn,
needy, for church and school pro
grams, and advertisements, or h,
is "just no good"
Compare this with buying from
catalog. Anything offered at Gu
prices is usually second grade o.
off brand. You don't get what yol
want right then. You send off youl
cash, you pay postage or freight
as the case may be, and you wal
from 80 to 80 days to get wha
you buy. When it comes it ma,