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The Huron Expositor, 1978-07-13, Page 24J. L. McCUTCHEON MOTORS LTD. Your Friendly Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Dealer Come alive with us Olds Brussels Phone 887-6856 CHEVROLET DIRT BIKES AT D 10-EARTH PRICES. 2 SUMMER RECREATION ISSUE, JULY '12, 1978 .Dokum -sEnsE On holidays balance fun, economics_ By Anne Drozd, CA The trick in budgeting for a vacation is to strike a balance between economy and enjoyment -- keep costs down without turning your- self into the Scrooge of the Suntan Set. Here are a few tips that can help you to come home with more than your cab fare: --Plan ahead. Decide early where you want to go and generally how much you can afford. The more time you allow yourself, the better chance you will have to take advantage of special deals and-other economics. --Shop around. The variety of package-tour, advance-booking and special fares available from tour companies and airlines defy summarizing, and more seem to be announced ' , every week:- With the help of a travel agent, consider the options that suit your plans: If you're flying, General financial advice . by members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. consider going in "low" seasons, summer in the West Indies, winter in Europe, or the "shoulder" seasons, spring and fall -- for lower air fares and hotel rates. On a one-destination vacation, consider a home- exchange deal or a serviced apartment ' instead, of a hotel room. --Know—your destination. A whole industry exists to provide you with the detail you need --.through tourist information offices, books, magazines, newspaper, travel supplements, bro- chures and guidebooks. Seek out the kind of information that will help you trim your costs: inex- pensive but comfortable hotels, little-known rest- aurants, what to shop for, and so forth. -tBud'iet your vacat- ion as closely as possible, taking Into account all anticipated expenses, major and minor. You may not stick to budget, but you should know 'when you've exceeded it, and by how much. -Use traveller's cheques rather than credit cards, This avoids interest charges and keeps holiday money separate from funds needed for bome=front essentials. Holders of special customer bank accounts can often obtain traveller's cheques free, or for a minimal charge. Taking actual cash, of course, is foolish and can have disastrous con- sequences. --Minimize your food costs. Meals included in a package tour, plan can be more expensive than eating elsewhere. Remember that it's usually cheaper to have your main meal at noon rather than at night, and that buying food for a self- made meal • can be a gastronomical and econom- ical delight, --In a ' foreign country, always exchange currency at a bank. Banks invariably offer the going rate Suzuki's full line of dirt bikes have the features that let them' ake on the toughest terrain. And model for model, you can't beat Suzuki prides, either, from the pssoc for, junior riders right up to the top of the line DS185C. Every , bike in the series gives you 5 speed constant Mesh transmission. And f6r that high torque at low and high, speeds,' a Power Reed' type engine. . We carry 'a fulliange of Suzuki motor- cycles, and our service department. stocks a complete line of parts and accessories;, When it combs right down to it, you'll like our Suailcis and our prices. So why not come'right doWn? "i6:71.11r ; SWUM j SUZUKI COES THE DISTANCE! lest Selection ONLY $ 1,099.00 NEW-8 USED BIKES • ip 1111 -----,q1/11111 _ VARNAi ON- --- To - Off Hwy #4 ; 'One Mlle. South of Brumfield Phone 262-5809 TRAVEL IN STYLE in A Personalized Ford Truck Several, built tough Ford two and four wheelers to choose from - come and see them today. SEE THE FORD FUN-FILLED HAULERS NOW! Bill McLaughlin Motors Ltd. 'The small dealer with the big heart' Goderich St. W. Seaforth SELECTION SAVING SERVICE SATISFACTION