That left a monthly total of only 67 Reichsmarks for a household of four people for all other forms of expenditure, on clothing, household equipment, transport, health care, insurance and social and educational expenditure. A pair of men’s shoes would cost 10 Reichsmarks. Having them resoled cost 4 Reichsmarks. Children’s shoes were not to be had for much less than 6 Reichsmarks, the daily wage for most workers.
