GiftCertificates

There are approximately $30 billion in unused gift cards sitting in kitchens, wallets, car doors, and sock drawers. Don't be a statistic: Here's how to get cash for, or otherwise make productive use of, your unwanted gift cards.

Outside the grocery store the other day, a teen-age boy tried to sell me $50 in gift certificates at local restaurants -- restaurant meals, a fast-food taco, a margarita -- for $5. The money, he said, would go to fund high school athletics. I declined the offer, figuring I'd spend much more money...

The New York Yankees have a creative way to separate their fans from their money. It's called Bomber Bucks -- a cute name for gift certificates that are really hard to use.On the face of it, it appears to be a great gift idea for a fan of the Bronx Bombers. It's not until the person actually wants...