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Y esterday, my sisterasked me what thehottest events were todo in Lincoln. You know,the events you actually look forward to; the onesthat make you sit upstraight and your earsperk up.

Fun and interesting activities. I sat and pon-dered her question. Whatconstitutes hot? Music!

So, for all intents andpurposes, Id like to fea-ture the hottest activitiesto do in Lincoln in July.

The reason I use the word hottest is because asI write, it is raining out-side. Raining. In thebeginning of summer.However, all is not lost. As

the temperature rises, sodoes the music! Stay tuned (literally).

Farmers MarketOne local favorite event

is the Thursday nightdowntown Farmers Mar-ket.

Great food? Check. Funvendors? Check. Greatbands? Check that, too!

The Thursday nightmarket offers up greatbands this month! Catch

Fat Fingers, Keys, Strings& Brass (modern coun-try), Ken Koenig & the

Band (Americana rock)and Dudley & the Doo-Rights at BeermannsPlaza.

The fun starts at 5 p.m.and runs to 8 p.m. Con-tact the Lincoln AreaChamber of Commercefor more details at 645-2035.

Rockin the greensTurkey Creek Golf

Course off of Highway 193is also rocking the greensthis summer!

Ramon and his crew have turned Friday nightsinto a summer concertseries featuring various

eras of rock and fun for allages!

On July 8, check out

alternative rockers HerosLast Mission, Zen Arcadiaand Built By Stereo. July 15 features Dudley andthe Doo-Rights. On July 22, catch tribute bandsRevolver and Wings of Innocence.

All bands perform at 8p.m. There is a $5 covercharge and concerts areopen to all ages. For moreinformation, call 409-6770.

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with some premiere tal-ent! Get your funk on atthe Super 70s Soul Jam onJuly 7!

But that is not all, my friends. On July 24, one of my all-time favoritebands will perform liveonstage. Train is coming to Lincoln! Yes, Soul Sister,there is a Santa Claus andhe is disguised as PatMonahan.

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Music is an artLincoln Arts presents its

Summer Concert Seriesfeaturing Mumbo Gumboon July 29 at BeermanPlaza. A barbecue starts at6 p.m. with a concert by Mumbo Gumbo kicking off at 7 p.m. The concert isfree and barbecue pricing varies. Visit the web forupdates at lincolnarts.org.

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Hot Italian nightsFine Italian dining is

always a treat. How couldit possibly get better?

Buonarroti Ristorante hasthe answer! Just add somemusic because the winebar is rocking in July! Fea-turing Ciao Vino wine bar

every Saturday at 6 p.m.,Buonarroti is the place tobe!

Single? Even more rea-son to mingle! Visitbuonarrotis.com formenu, times and details.

Beach Hut open micSpend a relaxing Sun-day evening enjoying theSongwriters ShowcaseOpen Mic, hosted by Billy

Buckman at Beach HutDeli.

Its free. Its outside andits at Beach Hut! How much better can it get?Raleys Shopping Center.5 p.m. Free.

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information.Tuesdays at Kims

Kims Country Kitchenis still the place to be on

Tuesday nights! On July 12, rock out to the LincolnHighway Band. Groove onJuly 19 to Fat Fingers andsay hi to Gene Thorpe onJuly 26 as he performs with The Fabulous Dev-illes.

Music starts at 5 p.m. Itis packed and residentsare hungry so arrive early for a good seat! For moreinfo, call 645-2727.

Cool car collectionBring out the kid in any

adult at the DowntownLincoln Car Show! Grabthe kiddies (even the big ones) and check out thecool collection of carsfrom 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

July 9 in downtown Lin-coln.Presented by Rods &

Relics and VFW Post No.3010. Admission is free.Call Kent Parsell at 434-6648 for information.

Wine tasting Wise Villa Winery offers

a tasting room and pri-vate wine-tasting partiesfor groups of 10 and more.Stunning views andincredible wines makethis a happening local hotspot. Did I mention the wines were incredible? Visit wisevillawinery.comfor tasting times!

