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Ready-money should be paid for all such things as come not into weekly bills,
and even for them a check is necessary. The best places for purchasing should be
attended to. In some articles a discount of five per cent is allowed for ready
money in London and other large cities, and those who thus pay are usually best
served. Under the idea of buying cheap, many go to new shops, but it is safest
to deal with people of established credit who do not dispose of goods by
underselling.
To make tradesmen wait for their money injures them greatly, besides that a
higher price must be paid, and in long bills, articles never bought are often
charged. Perhaps the irregularity and failure of payment, may have much evil
influence on the price of various articles, and may contribute to the
destruction of many families from the highest to the lowest.
Thus regularly conducted, the exact state of money affairs will be known with
ease; for it is delay of payment that occasions confusion. A common-place book
should be always at hand, in which to enter such hints of useful knowledge, and
other observations as are given by sensible experienced people. Want of
attention to what is advised, or supposing things too minute to be worth
hearing, are the causes why so much ignorance prevails on necessary subjects,
among those who are, not backward in frivolous ones.
It is very necessary for a woman to be informed of the prices and goodness of
all articles in common use, and of the best times, as well as places, for
purchasing them. She should also be acquainted with the comparative prices of
provisions, in order that she may be able to substitute
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