Re: Re-reading Tightwad Gazette
A good article to read this time is ‘The X System’ Vol 2 p382 (CTG)
Amy’s quote: ‘The oldest child is X, the next oldest is XX and the next oldest is XXX and so on. Everytime an article of clothing is passed down add another X.’
As a child is a household of girls, this problem came up with our socks & underwear. My mother used to sew a color thread on them for each child, any that didn’t have a color thread was hers.
This is ideal way in the same sex or uni- sex clothing in a family.
But do remember to buy the younger ones some new clothes at times. One boy
I knew was eleven when he rebelled on not having any new clothes like his friends, when his parents sat down & thought about it, he had been wearing brother’s or cousins clothes since birth.
A good article to read this time is ‘The X System’ Vol 2 p382 (CTG)
Amy’s quote: ‘The oldest child is X, the next oldest is XX and the next oldest is XXX and so on. Everytime an article of clothing is passed down add another X.’
As a child is a household of girls, this problem came up with our socks & underwear. My mother used to sew a color thread on them for each child, any that didn’t have a color thread was hers.
This is ideal way in the same sex or uni- sex clothing in a family.
But do remember to buy the younger ones some new clothes at times. One boy


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