How to Beat the HIGH COST OF LIVING - Wilbur A Berg - June-July 1981

Wilbur A Berg

Never in recent memory has making ends meet been so difficult. The cost of living has soared upward so relentlessly that the economic stability of many families, and even entire nations, is seriously threatened. Inflation has, in fact, put a squeeze on the whole world. To help offset rising expenses, husbands often have to moonlight on second jobs. Wives are forced to work outside the home. Older children, unable to make it on their own, are coming back to live with their parents. And many nations, getting deeper and deeper in debt, are forced to borrow to payoff old bills and to maintain a semblance of credibility. This is not the way things should be! How did the world come to this impasse? Years ago, in the industrial world, a husband's salary, without a second income from his wife, was usually adequate to cover the needs of his family. If he worked hard and dependably he could expect periodic pay increases that eventually gave him a higher standard of living. In many cases he was even able to buy his own house. Not so now. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library