Will it pay for itself in the end?
Do I help or injure the community in buying this?
Do you have instruction in your school in home economics that relates to wise spending or buying?
If you do not have such instruction, apply to the home demonstration agent in your county (if there is one), or write to your state agricultural college, or to the States Relations Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., for circulars or bulletins relating to thrift in buying food, clothing, etc.
In writing for such material, why is it an example of thrift to ask for ONE copy of EACH publication for your CLASS or for your SCHOOL, rather than to ask for a copy for each pupil?
In what ways is thrift shown by having a class committee write one letter making the request for the class instead of having each member of the class write?
Has any home demonstration work relating to thrift been conducted in your community? What methods were employed, and what results achieved?
Who in your family makes most of the expenditures for the family living?
For what items in the family living is most of the money spent?
What are some of the things that have to be considered in buying food? clothing? house furnishings? books? amusements?