Buffalo Evening News Almanac

[WNYresident]

Buffalo Evening News Almanac




In 1934 Harriet Cooke was the Buffalo News Kitchen Counselor.





This doesn't sound all that bad.

[WNYresident]

They even had a Lucy Lincoln Department




One way to wash your hair

[WNYresident]

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

[mesue]

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

[WNYresident]

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.