Dont spend your sum-mer locked up indoors!Theres plenty of actiongoing on this month tokeep you going. Summeris truly here and our city isrocking!

Got something happening inAugust? E-mail [email protected] and Illmake every attempt to featureyour event! All items must besubmitted by the 15th of themonth prior. See you in August!


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MONTH OF MUSIC

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THUNDER VALLEYCASINO CONCERTSWho: Super 70s Soul Jam(July 7); Briefcase Full OfBlues (July 8 Tesla (July 9);Rutabaga Boogie Band(July 15); Vietnamese HotSummer Concert (July 16);Train (July 24); Tubes (July29); Chicago (July 30)Where: Thunder ValleyCasino ResortInfo: thundervalleycasino.com

KIMS COUNTRY KITCHENWho: Lincoln HighwayBand (July 12); Fat Fingers(July 19); Gene Thorpe andthe Fabulous Devilles (July26).When: 5 p.m. TuesdaysWhere: 537 G StreetInfo: 645-2727.

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BY PAUL APFELINSIDE LINCOLN CORRESPONDENT

Lincolns MarioBalderas is one busy man with three busi-nesses in full operation inLincoln.

First and most visible isFreedom Rides, a motor-cycle and trike sales deal-ership located at 643 G St.in Lincoln that he runs with his brother, Tomas.

The business opened intheir newest location thispast January, having for-merly been located at 183Flocchini Circle in Lin-coln.

Balderas also owns andoperates a bookkeeping enterprise, specializing inservice to the Spanish-speaking community in

Lincoln and the GreaterSacramento area. Andfinally, he owns a tax serv-ice as a California Regis-tered Tax Preparer,authorized to prepare tax-es for other taxpayers.

All three businesses arehoused in the same build-ing, which Mario owns, at643 G St.

Arriving from Mexico with his mother in 1969,Balderas established hisroots and chose tobecome a naturalized cit-izen, grow his family anddevelop a business careerin Lincoln over the nextseveral years. He startedseveral small businessesand, for approximately five years, owned a musicbusiness in the Joiner

Parkway shopping Center.Balderas opened the tax

preparation and book-keeping businesses afterhe completed studies atHeald Business College in1984.

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from his passion for rid-ing, Balderas said. On April 16, 2005, one day after tax season ended,Balderas bought a brandnew Honda VTX motorcy-cle. A few months later, heconvinced his brother heneeded a motorcycle andthey visited a local motor-cycle dealer where hisbrother bought his bike.

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refused to ride the two- wheeler. So he had thetwo-wheeled motorcycleconverted to a three- wheeler, called a trike.That conversion processtook nearly eight months,according to Balderas.

A couple of years of rid-ing the trike convincedBalderas that other bikeriders would be interestedin conversions if they justhad the chance to take ademonstration ride. AndBalderas was convinced

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he could produce conver-sions in less time than what he experienced. Theidea for a new business was born.

Balderas and his broth-er, Tomas, had long beendiscussing opening a

business together. So they decided to blend theirskills to open FreedomRides in 2008 at 183 Floc-chini Circle. His brotherhad the mechanical skillsas an industrial mechanicto handle the details of trike conversions while hecould handle sales andmarketing and keep thebooks. Balderas wife pro-vided additional expertise with her extensive work experience in radio salesand marketing.

Freedom Rides may bethe only shop in NorthernCalifornia that carriesdemonstration trikes,according to Balderas. He

said this inevitably leadsto sales and subsequentservicing opportunities,allowing business ownersto develop relationshipsthat grow and ensure ahealthy enterprise.

The bookkeeping andtax businesses are suc-cessful with daughter, Angela, stepping in tohelp out during tax sea-son. Son Mario Jr. is anactive duty Marine, evi-dent from the familiarUSMC Globe and Anchor

on Balderas office wall while youngest son Omarhas just finished his fresh-man year at BenedictineCollege where he willmajor in, of course, busi-

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Lincolns three golf courses

are leading the way in localfund raising, continuing atradition established by the Pro-fessional Golfers Associationand numerous golf coursesacross the country.

