European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse How Nodi f off Wilouise Cook associated press of swatter what you grocery prices seem to keep going and and but you can save Cash if youre willing to spend time and never pay full Price Tor anything is the motto of Heinz a Cornell University professor who contends that american families could save thou Sands of dollars during their lives it they would follow a few simple rules of Riesdorf and his colleges at Cornell recently issued revised version of a Stop step first published to saving Money at the supermarket and the professor says the same techniques can be used in other areas of shopping Many of his rules Are applicable Pri Marily in the states where you can watch for specials and do comparative Many can also be put into practice i the rules seem deceptively simple buy Only when the Price is when the Price is buy in compare Price and size to get the lowest Price per shop in at least two competing stores whenever u is plan your meals around the weekly meat individual savings May seem but Riesdorf says that by rigidly following the rules you can trim 15 per cent from your grocery assume you spend a fifteen per cent is in one year you save almost in 10 you will have saved putting the rules in practice takes time Proba Bly an extra hour or More a week to Start track of prices and not everyone would be willing to make the to follow the Riesdorf plan you often have to be willing to put Price before individual you May have to give up a Little Leisure you will have to steel yourself to resist the urgings of Riesdorf has no children and admits that its easier to shop without surveys have that Many Consumers Are Willingto take extra Steps to save a recent study by the economic research service of the department of for showed that a growing number of people Are shopping to get the Best in Consumers Are interested in More information and Are using available information to help them make better food Purchase said Evelyn Kaitz of the they Are More aware shoppers and Are checking the ads before doing their they Are and express a need for additional Label in the first says is to determine family spending decide what things Are most important if you decide you want Steak once a but you must be ready to pay the economists Call this Opportunity says Bies if you spend something one you spend it at the expense of not spending on something once you know you can work to eliminate impulse items that dont contribute to your weigh each Purchase i would where you gel a you should also Remert ibis ital the extra supplies you How big a should you keep on hand Eoo Glim you Mytr have to buy at the Reg ular two or three months Supply a product generally will although properly stored items will last much canned can be kept for up to three years in Cool but most experts recommend storing them for no More than one what if you dont have the time to shop around Riesdorf say find How much time do you devote to much does it Cost television it costs once you have become familiar with the better shop per Riesdorf it less than half an hour a week to Cut your grocery Bill by u Riesdorf also dismisses his plan re quires lot of storage if you Worth of free would you turn them Down be cause you didst have room of course rearrange cabinets to get the maximum use of available con Sider step shelves in the closets for More surface store paper goods in Cartons under the Riesdorf stresses the importance of using unit pricing where available to compare the Cost of items sold in different size for a six ounce can of something is 29 cents and a 13ounce can is 60 which is cheaper the unit Price will Tell you the Cost per Pound of each item 77 cents for the six ounce size and 74 cents for the 13 ounce if the unit Price is not figure it out Riesdorf refuses to be discouraged because Many people Are unable to do the necessary the fact that some people Are dont want to be have too much not enough Stop a professor from teaching what he knows will Riesdorf somewhat dogmatic the ones who pick it up will Benefit the professor is a living example of How his theories at Heinz Riesdorf enters a the instinct of a homing he Heads straight for the first bargain of the Day 10 pounds of potatoes ill picked it up or my eyes Are pc f Opportunity to Hunt for a bar it whose plane was he what was less Deler he fort five minutes and three supermarkets Riesdorf has finished this weeks shopping Tor himself and his he has spent everything he bought was on who came to the from West Germany in is the kind of person who is known in the grocery business As a Cherry he buys Only the the looks on shopping and buying As a tour of us House 1 bought it at Bau Nung commentary and discounts products ranging that three or four years always f Riesdorf never so waiting drove to a nearby i look lie was told there were 110 stilts i i Prosaw have 50 shirts at Wear out a lot of shirts and in never going to for a Why should i so i bought for of the stuff in my House was that most people would not wart that Many Hev gues that the principle to in it is a principle which forms one of his bask rules for shopping buy when the Price is and when s the Lour of his House includes a look at what he Cali own supermarket in my own he has a Sepa rate room for storing groceries five 38ounce contain ers of bought at a Nickel instead of the regular 23cenl Price cases of canned pounds of vinegar by the Riesdorf s savings come mainly of prod is Soch As canned goods and nonfood products be perishables like meat and fresh produce Are replaced with menus planed us wife around the he did not Tan a Freeter until 1 late last Bies Dok estimates he spends about a week on foot for himself and his including spot expenditures ant items from that about the same amount As the department of agriculture estimates it takes to feet to refer to your records fairly often to Check prices and products As time goes you will remember the Fig says most families will find their weekly purchases arc fairly you know there Are some items you never other items toilet for example Are things you will always no matter these Staple items Are the things you will want to Stock up to Check your record sheets to make sure the Price is really lower than once you have determined that the Price is be prepared to buy More than you need for one for 48ounce cans of Tomato juice Are on Sale at two for 99 compared to a regular Price of assume your family uses Tomato juice Reg at the rate of two cans a if you buy 12 you have six weeks Supply and have saved in order to buy now for future you need extra but it May take less than you if you have which you have not planned to spend in a youre Well on your Riesdorf because the first week there is no Way you could find everything you use at the Best you can even Start with As Little As he what if you dont even have the Dollar find says if you have no Money at you skip some thing that you dont need very suppose you Eli i test your United press International Ever wonder Why some families manage to do much More with their income than others chances Are the difference lies in How the family manages its How Good Are you at getting the most out of your income the test below was devised by Continental Bank of Chicago and will give you a Chance to see How savvy you Are about Money there is Only one Correct answer to each question and the right answers appear at the disposable income refers to the amount of your the amount of Moey you have left after the amount of Money you spend on entertainment and the truth in tending Law ensures that borrowers be informed of the total Cost of borrowers do not falsify information on credit a lenders disclose the total number of credit accounts they in evaluating the adequacy of your homeowners in you should consider your Homes replacement the total Market value of your the tax valuation of your Poge 14 the stars and stripes if you have a Standard Homeowner policy Lor on your what is the amount of i rage on your unscheduled personal property the consumer Price Index fluctuations in the Gros National changes in prices paid for goods and Urban the difference Between wholesale and i employees not covered by a corporate pension f Are eligible to set up an individual retirement when you Purchase a corporate you Beo part owner of the i your daughter or son continues to live at Home a graduating and securing full time employ Twenty per cent of her Othis income would be compensation for room and
