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You can own 85 pairs of shoes and 100 DVDs and not suffer from shopa - holism. The test, ex- perts say, is if you spend so much time and money shop- ping that it nega- tively affects your fi- nances and your re- lationships. How can you tell? Here are four signs you might need help, according to April Benson, a psychol - ogist who specializes in treating shopaholics and author of "To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop": You feel overwhelmed by your need to buy things. Compulsive buyers of - ten buy things they don't need or can't afford. They buy things just because they're on sale or feel an overwhelming urge to buy something -- anything -- and don't care what they bring home. If you've ever gone shopping for a white blouse and came home with a purple blouse, shoes, pants and new throw pil - lows, too, you know what I'm talking about. You shop to change your mood. Benson says that "overspenders" often hit the stores to give them - selves a treat -- because they've had a bad day, feel sad, depressed, disap- pointed or lonely. Or just need a little reward. Your spending habits are impacting your personal life. Shopaholics and over - spenders often suffer from worry, guilt, remorse or shame. Their out-of-con- trol spending causes fam- ily conflicts -- even divorce. Shopping addicts often hide their shopping purchases and lie to their spouses to avoid arguments or con - frontations. Your overshopping is de- stroying your finances. You may be a shopaholic if you don't have an emergency fund, keep looking for new credit cards, the ac- counts you have al- ready are maxed out or you take cash advances on one card to cover the payment on another. If you're living on the financial edge because you can never seem to save any money, it's time to take a long, hard look at what's really going on. If you think you might be a shopaholic, the question is, "How do I stop?" Benson says that shopaholics can try therapy, Debtors Anon - ymous, antidepressants or all three. Whatever path you choose, follow these steps: 1. No more debt. Lock up the credit cards and pay for everything you buy at the moment you make the pur - chase. 2. Avoid temptation. Don't go to garage sales or wander around discount clubs and shopping malls. Don't watch the shopping channels or surf the Inter - net. Throw away all mail- order catalogs as they ar- rive. 3. Keep a diary. Account- ability must become your personal watchword. Re- cord every expenditure and the way you are feeling at the moment you make it. 4. Create a spending plan. Rehearse every pur - chase. Plan your shopping. Use a written list, and then stick to it. You can get support from other overspenders at Debtors Anonymous meet - ings, a 12-step program similar to Alcoholics Anon- ymous. For more informa- tion and links to meetings in your area, go to Debt- orsAnonymous.org or call 781-453-2743. Mary invites questions at mary@everydaycheapskate. com, or c/o Everyday Cheap- skate, P.O. Box 2099, Cy- press, CA 90630. EvEryday ChEapskatE Signs you might be a shopaholic Today Red Bluff California HeAT Chorus - Sweet Adelines: 7 p.m., Meteer School Room 26, 695 Kimball Road, 895- 0139 Childbirth Class: 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Columba room, 529-8377 Cowboy Coffee: 7:45 a.m., Red Bluff Dodge, Adobe Road at I-5 fun Senior Aerobics: 8-9 a.m., $1, Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. 527- 8177 Grief Support Group: 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth Commu- nity Hospital, Coyne Center, 528-4207 Imagination Train sto- ryhour: 4 p.m., Tehama County Library Kelly-Griggs House Museum: 1-3 p.m., 311 Washington St., group tours by appointment, 527-1129 or 527-5895 la leche league: 11 a.m., Sunrise Bible Fellowship, 956 Jackson St., 347-0562 or 527-6818 live country music, with dinner: 5-7 p.m., Veterans Hall Painting session, Red Bluff Art Association: 10 a.m., Tehama District Fair- ground, 529-1603 PAl Martial Arts: 3-5 p.m., ages 5-18, 1005 Vista Way, Ste. C, free, 529-7950 Penny Bingo: 9:30 a.m., Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Phoenix Community Sup- port Group: 11:30 a.m., Presbyterian Church, 838 Jefferson St., 945-2349 Pinochle for Seniors: 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., free, 527-8177 Red Bluff exchange Club: noon, M&M Ranch House, 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 Red Bluff lions Club: 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial, 527-8452 Rock Choir: 4 p.m., 601 Monroe St., free, all wel- come Senior Chair Volleyball: 1 p.m. Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. Sunrise Speakers Toast- masters: noon, 220 Syca- more St. Swinging Squares Square dance Club: 7 p.m., Com- munity Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., beginner or review classes, 529-1615 Tehama County Planning Commission Workshop: 9 a.m., 727 Oak St., 527-2200 Widowed Persons dinner: 5 p.m., call 384-2471 for location Women's domestic Violence Information and Support Group: call for group time and location, 528-0226 CoRnInG Cal-fresh and Healthy family Appointments: 1-3 p.m., Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 Corning friends of the li- brary: 2 p.m., 740 Third St. Corning in the evening: 5:30 p.m., Veterans Memo- rial Hall, 1620 Solano St. dance with Juana: noon, Family Resource Center, 1488 South St., 824-7670 degree of Pocahontas Silver Cloud Council #168: 7 p.m. Independent Grange 470, 20945 Corning Road, 824-1114 or 586-1065 domestic Violence In- formation and Support Group: call for group time and location, 528-0226 dual diagnosis Group: 1:30-3 p.m., 1600 Solano St., 527-8491, Ext. 3309 Sewing group: 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Soccer training: 4-6 p.m., Woodson School soccer field, 150 N Toomes Ave., 824-7680 CoTTonWood Cottonwood Creek Water- shed Board of directors: 5:30 p.m., 3645 Main St., 347-6637 Friday Red Bluff Boot Scooting 101 concert and dance lessons: 8-11 p.m., Round Up Saloon Celebrate Recovery: 7 p.m., Bethel Assembly of God, 625 Luther Road, 527- 0445 or 366-6298 Heritage film festival screening Wyatt earp: 5 p.m. doors, 6:30 p.m. film, State Theatre nutrition Classes: 12:30- 2 p.m, Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, 220 Sycamore #101, 528-7947 Red Bluff Rotary Club Sunrise: 7 a.m., M&M Ranch CoRnInG Car Show: 5-9 p.m., Bar- tels Giant Burger, 22355 Corning,Road, 824-2788 Saturday Red Bluff Airplane display days: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Red Bluff Airport, 1760 Airport Blvd., 527-6547 Celebration in the Streets Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pine Street Chili Cook-off: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Washington and Pine streets decorative Brushes of no. California: 10 a.m., Commu- nity Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-7449 frontier Village farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 645 Antelope Blvd. EBT accepted Rodeo doubles Bowling Tournament: 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Lariat Bowl Rotary Round-up dinner and dance: 6-10 p.m., The Rustic Rose, 576 Sykes Ave., $20 Soroptimist Spring Run: 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. run, $25, Sacramento River Discovery Center, 527-4143 Calendar SUBMITTED By SAM CROW Chase is ready for Easter. rEadEr submittEd photo The Orland Art Center, 732 Fourth St. in Orland, is seeking entries for its fifth annual Group Exhibit Art Show and Sale, scheduled for Aug. 1-23. Entry dead - line is May 16 and artists will be notified of acceptance by June 2. Artists may submit a maximum of three entries to be juried for the show. Entries must be in the form of photos, rough 4" x 6" in size. These can be digital prints, regular photographs or you may email your im - ages in jpg format, 72ppi., as attachments to rngturn- bull@georgeturnbull.com, accompanied by your name and the entry's title. There is a fee of $20 per entry, non-refundable, whether or not entries are accepted. The show is for two di - mensional and three dimen- sional works that have not been shown before in the Or- land Art Center Gallery. All accepted two dimen- sional artwork must be mat- ted, framed and under glass or plexiglass for watercol- ors, pencil, charcoal, ink, calligraphy, photography and pastels. Oil and acrylic works must be framed, with liner optional, or, in the case of some acrylics and oils on canvas, painted edges will be accepted. All sculptures, assem - blages, or other three di- mensional artwork will be exhibited on pedestals, ta- bles or positioned on the Gal- lery floor, depending on their size and sturdiness. For entry forms, visit the gallery or send an email to rngturnbull@georgeturn - bull.com. art show Gallery seeks entries for Aug. 1-23 exhibit Mary Hunt The Tri-County Sams Chapter of the Good Sam Club held its March cam- pout at JGW RV Park in Redding with six rigs camping, one drive-in and one guest in attendance. Saturday morning the group held its meet and greet in the clubhouse. Some of the group vis - ited sights in the area, while others visited in camp. Saturday night the group held its potluck din - ner and short meeting. Trail Bosses were Bob and Pearl Divine of Red Bluff. They decorated in the St. Patrick's Day theme Joy Day of Palo Cedro was a guest and Dale and Mari Eberhardt of Red Bluff were new members. The February campout was held at the Gridley Inn & RV Park with four rigs and one guest rig in atten - dance. Vic and Darlene Dickison were Trail Bosses at the potluck and deco- rated the tables in the Val- entine's Day theme. Retta Pereira presented Lisa Sol as the 2014 Sweetheart of the Year The April 11 and 12 cam - pout will be held at Moun- tain Gate RV Park in Red- ding. Anyone owning a self- contained RV who would like to go on monthly cam - pouts is encouraged to call Wagon Master Lisa Sol at 385-1344 or President Richard Sol at 200-7403. tri-County sams RV club reports camping activities online: For entry forms, visit the gallery or send an email to rngturn- bull@georgeturnbull.com. Smog Check (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. starting at $ 29 95 + $ 8 25 certificate SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES All makes and models. 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