I love a woman's sense of economy. We moved into a new house and decided to economize by not buying new living room furniture. Noreen said, "no, we will make do… we will have the old furniture slip covered". This we did. However, once we got the slip covers on… new bright and shiny, the old broadloom started to look bad… so up she comes… and down goes the new stuff. Now the picture was complete… just about. We have a big window looking out onto a ravine, so we really didn't need drapes right away… but, with a new rug and fresh slip covers… well, it was false economy according to my wife to let the sun fade all that. So to stop fading, let's get drapes. Up go the drapes. Now then the room is complete. The furniture looks just like new with pretty covers, the gold broadloom is on the floor… the drapes are on the window… but, how can the kids play in a room that classy. Their friction toys would tear the rug… their play clothes would ruin the new slipcovers and "we just can't be harping at them all the time",,, because this is their home, too. So again, my wife comes up with a great idea. Daddy has built a nice warm, mahogany room in the basement where he can retreat and read. It had only one chair in it, but that was all I could sit on at one time, so it didn't matter. Mommy says… let's buy a set of leather furniture… put it in your den… move the TV down there and the kids will have a place where we won't have to worry about them lousing up the living room. This we have done. So the old man is again euchred out of his den, but… we sure have economized. Yes sir… that new living room furniture would have cost me $400 at least and I saved that money. Mind you it cost me $1500 to do it, but spooky old Noreen says it was a good deal… and you know something? She's got me convinced.
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