But what if the gift card only cost you $90?

Most of us have received cards for stores we dont shop at or which arent located near us.

Our team has compiled alist of creative waysyou can fatten your bank account this week.

discounted gift cards

This is a long list, so dont get overwhelmed.

Go ahead and start now, but be sure to bookmark this post so you could easily return later.

Well keep it updated as offers changes or expire.

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Gift Card Zen

Gift Card Zendiffers from other sites in a couple of ways.

But once that is out of the way, ordering becomes much simpler.

At the moment, the site has cards from about 200 retailers.

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The best deal I could find only saved me 8% on my purchase.

Did you know?

The best price I saw on a gift card to The Home Depot would save me 10%.

Other Gift Card Sites

Youll find many other discount-gift card vendors online.

Make your first order a small one if you havent used a particular website before.

Some sites do not sell directly, but facilitate sales between individuals.

If youre a risk-taker and an entrepreneurial sort, you might experiment with gift card arbitrage.

Buy cheap on eBay and then find thebest places to sell your gift cardsfor a profit.

Even if you dont have any interest in the profit opportunities, the potential to save money is clear.

Your Turn: Have you everbought discounted gift cards?

Steve Gillman is the author of 101 Weird Ways to Make Money and creator of EveryWayToMakeMoney.com.

(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)

You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…