My Two Dollars » gifts http://www.mytwodollars.com A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How and Where to Buy, Sell & Swap Unwanted Discount Gift Cardshttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/02/11/buy-sell-swap-discount-gift-cards/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/02/11/buy-sell-swap-discount-gift-cards/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:12:14 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2632 It’s been a month since the holidays and you may have recently found some gift cards you received from your favorite relative or a coworker. When you first opened them, you said your “thank yous” and then they disappeared into your junk drawer in the kitchen because they were for stores you never, ever shop [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/02/11/buy-sell-swap-discount-gift-cards/feed/ 2 Avoid Giving The Gift Of A Gift Card.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/11/avoid-giving-the-gift-of-a-gift-card/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/11/avoid-giving-the-gift-of-a-gift-card/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:30:03 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2413 This guest post comes from Michael, a contributing editor of the Dough Roller, a personal finance and investing blog, and Credit Card Offers IQ, a credit card review site. Every year, there are certain dates on the calendar where friends and family expect to receive a gift. Whether it’s Christmas, Valentines Day, a birthday or [...]

Avoid Giving The Gift Of A Gift Card. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/11/avoid-giving-the-gift-of-a-gift-card/feed/ 14 Gift Idea – Guide To Donating To Charity In Someone’s Name.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/23/gift-idea-guide-to-donating-to-charity-in-someones-name/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/23/gift-idea-guide-to-donating-to-charity-in-someones-name/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:00:09 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1838 Two days to go and you still don’t have anything for that certain someone? How about giving some money in their name to a charity important to either them or yourself! Too often we buy random gifts that the recipients don’t want because we have trouble picking something out last minute – but a donation [...]

Gift Idea – Guide To Donating To Charity In Someone’s Name. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/12/23/gift-idea-guide-to-donating-to-charity-in-someones-name/feed/ 3 Friends Asking Friends For Donations – How Do You Handle It?http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/25/friends-asking-friends-for-donations-how-do-you-handle-it/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/25/friends-asking-friends-for-donations-how-do-you-handle-it/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:03:56 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1681 The other day, I got an email from friend I have had since I was a child asking for money for a cause they are involved in. We do not talk that often; maybe once every few months and generally about nothing all that important. But recently, his child was diagnosed with autism (at 3 [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/25/friends-asking-friends-for-donations-how-do-you-handle-it/feed/ 14 Great Website For Teaching Kids About Giving And Charity.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/21/great-website-for-teaching-kids-about-giving-and-charity/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/21/great-website-for-teaching-kids-about-giving-and-charity/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:07:54 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/21/great-website-for-teaching-kids-about-giving-and-charity/ I just came across this fantastic website that teaches kids the value of choosing charities that match their interests and allocating their money to their choices. The company is called markmakers.org, and adults buy the kids what amounts to a debit card that works on the site, and the kids get to “shop” the different [...]

Great Website For Teaching Kids About Giving And Charity. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/03/21/great-website-for-teaching-kids-about-giving-and-charity/feed/ 5 So What Was Your Favorite Gift This Year?http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/26/so-what-was-your-favorite-gift-this-year/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/26/so-what-was-your-favorite-gift-this-year/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:00:02 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/26/so-what-was-your-favorite-gift-this-year/ Dont worry, I am sure that your family does not read this site! Now that Christmas is over, what is your favorite gift that you received yesterday? I received several gift cards to the Apple store, which my family knows is one of my preferred places to shop. Also, my wife got me a cool [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/26/so-what-was-your-favorite-gift-this-year/feed/ 13 Cheap Gifts Under $30 For The Holidays.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2006/12/09/cheap-gifts-under-30-for-the-holidays/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2006/12/09/cheap-gifts-under-30-for-the-holidays/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2006 23:04:10 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/2006/12/09/cheap-gifts-under-30-for-the-holidays/ Over at Inhabitat they have a cool little collection of different gifts for under $30. I know we are all trying to save our money and stay out of debt, so hopefully gifts under $30 won’t break the bank. And the stuff they have there is different, so you surely won’t be buying something that [...]

Cheap Gifts Under $30 For The Holidays. is an article from My Two Dollars

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