Professional Golf TournamentDirector Joe Nemeth, who hasbeen organizing golf tourna-ments for charity for more than20 years, explained that all PGA Tour events are connected withsome charitable fundraising.

And discussions with localgolf course officials confirm thatthe three Lincoln courses areactively pursuing, hosting andsupporting local nonprofitfundraising efforts as well.

Lincolns two public golf

courses are Lincoln Hills andTurkey Creek while Catta Verdera Country Club is private.

Lincoln Hills has two 18-holecourses while Turkey Creek andCatta Verdera each have one 18-hole loop.

This year, the two publiccourses, Lincoln Hills andTurkey Creek will host approxi-mately up to 40 charitable tour-naments between them this year while Catta Verdera Coun-try Club will be home for anoth-er 25 tournaments.

Citing competitive market

pressures, the public courseoperators were reluctant to gointo detail about their tourna-ment schedule. But they were willing to discuss their pro-grams in general.

Turkey Creek hosts between

Lincoln golf courses help give back to the com

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The 18th hole at Catta Verdera Country Club, the only private golf course in Lincoln. Thecourse will host 25 charity golf tournaments this year.

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15 to 20 charity golf events each year, accord-ing to Brent Cohen, gen-eral manager of EmpireRanch and Turkey Creek Golf Courses.

In addition, ClubCorp,the national golf course

management company that manages thesecourses, hosts an annualevent dubbed the Club-Corp Classic that raisesfunds for three charitiesthe course chooses. Eachcourse holds its own tour-nament with approxi-mately 120 ClubCorp golf courses throughout thecountry participating inthe program. In the Sacra-

mento area, these coursesinclude Empire Ranch,Teal Bend, Granite Bay Country Club and Turkey Creek.

This year, on Nov. 2nd,Turkey Creek, Teal Bendand Empire Ranch will

donate everything they make that day to MDA,the ClubCorp EmployeePartner Care Fund and a

charity that is yet to bedetermined, Cohen said.Turkey Creek will donateto a local charity this year

but we have not finalizedour decision. Last year,Turkey Creek and TealBend donated to the First

Tee of Greater Sacramen-to and Empire Ranchdonated to Save Our-selves, which is a breast

cancer awareness group.The Lincoln Hills Golf

Club, owned and operat-ed by Billy Casper Golf, isa unique local venuebecause it has two 18-hole loops. General man-ager Sean Silva noted that

they expect to hostbetween 18 and 20 chari-table tournaments this year.

Silva cited the SleepTrain Golf Classic sched-uled for this October asone example of the tour-naments the Lincoln HillsGolf Club hosts. Thisevent is expected to com-pletely fill both of LincolnHills courses. In 2010, this

tournament raised morethan $400,000 for fosterchildren to continue theireducation after highschool.

Lincoln Hills, with twofull-sized golf courses,


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A course for the force, Catta Verdera Country Club hosted both the Sacramento Police/Sheriff MemorialGolf Tournament in May and the Matt Redding Memorial Tournament in June.

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can often host a charity tournament on onecourse while accommo-dating daily fee players onthe other, thus not com-

promising member play,according to Silva.Catta Verdera Country

Club, the only private golf course in Lincoln, willhost 25 charity golf tour-naments this year, with 10having been completedby the end of June.

Curtis Landa, Catta Verderas membershipand tournament salesdirector, pointed out that

they are particularly proud of their tourna-ments benefiting publicsafety.

We will have as many law enforcement eventsas possible, said Landa,citing the just-completedMatt Redding Memorialtournament on June 20 asan example.

Redding was a popularRocklin police officer andDel Oro High School grad-uate who died on duty when he was struck andkilled in October 2005 by an intoxicated driver.Tournament proceeds went to the nonprofitMatt Redding Founda-tion, which helps supporteducation in protectiveservices and provides col-lege scholarships each

year to three area highschool students fromRocklin, Whitney and DelOro.

