Buffalo Evening News Almanac

Buffalo Evening News Almanac




In 1934 Harriet Cooke was the Buffalo News Kitchen Counselor.





This doesn't sound all that bad.

They even had a Lucy Lincoln Department




One way to wash your hair

Your Weekly Budget. They had examples of proper budgeting for their readers.



Here is one example





I don't see a line items called living above your means with credit cards. People were wiser back then

We need to get back to this sort of living :)
If you don't have the money, don't buy it.

Nothing wrong with buying anything you can't afford but don't expect anyone else to bail you out. Or to go bankrupt over issues you caused yourself. I don't mean medical or like a meteor hit your home. I mean the people who over buy their home, fill it with items using credit cards and don't have any savings at all. There is a difference when a parent needs to get glass for their kids or a hot water tank burst and you have to use a credit card.