Finances

What were your family finances like when you were growing up? How did that affect you?

We were not rich, but my parents knew how to utilize their limited income with wisdom. We always bought our homes. We didn't rent. Mother and Dad never owned a car. So we walked to school and to church and took the streetcar when we went to town. When our church moved to Westwood, we walked a part of the time and used streetcars on other occasions.

Mother made our dresses. Our home was furnished with simplicity but was kept clean and neat. We ate simple foods, but Mother knew how to make beans, rice, potatoes and other common foods have taste-appeal.

In depression days, Dad had no job. My parents were strongly opposed to accepting government aid. So they baked bread and coffee cakes, and we helped sell their products from house to house. God Provided!