Catta Verdera also host-ed the SacramentoPolice/Sheriff MemorialGolf Tournament on May 31. Landa noted that bothlaw enforcement tourneys were filled.

Citing a list that is notexhaustive, Landa men-

tioned a few other tourna-ments for this year that will benefit organizations

such as the RonaldMcDonald Foundation,the Grant Napier FutureFoundation and Make-a- Wish. Mikunis restaurant will also sponsor the 16thannual Mikuni SummerClassic on July 16. Theproceeds go to SutterCancer Centers BreastCancer Navigator Pro-gram, Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkin-sons Research, Diogenes Youth Services, Closing the Gap Educational Achievement and World Vision.

So, while fundraising fornonprofit foundations hastaken a hit during therecent economic down-turn and struggles contin-ue, the evidence is clear

that Lincoln golf courseoperators are aggressively pursuing options to helpfill the nonprofits treasur-ies.

We have an inherentresponsibility to give back to the community, Lin-coln Hills Silva said. Itmakes me feel better atthe end of the day.

Those comments might well be applied to all those

involved in organizing and directing charity golf events in Lincoln.

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What: Two 18-hole coursesWhere: 1005 Sun City Lane,LincolnInfo: (916) 543-9200, www.lincolnhillsgolfclub.comTURKEY CREEKWhat: One 18-hole loopWhere: 1525 Highway 193,LincolnInfo: (916) 409-6770, www.clubcorp.com/Clubs/Turkey-Creek-Golf-Club.com

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BY DR. THOMAS MORROWSPECIAL TO INSIDE LINCOLN

M any outdoor animals can sufferfrom foxtail migrations. Foxtailsmay get lodged around the eyes,nose, mouth ears, coat and paws.Pet owners should be aware of the fol-lowing signs, which may indicate thepresence of foxtails:

Eye swelling or squinting of the eye,sticky discharge

Sneezing or discharge from the nose Repeated gagging or difficulty chew-

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Continuous licking or biting at thepaws or other areas Abscesses ( puss-filled pockets ) Opens sores, which can be the

remains of an open abscess but may stillhave a foxtail inside.

At the first sign of a foxtail, you shouldbring your pet to a veterinarian immedi-ately to avoid further damage from

migration of the foxtail. Dogs seem tosuffer because the foxtails becomeimbedded in their coats.

Because of their meticulous grooming habits, cats are less likely to have foxtail

issues. But cats occasionally get them inthe eye. Corneal damage occurs fast withthis seedpod stuck under the third eyelidof the animal.

All animals, including horses, are atrisk of serious problems if they snort afoxtail into their nasal passages.

We recommend regular grooming during the summer months. Withoutthis, foxtails can become embedded in your animals coats, eventually piercing their skin and causing infections.

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Thinking about buying intodays market? Right now is a great time to buy. Priceshave gone down dramatically and interest rates are still low.There is still a lot of inventory and many great opportunitiesbut there are some factors youshould think about before theexcitement causes you to makea mistake.

Hire a professional Although there are many

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Although you may be hearing that it is a Buyers Market, thecompetition is stiff and youmust be prepared to act quickly after a home comes on the mar-ket. Almost all sellers willrequire a preapproval letter with an offer.

Choose a target area After you decide on an area,

spend some time driving around the neighborhood ondifferent days at various times. What may seem to be a quietneighborhood at 2 p.m. on aTuesday may be totally differenton a Friday evening. Talk to theneighbors and ask them how they like the neighborhood.Speak with your agent aboutthe characteristics that you want in a home. A good agent will listen and wont waste yourtime showing you homes that

you dont want. Create adetailed list of needs and wants.

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questions. Know the differencebetween a short sale, bank-owned or traditional sale andthe possible challenges of each.Come up with a game plan. Talk with the agent about how you will communicate, best timesfor you to look at homes and letthe agent know what youexpect. Ask the agent what he orshe expects of you as a buyer.

