Daylight Savings Time: Time to Spring Forward
Just a friendly reminder to ’spring forward’ (i.e., set your clocks one hour ahead) tonight, as Daylight Savings Time is kicking back in during the wee hours of tomorrow (Sunday) morning. As you might recall, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandated that daylight savings time start earlier and end later in order to shave a bit of our overall energy usage (Daylight Savings Time reduces energy usage nationally by around 1% per day.)
Published on March 10th, 2007 - One Comment
Filed under: Energy
email this article
- bookmark it
About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
Related articles...
» Daylight Savings Time Coming to an End» Weekly Roundup – 03/09/07
» Weekend Roundup – The Finwikian Edition
» Citi Forward Credit Card: Signup Bonus, Rewards, and More
» 2007 Taxes Due on October 15th
» Refinancing Our Mortgage
» 3rd Quarter 2007 Estimated Taxes Due
» Retirement Savings Options, Part I
Was this article useful? Please sign up to receive our content via e-mail:
Great deals...
Readers’ choice...
Recent articles...
- Effect of Foreclosure, Short Sale, and Bankruptcy on Your Credit Score
- DIY Garage Kayak Racks: Fast, Frugal, and Effective
- Lending Club $25 Bonus Reminder
- Coupons are a Waste?
- How to Save Money on Pet Care
- Best HSA Custodian?
- Considering a High Deductible Health Plan
- Pay Back the Homebuyer Tax Credit?
- How to Find a Good Deal
- How Much Does Your Debt Cost?
Recent comments...
- iris bobi: I went to contract 4-2009 and going to close on my house either December...
- Tim Rosen: Pros and Cons: Pros: a.) A systematic discipline to save/invest on a regular basis, for a...
- Matt Jabs: @Tim: Thanks, I hope this article helps get even one person on the...
- Tim Rosen: Excellent Matt! A very practical, real-world plan that I believe anyone can "flesh out"....
- Jerry Robertson: Your article has great information about the large companies going out of business, but...
- laura: I have a foreclosure on my credit from Jan 2007 and my FICO score...
- nickel: Ron: Good question, and I have no idea as to the answer. It could...
- Christina: While foreclosures wreck less havoc on the score than a bankruptcy (according to your...
Most talked about...
- Dave Ramsey is Bad at Math
- $8,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Dish Network Customer Service SUCKS
- How to Claim the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
- $15,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit
- Reduced Credit Limits? Share Your Experience
- Would the "Fair Tax" Gut the Economy?
- Tax Stimulus Rebate Payments to Start Early
- Pay Off Mortgage Early? Or Invest?
- The Best Online Savings Accounts (Updated!)
- Life's Too Short to Drink Cheap Beer
- $7500 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
Stumble It!
Digg It!
Tip It!
del.ico.us
Facebook
The purpose of the DST change had nothing whatsoever to do with saving energy. It was done to boost retail sales:
http://www.npr.org/templates/s.....Id=7779869
Comment by Anonymous — Mar 11th 2007 @ 3:33 pm