What to Do with Unused Dollars on Gift Cards? Give it to Charity!

Did you ever get a gift card to a department store, grocery store or some other big retailer and after you made purchases you had $5.17 left on the card or some other small amount? Not enough to really buy anything you need, just enough for a pack of gum, a few light bulbs, or other trivial stuff. So what do you do with the extra sum of small change left over? I admit, I have purchased stuff on the shelves by the check-out like $1 bags of candy, key chains with small light on the end of it (actually handy at night), a map for the glove compartment or other items. It's stuff I really don't need but might. Hey, you never know.

Well, the New York Times recently ran the article, Doing Good with Unused Gift Cards and helps you actually find a way to donate the extra change on the card to charity. Brilliant! Read the full article here and learn how small change can make a difference.