Plan No. 699. Built Her Home on $40 Salary
“How I paid for my home: As a girl, seven years ago, I built a seven-room modern house costing $3,500. My income at that time was $40 a month, as I worked as a maid in one of the best families. I built the house as a home for myself. When I started to build I had the lot paid for and $700 cash as first payment. The rest of the debt was paid at $35 or more per month. It never involved any hardships, and I was quite often praised for owning such a fine house.
“When the house was finished I rented it for $36 a month, so as to make better payments, and it did not take long before the house was paid for and was mine.
“The foundation is 36x44 feet; there are seven large rooms on the first floor, four closets, a linen closet, bath, large front and back porches, a half basement with hot-air furnace, laundry with stationary tubs, storeroom, coal bin with air-tight chute. The attic is finished and the walls of the house are built strong enough to add another story if desired.
“Owning a home not only proved a good investment but gave me real satisfaction. I was highly respected and well esteemed by my neighbors and people in general.
“My experience may show that any man or woman can own a home, even with a small income, with a little saving and a plan.”