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—— BUY We, S ‘ oe mee a ; . . : ie 
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Bee FIRST. 
To save first; “then to spend wisely - this is ne solution of the thrift 
problem, 
In its train follow: avoidance of waste, sane investment, and reinvestment 
the whole: catalogue of thrift, It is the only basis of an enduring habit of 
thrift, and it is practicable, , | 
It establishes thrift as a permanent policy and not a transitory adventure, 
Anybody can understand it, Anygue whose income is a cent a week above actual 
necessity can practice it. 
Of all the fortunes started by thrift, none is recorded which was not 
grounded on this principle, 
Of all the trouble in which most of the families in ee United States 
find thepselves when they try to save, there is little which can not be renediay 
DY Jve 
Consider the present situation: 
More than 21,000,000 families receive cash incomes between $1,000 and 
$2,000. It is safe ta say all of them are convinced of the desirab vier of 
saving, They try various expedients, and abandon them. Some families rum in 
debt, and havea long struggle getting out, When they do get out they are ex= 
hausteds Families with incomes of $3,000 to $5,000 and far more find them | 
selves confronted by the Same problems. It is a national condition, 
The remedy is available: 
Save first; spend afterwards, 
Buy War Savings Stamps, 

me corde! BUY WS ane wastes 