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Lincoln Hills outdooramphitheater is rock-ing this summer withseven musical groupsoffering vocals and instru-mentals ranging frompatriotic to rock, Latin,blues, swing and purecountry.

The Sun City LincolnHills Summer Amphithe-ater concert series is infull swing with three con-certs just concluded inJune and early July and

another four scheduled

through September.Musical groups seem to

favor outdoor venues.Sound is more pure

outdoors, according toSugah Daddy Swing Bandspokesman Dana Angle.Theres no sound reflec-tion. And you can play uninhibited.

The amphitheater sea-son kicked off on June 10 with the Landsharks, ahigh-energy, interactiveJimmy Buffett and BeachBoys Tribute Band thatplayed to an enthusias-

tic crowd of Lincolnites.

It was an amazingly fun concert, said TamaraCoil, Lincoln Hills lifestyleevents and volunteercoordinator. Residents were on their feet dancing and loving the music. Allpositive feedback and it was a beautiful night.

A Motown review, fea-turing the Top Shelf vocalgroup scheduled to con-tinue the outdoor serieson June 28, was rained outand instead performed inthe Orchard Creek ball-room.

A patriotic salute to the

nation opened July as the Air National Guard Bandof the West presented aconcert on July 1. ThisMoffett Federal Airfield-based band with its jazzensemble is one of the AirNational Guards premierbands.

The Summer ConcertSeries is open to the pub-lic with tickets from $17 to$22. Lincoln Hills resi-dents receive a $4 dis-count. The Air NationalGuard concert on July 1 was an exception. It was

free.Resident concert guestscan add dinner to thepackage for an additional$33 per person. They eatdinner in the main ball-room prior to the concertand enjoy pre-arrangedseating in the amphithe-aters front middle sec-tion.

The next concert fea-tures The Rhythm Van-dals, a Santana TributeBand on July 26. Thisgroup has been perform-ing for more than 10 years.

Theyll be followed by the Grascals, making areturn performance to theSun City Lincoln Hillsstage with their distinctivebluegrass sounds on Aug.18.

According to Coil, thisgroups unique sound hasbecome a hallmark inNashville where the bandhas appeared at theGrand Ole Opry.

The Buck Ford PureCountry Band takes overon Sept. 7. Buck Ford, a22-year-old performer outof Vacaville, leads a groupof six musicians who havebeen together for three

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Ford remarked that heparticularly enjoys audi-ences that are responsiveand like to dance.

The season ends withSugah Daddy, a contem-porary swing-revival banddelivering a mix of swing,boogie and blues music.Theyll appear in the Lin-coln amphitheater onSept. 23.


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F rom sturdy broadleaf to del-icate lace-like and shim-mery linear cultivars, theresa Japanese maple suited foralmost any garden.

Theyre the specialty of LakesNursery in Newcastle, whichhas some 7,000 of the trees more than 200 varieties incultivation.

Theyre a passion for ownerJoe Ciurej and employee LaurieMeyerpeter, a Placer County master gardener.

Ciurej purchased the nursery five years ago from David andJudy Lake, who started the busi-ness more than 30 years ago.

The beautiful trees are welladapted for the foothills,according to Meyerpeter.

They do very well in this cli-mate, she said. They need alittle more shade and care in(the heat).

Most Japanese maples prefermorning sun and afternoonshade. But there are fairly widevariations is sun tolerance.

We have a two-page list of ones that are tested for the sun,Meyerpeter said.

The best time to plant thetrees is fall, winter and spring,

although landscapers putthem in all summer long, shesaid.

When you are ready to plant,dig a hole twice as wide as theroot ball, but not any deeper. You dont want the tree below ground level, she explained.

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The trees dont need alot of special care and aredisease resistant.

Number one water.Number two water.Number three water,she said. Young Japanesemaples need regular,deep watering. The soilfor the first years shouldhave excellent drainageand it should be pretty much moist all the time not wet, but like adamp sponge. As the treematures, it needs less water.

Feeding is a good idea,too.

