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Tips for surviving a recession
Doing a Good Job The fellow was doing a pretty good job of selling a $2 book and he listed a few of the ways a family could build up a bank account. In fact, he said that the expenditure of the two bucks would mean the saving of at least $20 in just a few weeks. For instance, he said a family could save several dollars a week by doing their own washing and ironing. He was probably right, but that would certainly result in a lot of laundry employees being laid off, which would make the recession even worse. He said that a family living on the outskirts of a city could buy a cow and save a lot of money on the weekly milk bill. I'll bet four dollars that fellow wouldn't know a bull from a heifer. Cows are all right for dairies and people on farms, but they sure weren't intended for city people who like to go places and not be tied down all the times. If you've got a cow you can't even go fishing on account of the cow has to be milked. You can have every bucket on the place full of milk and no place to put any more, but the cow still has to be milked. If everybody bought a cow, nobody could travel or visit and the first thing you know the automobile people and the gas people would be out of business and all the hotels and motor courts would be vacant and you're talking about a recession we sure would have one. Other ways Another way to save money, this fellow said, was to cut out the movies one night a week. He also suggested not having a dessert one week out of each month. Getting an extra job after regular working hours was another thing he mentioned. I might starve to death during this recession, but if and when I do, they can sure say I died well rested and not from working all day at one job and half the night at another. I could make a few suggestions of my own about making and saving money, and I think they're ones he cited. For example, if you're going to allow your wife to do the washing and ironing, why not make her take in washing for the entire neighborhood? If your coffee bill is high, try switching to this suddencoffee. You actually won't save any money to start with, but after your family drinks it for a time, they'll get where they'll prefer to give up coffee altogether. If your wife comes home in one of these new "sack" dresses, you can save quite a bit of money by shooting her and returning the dress. That way you'll save a little on the grocery bill.
After listening to that radio fellow for about an hour, I figured out a way I'm going to safe $2. I ain't going to order the book.
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