Mrs. OSWALD. Of course we were economizing.
No, Lee always handled the money, but I bought groceries. He gave me
money and I bought groceries, or more correctly, together.
Mr. RANKIN. You would usually go to the grocery store together to buy
what you needed?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. And then did he give you any funds separately from that,
for you to spend alone?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, he would give it to me, but I would not take it.
Mr. RANKIN. How much were those amounts?
Mrs. OSWALD. Excuse me, I want to add something.
You asked me yesterday to make a list of how much we spent during a
month--I forgot. Excuse me--I will do it today.
For example, when we paid $60 to $65 rent per month, we would spend
only about $15 per week for groceries. As you see, I didn't die and I
am not sick.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you buy clothing for yourself?
Mrs. OSWALD. Not everything. At first some of our Russian friends would
occasionally give us some clothes. But Lee would also buy clothes for
me. But in America this is no problem.
Mr. RANKIN. What do you mean by that?
Mrs. OSWALD. In my opinion life is not very expensive here. Everyone
buys according to his financial status, and no one walks around
undressed. You can buy for $20 and at a sale you might buy for $2,
clothes for an entire season.
Mr. RANKIN. What about clothing for your child? Did you handle the
buying of that?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.