♪ There's a world ♪ somewhere near ♪ ♪ A world we've ♪ come to know ♪ ♪ Your family and you ♪ can search for it too ♪ ♪ A place that will ♪ help us to grow ♪ ♪ There's a world ♪ somewhere near ♪ ♪ under beautiful skies ♪ ♪ You can find it and say ♪ on a bright, sunny day ♪ ♪ Under the Yellow Balloon ♪ ♪ Yes, Under the ♪ Yellow Balloon ♪ ♪ ♪ We have to take ♪ another look ♪ ♪ I think you will agree.

♪ ♪ We've got to join in.

♪ ♪ Conservation is the key.

♪ ♪ Our resources are limited, ♪ so we must not wait.

♪ ♪ The future depends on us.

♪ ♪ Tomorrow is too late.

♪ ♪ It's not just ♪ the grown ups.

♪ ♪ Everyone's involved.

♪ ♪ If we all conserve ♪ we'll get the problem solved.

♪ ♪ The air we breathe.

♪ ♪ The land and trees ♪ our water running free.

♪ ♪ We've got to save these ♪ ♪ for what we need.

♪ ♪ It's time ♪ ♪ to take it seriously.

♪ ♪ ♪ We've got to save.

♪ ♪ We've got to save ♪ our energy.

♪ Dad> I was writing checks to pay our bills.

Do you know how much we've spent this month?

Mom> No, dear, I don't know.

How much have we spent?

Dad> Too much.

Much, too much.

You know, we spent more money again this month than we made.

Mom> Oh?

Dad> And the bad part about it is nobody seems to care.

I mean look at them.

They haven't heard a word I said.

I guess I'm the only one in this house that cares about money.

Peter> Money?

Did you mention money?

Dad, I care about it.

In fact, I need some money for a date Saturday night.

How about $10?

Jimmy> Oh, Dad.

I need some money too.

I have to pay for my school pictures.

They're $5.

Christy> If you're giving out money, Dad, I'll take some.

I saw this new blouse, and I just have to have it.

And it's on sale for just $15.

Dad> Oh, you have to have?

Only $15?

Well, now, let's see.

That's $15 for a blouse, $5 for school pictures, and $10 for a date.

Well, now that's $30 without even moving.

They've spent $30.

Look, what I said about money was we're spending too much, and we've got to do something about it.

Okay, I saw that.

Come on, Jimmy.

Turn the television off, will you?

I mean, what's it doing on if nobody's watching it?

Son> Hey, I was watching it.

Dad> Oh yeah!

While you were listening to your records, huh?

Will you just look around this room?

Why, every light is on.

Now... Do you really have to have all the lights on?

Our electric bill went up $25 this month.

Yes.

Now, we've just got to be careful and keep these bills down.

I'd like everybody to stop what they're doing and listen to me.

Now, like I was telling your mom we spent more money this month than we made.

Now, that means we have to go into our savings account and take out money to pay these bills, or else continue to owe them and pay interest on them.

I mean, just look at these bills.

Oh... and here's a check for the grocery store!

Mom> But dear, every time I go to the store, I have to spend more and more money.

The same items cost more every time I buy them.

Dad> Well, couldn't you buy fewer things, or at least less expensive ones?

Mom> I try, but groceries are just more expensive.

I try to plan good, wholesome meals and buy only what we need, but it just never works out.

I make out a shopping list before I go, and I try to buy only things on it.

The things I know I need, but there are always extra things in the bags when I get home.

Sometimes I don't even remember picking them up.

Jimmy> Mom, I put some candy in the cart last week when you weren't looking.

Mom> Then that explains some of those extra purchases.

I was worried about my memory.

I guess I'll have to go shopping by myself from now on.

And be very careful about buying just what's on my list.

Maybe that'll help.

Dad> Well, another thing that might help is to just prepare the size serving that we need.

You know, last night, I remember after we had finished eating that everybody left a lot of food on their plate except Peter.

And because that food had to be thrown out, that food is wasted.

Peter> Dad, I don't mean to eat so much.

It's just that I'm a growing boy and I need a lot of food.

Dad> I'm not complaining about what you eat, Pete.

I'm complaining about what the others don't eat.

Just put as much food on your plate as you think you'll want.

And then if you're still hungry and you want more, well have a second helping.

But don't leave food piled up on your plate to be thrown away.

And besides, Mom can use leftovers in a lot of different ways.

Peter> Leaving food is one thing I'm not guilty of.

Dad> No, but there is a bill here that you are guilty of.

Let's see.

Oh, here it is.

This is a bill from the record shop for five albums.

Peter> But, Dad, I needed those records.

There's a new group that everyone's listening to, and I didn't have any of their records.

While I was buying their records, I saw two other ones I'd been wanting.

So I got those two.

I just had to have those records.

