For example, when we paid $60 to $65 rent per month, we would spend only about $15 per week for groceries. As you see, I didn't die and I am not sick.
Mr. Rankin. Did you buy clothing for yourself?
Mrs. Oswald. Not everything. At first some of our Russian friends would occasionally give us some clothes. But Lee would also buy clothes for me. But in America this is no problem.
Mr. Rankin. What do you mean by that?
Mrs. Oswald. In my opinion life is not very expensive here. Everyone buys according to his financial status, and no one walks around undressed. You can buy for $20 and at a sale you might buy for $2, clothes for an entire season.
Mr. Rankin. What about clothing for your child? Did you handle the buying of that?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Returning to the——
Mrs. Oswald. Excuse me. Some of the things for children were given to us by friends who had children. But I didn't like them and I bought some.
Mr. Rankin. Returning to the date of November 11, 1963, did you recall that that was a holiday?