A man without a home may as well be a man without a country. A home is
bail for success in life. Not a mere place to live and sleep, or eat and
get your washing done, but a home of your own, what an Englishman calls
his “castle.” Yours where you are safe from intruders, and feel like a
king in his own domain.
It is easy to acquire a home, but you must begin at the beginning and do
as all others have done and will always do. Buy the beginning of a home
with what you can easily save out of your earnings or wages.
The way to do is to buy a small lot for a home, a small piece of ground
upon which you can build a little cage for yourself, your dear ones, and
for your posterity, or in anticipation of such an event. It pays. The
man who does not dream of a posterity is not a good citizen, a good
friend, nor a safe man to deal with.
You do not have to pay out a large sum of money; a small sum to begin
with will secure you a start toward a home. Paying gradually, you will
soon have the ownership of a portion of this green earth, and a spot all
your own. Then you can build when the ground is paid for. That is the
key to a home—get a lot paid for and you can always secure a building
fund.
In this way you become a real member of society, a citizen who has an
interest in the way his affairs are carried on. In addition to that, you
are deemed a solid citizen, a fixture, and when the time comes you are
the one selected to fill an opportunity of any sort within your
capacity.