Viz. 33 per Cent. or One-third, for Household Expenses, including Provisions and all other Articles of Household Consumption.
25 per Cent. or One-fourth, for Servants and Equipage including Horses, Carriages, and Liveries.
25 per Cent. or One-fourth, for Clothes, Education of Children, Medical Assistance, Pocket, Private, and Extra Expenses; including Entertainments, &c.
12½ per Cent. or One-eighth, for Rent, Taxes, and Repairs of House and Furniture.
4½ per Cent. as a Reserve for Contingencies.
Hence may be deduced the following general Table of Expenses according to Income, viz.—
| Net Ann. Income. | Househd. Expenses. | Servants & Equipage. | Clothes & Extras. | Rent and Repairs. | Reserve. |
| 33 pr. Ct. or 1-3rd. | 25 pr. Ct. or 1-4th. | 25 pr. Ct. or 1-4th. | 12½ pr. Ct. or 1-8th. | 4½ per Cent. | |
| £. | £. | £. | £. | £. | £. |
| 1000 | 333 | 250 | 250 | 125 | 42 |
| 2000 | 666 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 84 |
| 3000 | 1000 | 750 | 750 | 375 | 126 |
| 4000 | 1333 | 1000 | 1000 | 500 | 168 |
| 5000 | 1666 | 1250 | 1250 | 625 | 210 |
| 6000 | 2000 | 1500 | 1500 | 750 | 252 |
| 7500 | 2500 | 1875 | 1875 | 937 | 315 |
| 10,000 | 3333 | 2500 | 2500 | 1250 | 420 |
Thus may any Gentleman, with very little trouble, apportion his Income:—and as no two Gentlemen live exactly alike, this Table will shew, by inspection only, what branch of Expense may best be curtailed, so as to afford an addition to any other branch, and still keep his whole Expenses short of his actual Revenue. It will also point out, to those who are economically disposed, in what departments saving may best be effected, as an addition to the fund of reserve, for the augmentation of the fortunes of Children, or for unforeseen Contingencies.
Smaller Incomes must be appropriated in a different manner; and according to the number of Children in the family: thus the Expense of a family with Children will be from 1-4th to 1-3rd for each of the Principals, and about 1-10th or 1-12th for each Child.
As Hints to the Formation of a Household, or the Reformation of an Establishment, we insert the following list of the number and description of Servants that are usually employed, according to Income; viz.—