Next week Mr. U. made 19s. 7d., but one of the children won a prize of 2s., which gives 21s. 7d.
July 20.
| s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rent | 7 | 6 |
| Burial insurance | 0 | 7 |
| Soap, soda | 0 | 3 |
| Gas (still no coal) | 1 | 0 |
| Boy’s boots | 2 | 6½ |
| 11 | 10½ |
Mrs. U. managed on £1 0s. 9d., which allowed 8s. 10½d. for food, an average all round of almost 1s. 3¼d., or just over 2d. a day. Tenpence was saved and the reserve fund went up to £1 16s. 3¾d.
July 27, 15s. 7d. was earned, and 18s. 3¼d. was spent, of which 8s. 11d. went on food, an average all round of 1s. 3¼d., or slightly over 2d. a day. The fund went down to £1 13s. 7½d.
August 3rd, 17s. 1d. was earned, and 18s. 2½d. was spent, of which 8s. 9¼d. was spent on food, an average all round of 1s. 3d., or just over 2d. a day. The fund sank to £1 12s. 6d.
August 10, only 8s. 7d. was earned and 16s. 11¾d. was spent, of which 7s. 1¼d. went on food, an average all round of 1s. 0¼d. or 1¾d. a day. The fund was reduced to £1 4s. 1¼d.
August 17, 13s. 7d. was earned, and 16s. 0½d. was spent, of which 6s. 9½d. was spent on food, an average all round of between 11½d. and 11¾d., or less than 1¾d. a day. The fund sank to £1 1s. 7¾d.
August 24, the food average all round was 10¾d., or 1½d. a day, and the fund sank to 19s. 6d.