BUDGET FOR $200.00 A MONTH OR $2400.00 A YEAR
As this monthly income should be apportioned to permit of the proper savings and investments
| Family of Two | Family of Three | Family of Four | Family of Five | |||||
| Items | % of Income | Amount | % of Income | Amount | % of Income | Amount | % of Income | Amount |
| Food | 20 | $40.00 | 25 | $50.00 | 32½ | $65.00 | 40 | $80.00 |
| Shelter | 17½ | 35.00 | 20 | 40.00 | 22½ | 45.00 | 25 | 50.00 |
| Operating | 10 | 20.00 | 11 | 22.00 | 12½ | 25.00 | 13 | 26.00 |
| Clothing | 9 | 18.00 | 11 | 22.00 | 13 | 26.00 | 15 | 30.00 |
| Contingency | 43½ | 87.00 | 33 | 66.00 | 19½ | 39.00 | 7 | 14.00 |
| Total | 100% | $200.00 | 100% | $200.00 | 100% | $200.00 | 100% | $200.00 |
Dividing Income for Wise Spending
As the $200 Income of Fifty Representative Urban Families was spent Jan. to June, 1920
| Family of Three | Family of Four | Family of Five | ||||||
| Food | 30% | $60.00 | 35% | $70.00 | 40% | $80.00 | ||
| Shelter | 25 | 50.00 | 28 | 56.00 | 30 | 60.00 | ||
| Operating | 12 | 24.00 | 12 | 24.00 | 10 | 20.00 | ||
| Clothing | 15 | 30.00 | 17 | 34.00 | 15 | 30.00 | ||
| Contingency: | ||||||||
| Insurance | — | 18 | 36.00 | 8 | 16.00 | 5 | 10.00 | |
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Plan your expenditures ahead and buy dependable goods