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COURTESYPHOTO MikeandLindaHasleyandArtandBrendaMcChesney,allofRedBluff,would like to announce the marriage of their children, Amanda L. Paylor and Tyler S. McChesney, on March 26. The bride wore a beautiful ball-gown dress with full train and the groom in his dashing trimmed lapel tuxedo, were joined by family and friends to exchange vows and share a new beginning together. WEDDING A NEW BEGINNING Asyoumayknow,the mission of this column is to discover ways to save time and money ev- ery day. You help me by sending me your great tips, tricks and ideas; I help you by boiling it all down here. That answers what the col- umn is for, but why should you read this column? Why should anyone be concerned about sav- ing money? Have you ever thought about that? Who cares? While you're pondering, I thought I'd share with you the ultimate reason that sav- ing money is so important to me, personally. But first, let's define some terms. Saving money is defined in two ways, which many people use interchangeably: • Saving is spending less than I would have be- cause an item is on sale or a particularly good deal is offered. It's like saying, "Wow, I just saved on these really cute boots that origi- nally cost $225 but were on sale for just $188!" • Saving also refers to ac- cumulating money to be stored in a safe place and not be touched, as in, "I save $100 a month by having it automatically transferred to my savings account." Technically, unless you stash away that $37 you saved on the boots and don't touch that money, you're not really saving anything — you're just spending less than you would have if those boots had not been on sale. So, why do I save money? I see it as a tiered proposition. My goal is to spend less than I earn so that I have money to save for these purposes: • To fund my own emer- gencies. • To prepare for the fu- ture when I will no longer have an active income. • To give as much as I can to those in need. There it is. Those are the reasons why I look for every possible way to save as much money as I can. I guess you could say that I look for ways to save now so I really can save in the future! Author Bruce Larson once said, "Money is an- other pair of hands to heal and feed and bless the desperate families of the earth. In other words, money is my other self. Money can go where I do not have time to go, where I do not have a passport to go. My money can go in my place and heal and bless and feed and help. A man's money is an ex- tension of himself." That's true of your money only if you're willing to part with it. Or as Thornton Wilder put it, "Money is like ma- nure. If you let it pile up, it just smells. But if you spread it around, you can encourage things to grow." I have no idea how many of my readers have taken to making their own laundry detergent (which, by the way, is better and cheaper than any brand name I know of). It must be tens of thousands given the feedback I've received. Those who do this are sav- ing at the very least about 20 cents per load of laun- dry. It sounds like peanuts, doesn't it? Like two thin dimes. Do a rough calculation to see how many loads of laundry go through your washer every week. I do at least five. 20 cents x 5 loads = $1.00 saved weekly. That means I'll save $52 in a year. That's respectable, but doesn't make any of us gasp. Now, let's say that 10,000 readers make their own laundry detergent and do at least five loads a week. They'll each save $52 each year, same as me. But collectively, they'll save $520,000 ($52 x 10,000 = $520,000). I knew the answer, but it still makes me gasp. My point? Never under- estimate the power of sav- ing money , whether you spend less or put money aside for special circum- stances or to do good in the world. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE On saving money and spreading manure CHICO Help to cap- ture and learn to iden- tify moths, the "butter- flies of the night," dur- ing Moth Night at the Big Chico Creek Ecological re- serve 6:30-10 p.m. Satur- day, April 9. Join Chico State Ento- mologist Dr. Don Miller for an exciting evening of moth baiting, observ- ing, identifying and col- lecting. Participants will assist with the set-up of moth-at- tracting lights on the 3,950 acre Big Chico Creek Eco- logical Reserve. Moths are generally more active at night and are therefore less well- known than their daytime counterparts the butter- flies. As the evening darkens and moths are lured to the lights, participants will discuss diagnostic field marks of each and keep a list of species and numbers observed. Moth Night is part of a national effort to develop an annual moth survey throughout the coun- try. Families with well- supervised children en- couraged; not appropri- ate for children younger than 6. This free outing is lim- ited to 20 participants. For more information, or to reserve a spot, write to Jon Aull at jaull@ csuchico.edu. For more information about the reserve, visit www.csuchico.edu/bc- cer/ and find it on Face- book at facebook.com/ bigchicocreekecological- reserve. CHICO Moth Night scheduled for April 9 Many of us have been sluggish coping with the af- termath of Daylight Saving Time. The loss of an hour of sleep can find some stum- bling through this time tampering tradition, while others bound gleefully into the new season. By way of stagger or frolic we find a way to get into the swing of spring and the ac- companying home improve- ment rituals that ensue. In all our homes there are potential upgrades to make our living spaces more com- fortable and energy effi- cient while saving money on our energy bills, reduc- ing unnecessary waste, and helping California meet its energy goals. By making practical and cost-effec- tive changes, you can max- imize the potential of your home while helping Califor- nia "Stay Golden." The Energy Upgrade Cal- ifornia Home Upgrade Pro- gram rewards consumers for taking a comprehensive, whole-home approach to energy efficiency and qual- ifies homeowners for incen- tives and rebates of up to $6,500. In working with a participating contractor, it allows you to bundle sev- eral energy improvements for maximum savings all at the same time to include in- stalling insulated windows, insulating the walls, attic, and crawl space, air sealing to reduce the amount of air flow through the home and installing an energy-effi- cient water heater or en- ergy efficient cooling sys- tem, duct sealing to help heating and cooling sys- tems run more efficiently. Consider the following simple actions you can do this spring to conserve en- ergy use and save money on your bill. Updating lighting to en- ergy-efficient bulbs. Energy Star LED bulbs use 75 per- cent less energy and last 25 times longer than tradi- tional incandescent bulbs. Replacing home appli- ances to Energy Star prod- ucts. Energy Star appli- ances offer advanced tech- nologies and use 10 to 50 percent less energy than standard appliances. Prepping your home for warm weather. By sealing air leaks around windows and doors, adding insula- tion in your attic and seal- ing your ductwork, you can cool your home much more efficiently and with less en- ergy. Getting a home energy assessment. Home assess- ments provide a road map on ways to make your home more comfortable and en- ergy efficient. Taking advantage of re- bates available through Energy Upgrade Califor- nia. Energy Upgrade Cali- fornia's Home Upgrade Pro- gram identifies multiple home improvements that can be made all at once and offers rebates to make up- grades more affordable. Even the sleep deprived can realize the savings in making practical and cost-effective energy effi- cient home improvements. For more information visit www.EnergyUpgradeCA. org. Thisarticlewas submitted by the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County, a California Special District that assists citizens with managing, conserving and improving the natural resources of Tehama County. 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