The ABC of saving - No 13. Purchasing Power

293 THE A.B.C. OF SAVING—No. 13 PURCHASING POWER 1 Those Savings we've invested over the years—how much will they buy for us? That depends largely on when we spend them. 2 Suppose we all spend now, while goods are still scarce. Up would go prices of "uncontrolled" goods. Down would go the purchasing power of our money. Our savings would go—but they wouldn't go very far. 3 But, suppose we don't spend needlessly now. Suppose we go on saving — for better times. We'll be helping to keep prices down —ensuring good value for every pound saved.