s. d. Rent 7 6 Burial insurance 0 7 Coal 0 7½ Gas 1 0 Soap, soda 0 4¼ Boots repaired 2 6 Hat 1 0¾ ------ 13 7½ Mrs. U. managed to do on 22s. 9¾d., whereby she saved 9¼d. and spent 9s. 2¼d. upon food, which means an average all round the family of 1s. 3¾d. per week, or 2¼d. a day. Mr. U. took no fixed sum for his food. His wife did the best she could for him and thought it cost her about 4d. a day, but was not sure. The savings had now mounted to £2 0s. 5½d., but the next week the amount brought in was only 12s. 7d. July 13. s. d. Rent 7 6 Burial insurance 0 7 Soap, soda 0 3½ Blacking 0 0½ Gas (no coal) 1 0 ------ 9 5 Mrs. U. managed on 17s. 6¾d. for the week, which left 8s. 1¾d. for food, or a weekly average all round the family of almost 1s. 2d., or 2d. a day, and depleted the savings to the amount of 4s. 11¾d. The reserve fund now stood at £1 15s. 5¾d. Next week Mr. U. made 19s. 7d., but one of the children won a prize of 2s., which gives 21s. 7d. July 20. s. d. Rent 7 6 Burial insurance 0 7 Soap, soda 0 3 Gas (still no coal) 1 0 Boy’s boots 2 6½ ------ 11 10½ Mrs. U. managed on £1 0s. 9d., which allowed 8s. 10½d. for food, an average all round of almost 1s. 3¼d., or just over 2d. a day. Tenpence was saved and the reserve fund went up to £1 16s. 3¾d. July 27, 15s. 7d. was earned, and 18s. 3¼d. was spent, of which 8s. 11d. went on food, an average all round of 1s. 3¼d., or slightly over 2d. a day. The fund went down to £1 13s. 7½d. August 3rd, 17s. 1d. was earned, and 18s. 2½d. was spent, of which 8s. 9¼d. was spent on food, an average all round of 1s. 3d., or just over 2d. a day. The fund sank to £1 12s. 6d. August 10, only 8s. 7d. was earned and 16s. 11¾d. was spent, of which 7s. 1¼d. went on food, an average all round of 1s. 0¼d. or 1¾d. a day. The fund was reduced to £1 4s. 1¼d. August 17, 13s. 7d. was earned, and 16s. 0½d. was spent, of which 6s. 9½d. was spent on food, an average all round of between 11½d. and 11¾d., or less than 1¾d. a day. The fund sank to £1 1s. 7¾d. August 24, the food average all round was 10¾d., or 1½d. a day, and the fund sank to 19s. 6d. August 31. The food average all round was just under 1s., or 1¾d. a day, and the fund sank to 17s. 11½d.