http://www.needmoneytips.com/2010/01/use-christmas-gift-cards-to-meet-your-budget-goals/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:18:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.needmoneytips.com/2010/01/use-christmas-gift-cards-to-meet-your-budget-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Tara Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:45:43 +0000 http://www.needmoneytips.com/?p=628#comment-110 My fiance and I had a similar plan, but instead of asking for gift cards for christmas, since a lot of them lose value if you don't use them after a certain amount of time, we made a wish list on myregistry.com so we could set up cash "funds" for different expenses like food, bills, etc. We got the idea after we used this website for our wedding registry, and it ended up working out really well. Now, we have cash set aside for different expenses (expected and unexpected), and we don't have to worry as much. Practical, yes, but not having to worry is the best gift I could get right now! My fiance and I had a similar plan, but instead of asking for gift cards for christmas, since a lot of them lose value if you don’t use them after a certain amount of time, we made a wish list on myregistry.com so we could set up cash “funds” for different expenses like food, bills, etc. We got the idea after we used this website for our wedding registry, and it ended up working out really well. Now, we have cash set aside for different expenses (expected and unexpected), and we don’t have to worry as much. Practical, yes, but not having to worry is the best gift I could get right now!

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