My mother was a child during the depression and she told me many stories of that time. Her dad earned 25 cents per day. They ate biscuits and red-eye gravy for breakfast. They saved and treasured everything which was then taught to us. Kindness, moral values, and care of physical things helped all of us to realize how difficult life can be. I fell that this knowledge would help my family to survive during difficult times to come. This book could provide such info to those who have no concept of living with so little.