Try It.. .You May Like It
Do you remember the Life cer
eal commercials with Mikey? Re
member the other kids bargaining
about who will try something
first? As I conduct workshops,
I’ve found that many people are as
resistant to trying something new
as those kids were. But often, test
ing a new idea or product really
pays.
One popular activity that I pre
sent in my money management
workshops is a taste test I pur
chase a selection of products and
ask people to taste and rank their
favorites. After the results are in, I
share the information about
prices. This makes a lasting im
pression on the group. For in
stance, most are surprised to find
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120” and 144” Cut; 120 HP Center Gearbox; 100 HP Outboard
Gearboxes; Pan Blade Carriers; Updraft Blades; Cat. 4 Driveline
with Slip Clutch Protection; 540 or 1000 RPM; Lift or Pull-Type;
10-Gauge Deck; 1/4” x 10” Side Skirts; Replaceable Skid Shoes;
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Drivelines; 180 HP Divider Gearbox; 140 HP Center and Wing Gear
boxes; Pan Blade Carries; 6” Blade Overlap: Mechanical Level-Lift
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Hitch; Replaceable Skid Shoes; Wing Operation 90° Up and 20° Down;
Rated for 2” Diameter Material; Fully-Shielded Drivelines; Safety
Deflectors Standard.
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that it is very difficult to distin
guish differences among sal tine
cracker brands, and yet some la
bels are half the price of others.
Unless I had made the individuate
try these products in a blind taste
test, many would have continued
to buy the name brand items.
Why? They were sure they
wouldn’t like the less expensive
brand. Now they report that they
regularly buy and are pleased with
store brand products.
Last week 1 practiced tasting a
new product I went to the store to
pick up some bottled ice tea for a
road trip. My favorite brand was
only stocked in cans. After scan
ning the shelves carefully, I realiz
ed that one bottled brand was Vi
the price of the rest I had never
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heard of it before. What the heck!
I bought three bottles to try.
! This time the test brought a
c pleasant surprise. I like it, and I
saved a lot of money. Of course, I
Could have saved more by brew
ing my own tea and putting it in a
cooler. (That’s the price I pay for
convenience.) Now I have a less
expensive product that I will pur
chase in the future. If 1 continue to
experiment with no-name and
store brand products, each time se
lecting the best one for the price, I
save food dollars that can then be
spent on other priority purchases.
It pays to try new things.
I saw this principle put into ac
tion last month when I visited my
brother and sister-in-law. This
time it was applied to parenting.
My sister-in-law had read that if
you lit candles at dinner, your pre
schoolers and school-age children
were more likely to eat in a mote
relaxed manner. Her comments
after trying it for a week, “You
know, it really works!” And her
five-year-old and two-year-old re
lish the opportunity to blow out
the candles at the end of the meal.
Cooperative Extension publica
tions are filled with suggestions.
We continually encourage people
to make positive changes by try
ing new things. Here are a few of
them:
“Some things
are just built
tougher than
others.”
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72” Cutting Widths; 90 HP Gearbox; Cat. 4 Driveline; Slip
i Protection: 10-Gauge Deck; 540 RPM; Updraft Blades; Pan
Carrier; 1/4” x 9” Side Skirts; Greaseable Tapered Roller
(Bearings; Rated for 2” Diameter Material; Replaceable
Ihoes; Safety Deflectors Standard.
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• Make a shopping list before
going to the store or mall, and
shop only from the list
• Drink water.
• Wjdk or ride a bike instead of
driving a car.
• Top waffles with fruit and yo
gurt instead of syrup.
• Maintain only one major cred
it card. If they charge an annual
fee, call and ask them to waive the
fee. If they are unwilling, switch
to a company that charges no an
nual fee.
• Eat at least one meal a day
with your children.
• Talk with your child about a
newspaper or magazine article.
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• Make puppets out of paper
plates and popsicle sticks.
Each money-saving tip. disci
pline technique, family activity
suggestion will not be a “winner”
for every family, but many are.
The point is, unless you test the
suggestion, you’ll never know.
I encourage you to take time
this week to try out a new product
or new idea. You may be surprised
... the less expensive product
may work as well, a smaller por
tion may satisfy your hunger, your
kids may enjoy die opportunity to
play cards with you some evening.
You’ll never know unless you try.
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FARM EQUIP. INC.
New Ringgold, PA
ERR & HENRY
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Nt i Berlinviile, PA
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Dorothea Boch was
hostess at her Douglass
ville home for the May
meeting of Berks Coun
ty Society of Farm
Women Group 1 with
President Evelyn Hea
cock presiding at the
meeting. Group 1 was
organized 55 years ago
on May 11, 1950.
Retired Amity Town
ship Police Chief Maur
ice Eschbach spoke to
the group of his experi
ences when serving as
active police chief of
Amity Township.
Eleven members rep
resented Group 1 at the
annual Spring Rally of
Society of Farm
Women of Pennsylva
nia which is held at
Dickinson College in
Carlisle. The rally,
which had as its theme,
“Sing and Smile and
Pray on a Day in May,”
was most enjoyable.