If you stop and think, it may boggle your mind at how many times hot water is required while in the kitchen.  Most anytime you cook, hot or boiling water is needed, just as it is when making a cup of tea or coffee, a bowl of instant soup or washing greasy, grimy pans.

If your kitchen is anything like mine, it seems to take forever for the running water to heat up and I shudder to think of how much water and electricity are being wasted just to provide a small amount of hot water.

If I instead choose to heat the water on the stove, a considerable amount of my time is wasted waiting for the water to turn hot.  That's why one of the newest kitchen must-haves on the market is an instant hot water dispenser.  Thankfully, InSinkErator generously gave me the chance to review the Instant Hot Water Tank and Instant Hot Water Dispenser.  Keep reading to learn more!

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Being a FRESCHETTA® Fresh Connection Blogger, I get advance notification of special deals and events that will be available for FRESCHETTA® lovers, and today I just found out about a wonderful day of FREE PIZZA!

FRESCHETTA® will be giving away thousands of slices of their delicious By The Slice pizza in a special live online event on August 4th, 2011. The FRESCHETTA® By The Slice pizza will be given away in 5,000 increments every half hour. There will also be fun, interactive contests where you can win additional coupons.

On Thursday July 28th, 2011, the website www.FreeFreschetta.com will be available for people to sign up for a reminder email and view a preview of the events to come with host Mike Rylander.  On August 4th, a reminder email will be sent to those that signed up, and the event will be live at 11 AM for all to sign up and get their FREE PIZZA!

This post brought to you by Zenni Optical. All opinions are 100% mine.

With the back-to-school shopping season right around the corner, you may already be considering how best to stick to the budget you've set forth.  Getting our children new shoes, clothes and school supplies can add up rather quickly and leave us with large bills that may take several months to pay.

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If there's one thing that is always changing, it's technology.  Just when I think that I've got the latest and greatest cell phone, digital camera or mp3 player, in a few weeks or months something even later and greater always seems to come along.  For a gadget junkie like myself, this ever-changing technology makes things quite expensive!

That's why I'm happy to report that there is a site out there which allows you to get Cash for Your Cell Phones and Electronics without the hassle of peer-to-peer sale sites like eBay or Craigslist.  Let me introduce you to uSell.  With uSell, you can quickly and easily find out exactly how much your cell phone or other electronic device will sell for so that you can spend that money on something else you need.

Wouldn't it be great to earn several hundred dollars to pay for back-to-school shopping, some new gadgets or maybe even the electric bill?  Now you can clean out that draw full of unwanted electronics devices and cash them in with uSell!

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In the wake of Borders recent announcement it's folding up shop, those holding gift cards from the bookstore chain may have cause for concern. While the second-largest bookseller says it's presently honoring gift cards, shoppers are well advised to use up their balances before it's too late. We faced a similar situation when Blockbuster and Circuit City filed for bankruptcy and are likely to do so again. To ensure consumers don't get left in the lurch, here are a five lessons we've learned from these experiences.

1. Move Fast
Store liquidations usually begin rapidly -- this Friday for Borders -- so it's often best to use up gift cards online, rather than wait until you have time to visit a retail store. Borders liquidation website says all 399 remaining stores will close by September, but they may start writing the final chapter on your local store much earlier.

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Jewelry is one of my absolute favorite things to give as gifts as well as buy for myself!  There is no easier way to completely change an outfit, then by changing what jewelry you decide to pair with it.  I also think that jewelry is a very fun and interesting way to express yourself and I'm always on the hunt for something extraordinary to wear.

Of course, jewelry from Tiffany & Co. is by far my favorite, but unfortunately, their pieces are WAY out of my price range.  So, what's a girl to do?  Check out the extremely affordable Tiffany-inspired pieces from TrendToGo.com!  I recently had the opportunity to review their Designer Inspired Sterling Silver CZ Somerset Mesh Ring.  Keep reading to learn more!

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