Its nice to add amend-ments, Meyerpeter said.It is a high-end plant. Amendments will see thegrowth of your tree in thefirst few years. We think you should fertilize yourtrees at least twice a year.

Trimming depends onthe variety and personaltaste.

Some of them you can just thin out the middle,

she said. If you like theshape of the maple, youare doing the right thing.

The trees rarely attractinsects and even deer,although they may nibbleon the leaves, prefer other

things, she said. At the nursery, the culti-vars range from dwarfs, which grow to about 3feet, to full-size trees of upto 25 feet. When searching for a type of maple tree,keep in mind that if youdont find the exact vari-ety, those in the samefamily will share many common characteristics.

There are many differ-

ent varieties of color, sizesand leaf shape, Meyer-peter said.

Colors range from clas-sic green to shades of pink, red and purple.

Theyre very versatile forthe patio and garden,growing easily in pots as well as in the ground.

For Ciurej, tending thetrees ands serving cus-tomers all over the stateare things he particularly enjoys.

I love being able tohave so many of the treesnearby for myself, hesaid. I like the people,too. Its so exciting to havesomething people havebeen looking for ad findout it has been here all thetime.


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W ere recently talkedabout the impor-tance of sharing financial information andpreparing a budget andhow to go about it.

Remember, a budget issimply a spending planand theres nothing mys-terious about it.

But, what of the deci-sions that go into spend-ing your money?

Excuse the shouting here but you have toremember it is your mon-ey and therefore your

responsibility.Too many consumerslack a structure for theirdecision-making.

As a result, spending decisions are often poorly or incompletely exam-ined.

With that in mind, letsconsider a simple deci-sion model that we havefound useful over the years. It has only five top-ics and they are all inter-related.

DemandThis is your first consid-

eration. If you are spend-ing money, is it non-dis-cretionary or discre-tionary?

If its non-discretionary,

its probably a bill forsomething youve already bought or a routine bill forservices received.

In either case, you haveto pay it so the demandquestion is irrelevant.

If its discretionary spending, such as anexpensive toy for one of the kids or a new golf club, ask yourself if this isneeded or nice-to-have.

Dont make a decision yet; just consider the cate-gory.

CostIs this in your spending plan? Can you afford it?How will you pay for it?Cash or credit card?

If its the latter, reexam-ine your demand. Do youreally need this?

Service and supportIf you are buying a

product or signing anagreement for services,can you afford the contin-uing costs?

This ties back to theprevious point. If its aproduct, such as an auto-mobile or computer, areservices available and at what cost? Does it have a warranty as part of thepurchase price?

For example, somecomputers come with a years warranty. Do you

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Performance When do you need or

want the product and is itavailable within the timeframe youve chosen?

Using our example of the computer, do youneed one now because your current machine justdied? And do you need itfor work? If you answeredthose two questions affir-matively, you likely needthe computer immediate-ly, even if you have to pay a premium. This ties back

to cost.Features, benefits

How did the manufac-turer or service providermarket this to you? Whatfeatures did they high-light? Examine the fea-tures and determine how those features translateinto benefits for you.

A side-by-side compar-ison is useful here. List the

features down a left col-umn and the correspon-

ding benefits in the col-umn next to it. Is anextended warranty avail-able? Do you need it?

Be careful how youanswer that last question.Refer back to our serviceand support question.Remember, all thesepoints are interrelated.

If the benefits dont

match the features, why should you care about

those features? Considerthem irrelevant. Using ourexample, if an extended warranty is touted as abenefit - at extra cost, of course - but you dont want or need it, dont con-sider that as a useful fea-ture. It does not have acorresponding benefit for you.

But, be critical whenexamining features andtheir importance to you. If you dont need the featurebut want it nevertheless, you might consider thefeature a benefit. Butthats a matter of personalchoice. Be honest with yourself: Is it a matter of

desire or necessity? When using this modelthe first few times, write itdown in long hand or usea computers wordprocessor. A simplespreadsheet can also beuseful.

After a while and sever-al uses, this process orsome variation willbecome second-nature as you analyze your spend-

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