Thrift 1875

Living in England during the industrial Revolution was like living in the golden age. Where everything flowed in abundance and the was little worries... well at least for the wealthy at least. Even though they were living like kings, England still had a problem with the enormous mass of poverty. The work of the lower class was miserable and dangerous. There was a huge gap between "the Haves and the Haves-nots"(Strayer). To the poor money was considered to be the ruler of everything, and the poor would only work from paycheck to paycheck and not worry about a future plan. They would "live in the moment", and were considered to act like a savage tribe. To some they believed that the problems with society reflected all upon the problems of the individual. And the only way to break that mold was to have "more extended knowledge of the uses of economy, frugality, and thrift will help them to spend their lives more soberly, virtuously, and religiously"(Strayer).