02585cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000300012624500220015626400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450502000039550801670059552013130076253400450207565300190212065300200213965300160215985600430217599900170221853040UtSlPG20260610134225.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a99004206  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTX1 aGrant, Robert,d1852-194014aThe Art of Living 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-09-120 aIncome -- The dwelling -- House-furnishing and the commissariat -- Education -- Occupation -- The use of time -- The summer problem -- The case of man -- The case of woman -- The conduct of life.  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Art of Living" by Robert Grant is a reflective work addressing personal finance and lifestyle choices, likely written in the late 19th century. The author explores themes of consumption, social norms, and the pressures of maintaining a certain standard of living, particularly in an era of growing wealth and social expectations. Throughout the text, Grant contrasts characters like Mr. Rogers, who lives modestly despite his financial limitations, with others who grapple with societal pressures to display wealth.  At the start of the book, we meet the narrator, who learns from a friend’s bookkeeper, Mr. Rogers, about the art of budgeting and living well on a limited income. This encounter prompts a deep reflection within the narrator about financial choices, societal pressures, and personal happiness. His conversation with his wife, Barbara, reveals their shared struggle with monthly bills and the morality of living within their means, especially in comparison to Mr. Rogers's seemingly successful family life on a much lower income. Through these initial discussions, the groundwork is laid for an exploration of what it truly means to live wisely and the complex choices individuals face in managing their income amidst societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHome economics  aQuality of life  aLife skills40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53040  c93874d93874