I just got an email from Best Buy. Not only have I been promoted to Silver Member Status (I'm not particularly sure what that means), but I also have $45 in Reward Zone cash that expires July 2011. I've run into this situation before, earlier this year in fact. I had about $30 in Reward Zone cash. First, I didn't know how to spend it. Then I completely forgot all about it. Thirty free dollars - POOF! - disappeared just like that. I am not making that mistake again! But at the same time, I don't think having this Monopoly money justifies, say, another Playstation 3 or a 65" flat-screen TV with internet and 3-D capabilities. Or a Macbook Air. Or a new camera. So how to use it? Well, a safe bet is stockpiling ammunition: paper, blank CDs or DVDs, and printer ink. Smart yes, but completely unsatisfying purchases. I can already feel the judgmental stares by the cashiers when I hand them my Best Buy currency for paper, something which may become obsolete by the twenty-second century. The new idea I had was cashing them in for music. I don't think they have gift cards for Amazon, my music source of choice since it's much cheaper than iTunes. But maybe iTunes gift cards are the way to go. I have some time to debate. Let's hope the same thing doesn't happen like last time, and I completely forget to continue debating.
Don't be like me, whereby I mean that $100 free money=$900 new debt!
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