40-Day Challenge Day 15
Today calls for a gift card search and rescue! Pool your family members’ forgotten or neglected gift cards now languishing at the bottom of drawers, purses, and wallets. Discover how much stored value on each one (there is information on the back of the gift card to either call or go online to discover its current worth). Add them to your holiday stash to be used for holiday purchases and gifts.
Listen …
More than likely you’re going to find gift cards for stores or restaurants you can’t use. Don’t toss them back into the drawer or—gasp!—throw them in the trash! Trade for a gift card you can use or sell it for cash at websites like or Raise.com. You can also buy gift cards at a considerable discount. Be sure to check a card’s expiration date and maintenance fees before agreeing to buy it.
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I give gift cards occasionally. One year my granddaughter talked about how she would love a good book and hot chocolate. I gave her a Barnes and Noble gift card. Never used it. She misplaced it.