• From July 31st through August 17th save on tons of brands across more than 100 categories from General Mills, PepsiCo, Unilever, Heinz, Mars, Wrigley and Kimberly Clark.
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*Please be sure to check your local Kroger Co. Family of Stores for participating dates and deals. The Deal of the Day promotion is not valid at: Fred Meyer or Food 4 Less.

Remember, www.cartbuster.com is your link to all of the details, savings and the special “Deal of the Day” offers for the Cart Buster Savings Event, exclusively at the Kroger Co. Family of Stores. The Cart Buster Savings event beginning July 31st. “Deal of the Day” offers begin August 3rd.

Giveaway details: Simply leave a comment below for your chance to win a $25 Kroger gift card!

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With Bank of America’s help, I have been able to snag up a few extra moments.  With their banking on the go, I am able to check my account balance, transfer money and pay bills while I am out doing other important things.  I don’t know about you, but paying bills used to mean sitting down at the table and doing a lot of extra & unnecessary work.  Now?  I simply pay via my phone and write the debits down as I go.  Though I have never had to use their Deposit Image ATMs (my payroll checks are direct deposited), I can imagine that could save the headache of waiting in line at the bank on pay day.

Here are a few of my other favorite time saving tips:

• Road trip rules: Seasoned holiday road-travelers live by three simple rules: 1) invest in a quick pass to whiz past hour-long lines at the tolls, 2) plot out where to get the cheapest gas along the way by using a “gas prices” feature on MapQuest, and 3) pre-pack energy-boosting snacks and beverages to avoid crowded rest stops and fast-food joints.

• Make sure it’s in stock: Nothing wastes more time than driving from store-to-store in search of a specific item. Do yourself a favor and call ahead or better yet check store inventory online before you leave home. Many major e-tailers offer customers the convenience of purchasing items online and then picking them up in-store…some with express pick-up lines.

• No more backtracking! A lesser-known “route planner” feature on MapQuest helps you save both time and money by mapping out an entire journey – with multiple stops – all in one convenient step. You can add up to 26 destinations along any route, and the tool gives you the fastest route. Since launching in July, it has saved North Americans more 3.2 million miles!

You can also find other great ways to save time this holiday season by visiting their website or adding them on twitter.

And to help you put a little green back into your pocket, well, plastic.. gishers.org is giving away a pre-loaded $50 gift card from Bank of America.  All you have to do is tell me some one of your favorite ways to get back time during the holiday season.  To earn additional entries you can: subscribe to the RSS feed (use same email as you use in your comment), subscribe to the @gishers twitter, tweet about the contest or write your own blog post about the contest.

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Bank of America and received a Bank of America preloaded gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

This contest is hosted and fulfilled solely by Mama Knows Best.

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Superbowl Sunday is this weekend and in our family, it is sort of a big deal.  Family and friends pour into one family room, munching away on snacks and begin yelling cheering at the television.  I am not a big football fan myself, but I do enjoy watching the Superbowl.  The ads are almost always hilarious and the halftime show is usually fairly entertaining.  Superbowl Sunday is a win-win celebration for everyone.

Today, I will begin preparation for our Superbowl get together.  I will be heading to Walmart, complete with their Game Time shopping list (plus/minus a few items).   Tomorrow I will do a good deep cleaning and then Sunday will be the big day.  Walmart is ensuring  that us ladies can provide game-time snacks for the ultimate SuperBowl XLIV celebration by coming up with a party menu for as low as $44!  If I were not a regular Walmart shopper, you can bet I’d think they were off their rocker, but it is true.  For $44 you can purchase game-time snacks for eight including: one package of Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs, one package of Johnsonville Bratwursts, two packages of Great Value Hot Dog Buns, two boxes of T.G.I Friday’s Frozen Appetizers, one Hormel Supreme Party Tray, a 12? Chocolate Chunk cookie and two boxes of Nabisco Wheat Thins or Triscuit Crackers.  Such a steal!

And here’s where my excitement truly begins.. I have teamed up with Mom Central to offer one of my readers the opportunity to win a $50 gift card.  For your chance to win, follow the rules listed below.
Rules

1.) Leave us a comment telling me about your Superbowl Sunday plans.

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2.) Subscribe to gishers.org via email or by a reader.

3.) Follow @gishers on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway, commenting with the link.

4.) Post about this giveaway on your blog, linking to alight.com and leave a comment here linking back to your post.

Contest ends: February 10, 2009 @ Midnight EST.

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Walmart. In addition, I received a Walmart gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate and one to offer as a giveaway.”

Stories can be published on the website for others to view or kept private for only the judges eyes. Inspiration stories can be submitted up to March 1st, when the panel of judges will narrow down the list down to ten finalists. The ten finalists will then be honored at a luncheon and luxury weekend in New York City in May! With nine of these finalists being awarded $10,000 for their commitment to caring. The grand prize winner will be awarded $25,000.

Last year’s grand prize winner was Judy McAtee. She has fostered 30 children, mother of 12 (including 10 adopted children), and a provider of counseling for 18 families going through the adoption process. And if this was not enough, Judy is also an advocate for children with special needs (as a result of caring for a child with special needs), but she also does home-schooling and tutoring for children other than her own. She is truly an inspiration to women all over the world. To view a video of Judy’s story, you may find it in the archives.

Good luck, caregivers!

And let me tell you, it is a collection worth scopin’ out! I have already purchased more than I should have and intend on going back for more. I am a very price conscious shopper, so when I hear about name brand children’s retailers I am always a bit reluctant. 77Kids prices are fairly reasonable, but their sales make that much more tempting to do a bit of online shopping.

When you visit the 77Kids website, be sure to sign up for their shopping spree sweepstakes. One lucky winner will win a $500 shopping spree, while five others will receive $100 gift certificates. Good luck to those of you who enter the sweepstakes! If you win, be sure to drop us a line and tell us about it. We love hearing from our readers when we have directed them towards a sweepstakes and find out that they have won!