Or else my social life would have been ruined.

Dad> I doubt, seriously that buying five albums is essential to your social life.

Pete, look, instead of buying three albums by one group, why don't you just buy one at a time and then, you know, add to your collection?

Peter> What's the difference in buying them all at once or one at a time?

It still cost the same.

Dad> Yes, but it's spread out over several paychecks instead of coming out of one.

You know, $6 is a lot less than 30.

Peter> I guess you're right.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to limit you to one album a month, that's charged to me, anyway.

Peter> But, Dad.

Dad> Listen, you have a part time job.

If you want more, buy them yourself.

Oh, and young lady.

That one record a month rule that applies to you, as well.

Christy> But, Dad, that's not fair.

I haven't bought too many records.

Dad> No, but you certainly have bought too many clothes.

I have a bill here from the dress shop.

Last month you bought two dresses, two blouses and a pair of pants.

Christy> But, Dad, I have to have clothes.

Don't you want me to look nice?

Clothes are important to a girl my age.

I want guys to notice me, so I always try to look my best.

Besides, all the things I bought were on sale, except for one of the blouses, The things I bought couldn't have cost very much.

Dad> Oh, they couldn't, huh?

Well, let's see.

$24, $18, 17, Nine and 22.

Oh, you're right.

No.

One thing by itself cost very much.

But do you know what the total was with tax?

$93.60.

Christy> $93.

Dad> Yes.

Dad> That's right.

You know, you spent almost $100 without even realizing it.

Christy> I'll be more careful.

Mom> Christy, You're learning to sew in home economics.

And I used to sew all the time.

We can work together and make some of our own clothes.

They'll be less expensive that way.

And we'll have more clothes.

Then when we buy something, it can be something really special.

Christy> I'm willing to try.

I have to make a dress for a Home Ec.

project anyway.

Dad> Well, that should save a lot on these bills.

You know, if everybody would just save a little bit on everything.

We'd certainly be spending a lot less.

Mom> What about you, dear?

If I remember correctly, there was a big bag in your hand when you returned from the hardware store.

Dad> I confess I'm guilty, too.

You know, some of the things I bought were really necessary, and I saved money.

Well, I bought some lumber to make a bookcase for Peter, because if I had bought it new or assembled, it would have cost a lot more.

Oh, I know I shouldn't have bought the fishing rod.

I have plenty of others to use when I go fishing, but I did.

I admit.

It was an unnecessary purchase, but you know, I guess we all buy things that we shouldn't.

Peter> I read in the paper that the dollar is getting smaller every day.

Jimmy> It is not either.

The dollar bill is the same size it's always been.

Mom> Jimmy, what Peter means is that a dollar is worth less than it was years ago.

When I was your age, a candy bar cost $0.05.

Today, that same candy bar cost $0.25.

Dad> And it seems as if everything else has gone up just as much.

I'll tell you, money is really a problem.

Mom> My grandmother had a solution for her money problems.

She used to tell me about times when she had no money, but needed to buy clothes for her children.

She lived on a farm, and when she needed something, she'd take things from the farm, such as eggs or extra vegetables to the general store.

Then when she found what she wanted, she traded her eggs or vegetables for it.

She got what she wanted.

The merchant got something he could sell, but no money passed hands.

The barter system was much simpler, but people didn't buy as many things, then as they buy now.

Christy> They couldn't have.

There weren't as many things to buy then.

We have to buy a lot of things.

Dad> Christy, I'm not saying that we should stop spending money completely.

We can't.

There are things we have to have, things we can't live without, and there are things that we need and we should be able to buy.

But I'm just saying that we should watch how we spend our money, and especially on the extra things.

And we can also be careful with the water and electricity we use.

You know, our wants our unlimited, but unfortunately our resources are limited, so we've got to do something about it.

Now we've got to figure out how to spend our money.

So, I think we should sit down and figure out a budget showing how our money is going to be spent, and everybody's going to help make our budget, and everybody's going to have to stick to it.

Okay?

All> Okay.

Okay.

♪ ♪ ♪ Everyone must do his part.

♪ ♪ So listen to me.

♪ ♪ It's time we made a plan ♪ to save our money.

♪ ♪ ♪ Electric bills are rising.

♪ ♪ That's not all we face.

♪ ♪ We've got to put an end ♪ to this unnecessary waste.

♪ ♪ ♪ The monthly ♪ bills are piling up.

♪ ♪ We've spent more ♪ than we've made ♪ ♪ when we have to pay ♪ the interest rates, ♪ ♪ we'll wish that ♪ we had saved.

♪ ♪ ♪ We've got ♪ to make a budget ♪ ♪ and stick with it ♪ to the end.

♪ ♪ It's the only way ♪ to be sure.

♪ ♪ Just how much ♪ to spend.

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