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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-01-02, Page 5Times -Advocate, January 2, 1991 • Page 5 SPFCTAL IEATURF Creditonfarnfly.saves blg money with coupon collection . EXETER - A d the grand total is $26.71 for 118.14 worth of grdcerics. How did the Leibolds do it? With $91.43 in coupon sav- ings including $10.82 saved on sale items. Diane Lcibold of Crediton, along with her. spouse David Gib- son and two'of her children Sa- mantha and Christopher, made a special trip to the supermarket on Friday afternoon. Armed with a fistful of coupons, the Leibolds set out to see how much they could save on one tri to the grocery store - in the end almost everything in the cart was free. It was the first time the Leibolds set out on such a venture and apart ' from using the coupon's as a major cost -saver, Leibold wanted to prove collecting and trading cou- pons is a good idea. The cart was crammed just about everything a family needs for sustenance including fruit juice, poultry, Rice-n-Roni, Coca Cola, canned vegetables and Jello 'nixes. Many of Leibold's coup• ons or 'get one free' vouchers had been saved or sent for over the last few months. Many cash refunds on purchased goods can only be re- ceived by sending a facsimile of the code on a refund form. Unfor- tunately the proper forms are not always available at the local super- market, she said. Leibold finds many of her cou- pons in newspapers, flyers, mailers and stores. There is another way to save with merchandise labels - Leibold has won several items by saving the Universal Price Codes off many goods including a 'trip to the Mol - son Indy in Toronto including $120, gas vouchers, $300 spending money as well as three days -at the Sutton Place and pit box seats. This year, she won a Canon 35 mm camera valued at $200 by sending in UPCs. Leibold believes a consumer should enter as many.product con- tests or draws as possible because entering is virtually free. Leibold's key to savings success has been purchasing advertized spe- cials as much as possible - and the addition of coupon -use helps her save big. 'bold sai; onrr of a most irn- Po t taCiar when. sending in for cash' rebates is to' keep the projects' identified by sending in the proof - of -purchase or labels. Leibold says another factor to her success in the money savings de- partment is simply that she "loves • to shop", and often finds herself de- lighted with the amount of money she is able to save on a product. Leibold is interested in starting a Crediton and area coupon club. She was involved in one in London, but hasn't been able to keep regular contact with them since September. She says she has always collected coupons, but decided to *o full- time with it this year, adding, "In this day and age, you have to save." Leibold believes starting an area coupon club would provide local people with a good opportunity to socialize and save. There are a number of ways to profit from coupons including con- tests, cashback offers and collect- ing Universal Price Codes of cer- tain products for money. Over 140 coupon offers* expired on December 31, and Leibold says there are many more to take advan- tage of and with a networking sys- tem the likelihood of big savings is possible. Leibold noted with the pressing recession, coupons can take an im- pressive dent off a grocery bill's tal- ly. "You can take 20 to 25 percent off your bill without even working that hard for it," she said. Leibold claims she currently saves about 50 percent by collect- ing coupons and is now in the pro- cess of recruiting the discount -wise fora coupon club to be based outeof her Crediton home. As the Leibold children helped box the groceries, the Leibolds checked out a new item on the mar- ket with a cash rebate - the green bulb. �.z.t .c_• _4_ • Diane Leif checks the each week fo discounts an sales. Valu Mart employee Jean Kelly surveys the savings after the Leibold's coupon -saving dventure. VISSCHER FARMS COUNTRY MARKET OPEN - Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CLOSED Sundays WECAN find the best :5. GIC APPLES $10.00 per bushel Apple Cider $3.50 a jug POTATOES $5.00 - 50 Ib. bag BELGIUM ENDIVE $1.50 per Ib. 3 miwest of Exeter on Hwy. 83 Phone 237-3442 One Year Let us shop the market for you Galser-Kneale Exeter Grand Bend Hensel) 235-2420 238-8484 262-2119 [4.4o-L..-peop l'rretk))T Project deadline TORONTO - Applicants with approved proposals have until Feb- ruary 28, 1991, to complete pro- jects and submit financial assis- tance forms to receive grants under the 1990-91 Ontario Seasonal Housing Assistance Program. The deadline for submitting ap- plications to obtain approval for assistance was October 15, 1990. More than 340 applications were received for the program: 202 pro- jects are now complete and 137 are under construction. The program was jointly funded by the federal and provincial gov- ernments through the Canada/ Ontario Agricultural Employment Committee which helps ag produc- ers pro""ide approved housing for seasonal workers employed in pro- ducing and harvesting fruit, vegeta- bles and tobacco. Under the 1990-91 program, $800,000 was made available to help Ontario producers who had not previously participated in the pro- gram and to those producers who had not used up the maximum ben - lents available during the 1986-90 \program. The agreement provides grants of up to 40 percent of the cost of building or renovating seasonal housing or up to $500 per worke housed to a maximum of $5,000 per applicant. ,CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS HAPPY NEW YEAR DEADLINE FOR APPEALING YOUR 1990 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT Tuesday, January 8th, 1991 The final day for appealing your 1990 property assess- ment to the Assessment Review Board is Tuesday, January 8th, 1991. Your assessment will be used to calculate your 1991 municipal and school taxes. You should appeal your 1990 property assessment (a) if you are dissatisfied with the amount of the assessment, even after discussing it with your Regional Assessment Office; (b) if you appealed your previous assessment and the appeal has not been settled; or (c) if you received a Notice of Property Valuation which does not reflect a settlement of your previous appeal. The Assessment Review Board is an agency of the Ministry of the Attorney General and operates less formally than a court of law. It is a ithorized to decide if your property assessment is fair and equitable, com- .pared with similar properties in your area. You may present your own case, retain a lawyer, or ask a friend or relative to act as your agefii. A Notice of Appeal form is, available from your municipal office, your Regionai Assessment Office, or the Assessment Review Board. You may also use the reverse side of a Notice of Property Valuation or write a letter. Appeals should be forwarded in writing to the Regional Registrar of the Assessment Review Board at the address shown below. a'. If you have any questions or require (assistance in filing the appe 1, please contact your Regional Assess- ment Office. Tke address and telephone number are in the Blue Pages of your telephone directory, under "Property Assessment Information." Kime, Mills, Dunlop. Chartered Accountants Joseph F. Darling, C.G.A. Associate Dan(el B. Dates, M.Acc., C.A. Manager •- 347 Main St.. Exeter. 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