This section is from the book "The Profession Of Home Making", by American School Of Home Economics. Also available from Amazon: The Profession Of Home Making.
Services (including wages of 2 maids, laundry, ashes removed, snow shoveled, rugs beaten, windows washed, etc .............. | $5 50 |
Fuel.......... | 1 30 |
Lighting... | 60 |
Telephone ......................... | 64 |
Water tax ........................ | 16 |
Ice.... | 20 |
Household Supplies ............... | 60 |
Total ......................... | $9 00 |
She says: "Nothing is more helpful to the practice of economy than a record from year to year of all expenditures. I have been a more successful housekeeper since I began keeping careful accounts. I have reduced my monthly food bill from $60 to $50 and less since I offered my cook 10 per cent on what we saved each month."
 
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