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How to Make Money by Using Gift Cards to Buy Everything

Yes, even that overpriced avocado toast

We live in a glorious age where you can buy toilet paper, tacos, and telescopes without ever touching cash or a credit card. All you need is a stack of gift cards and the cunning strategy of a seasoned grocery store ninja. Welcome to the underground economy of gift card capitalism.

Sounds crazy? It is. But crazy like a fox. Because if you play your cards right (pun extremely intended), you can save money, earn rewards, and maybe even make money — just by living your normal, everyday, coffee-fueled, Amazon-obsessed life.

  1. Stack Rewards Like It’s Your Full-Time Job

    Buy gift cards from places that give you points, cashback, or both. Supermarkets, warehouse clubs, and even drugstores often offer reward points for gift card purchases. Combine that with a credit card that gives you cashback on grocery store purchases and suddenly your £20 Starbucks card is coming with a side of airline miles and £1.75 cashback. That’s a free cake pop, people.

  2. Buy Stuff You Actually Need

    This is important: don’t buy gift cards for llama grooming salons unless you actually have a llama. Use them to buy groceries, gas, clothes, and possibly your child’s endless Roblox addiction. You’re not spending extra — you’re just rerouting your normal spending through a reward-generating wormhole.

  3. Resell for Profit (Advanced Users Only)

    Sometimes you’ll find discounted gift cards online — £100 for £90. Buy low, sell high. Or buy low, use to buy stuff, and save money. Either way, you win. Just don’t go full Wolf of Wall Street on the Subway card market. Stay humble.

  4. Use TickIt Cards to Track It All

    Of course, none of this works if you forget what you bought, where the cards are, or whether that £10 iTunes card is just a coaster now. That’s where TickIt Cards comes in. It's the app designed to help you track balances, expiry dates, and make sure every penny is squeezed out of that Dobbies card from 2016.

    TickIt Cards lets you:

    • Scan and store all your gift cards
    • Track remaining balances like a financial hawk
    • Get alerts before anything expires (including your patience)

The Future is Prepaid

Gift cards aren’t just stocking stuffers. They’re economic tools. Weapons of fiscal wisdom. Tiny rectangles of power. With the right strategy (and a little help from TickIt Cards), you can beat inflation, impress your accountant, and still have enough left over for a caramel frappuccino.

So stop letting gift cards gather dust. Use them to buy groceries, gas, gadgets, and glory. Because money may not grow on trees — but sometimes, it hides in your wallet with a bow on it.

TickIt Cards: Because your gift cards shouldn’t retire before you do.

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