outside:--

L s. d.
Rent 50 0 0
Fuel 7 10 0
Light 5 0 0
Clothes--husband 6 0 0
" wife 4 0 0
" children 2 10 0
Shoes 4 0 0
School fees 5 0 0
Washing 5 0 0
Repairs to linen 2 10 0
Doctor and dentist 5 0 0
Newspapers and magazines 2 0 0
Servant's wages 9 0 0
Servant's insurance and Christmas present 2 0 0
Taxes 6 0 0
Postage 1 10 0
Insurances 5 0 0
Housekeeping 90 0 0
Amusements and travelling 25 0 0
Christmas and presents 10 0 0
Sundries 3 0 0
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L250 0 0
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On examining this budget it will occur to most people that the poor
_Hausfrau_ might spend a little more on her clothes and a little less
on her presents, and as a matter of fact even in Germany, where
Christmas is a burden as well as a pleasure, this would be done. The
next budget is the most interesting, because it is not an ideal one
drawn up for anyone's guidance, but is taken without the alteration of
one penny from the beautifully kept account book of a friend. There
were no children in the family, so nothing appears for school fees or
children's clothes. The household consisted of husband and wife and
one maid. They lived in one of the largest and dearest of German
cities, and the husband's work as well as their social position forced
certain expenses on them. For instance, they had to live in a good
street and on the ground floor; and they had to entertain a good deal.

M. Pf.
Bread