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Pay Even Part of Your Contractor’s Bill with a GGF Gift Card

April 29, 2026

Independent contractors seem to be good about letting Gene Grawe Fund supporters pay some or even all of their bill with GGF gift cards. Here are some of the anecdotes we’ve been made aware of over the last few years (my favorite is #10): So don’t be afraid to ask your independent contractor for an

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Pay Your Microsoft 365 Subscription with GGF Funds

April 29, 2026

Businesses take notice! Yes, anyone can start or renew a Microsoft subscription, like Office 365, using Gene Grawe Fund’s Five Back Visa. But, you have to do it through PayPal. The payment will fail if you just add the GGF Visa as the payment method in your Microsoft Account. Do the following about a week

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Keep A Small Amazon Gift Card Balance to Pay for Prime Movie Rentals

April 29, 2026

Maintain a small Amazon.com gift card balance to pay for late night movie rentals on Amazon Prime. Buy an Amazon.com gift card from the Gene Grawe Fund and load its balance into your Amazon gift card account. You can even scan the Claim Code with your smartphone’s Amazon App. Then try to remember to not

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Don’t Run Down VISA’s Too Low

April 29, 2026

Visa prepaid debit cards are much harder to empty online when their balance of available funds is below $5.00. More and more we’re running into websites where they impose a minimum allowable payment. Some minimum payment thresholds go as low as $1 while $5 seems to be the upper end right now. I recently painted

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Use AutoHotkey to Enhance Your GGF Program

April 15, 2026

Introduction For over 10 years now, I’ve enhanced the use of my desktop PC and laptop with a tool called AutoHotkey or AHK for short. AutoHotkey is a free, open-source, scripting language for Windows OS that allows you to easily create simple-to-complex scripts for all kinds of tasks such as: form fillers, auto-clicking, macros, etc.

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Possibly the Ultimate Gift Card Wallet

April 15, 2026

The staff of the Gene Grawe Fund doesn’t want to get in the habit of recommending products. But, considering the amount of money our members, especially new members, waste searching for suitable gift card wallets, we thought we might at least pass along the following info from one of our members who thinks his family

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Paying the IRS with GGF Money

April 15, 2026

Paying the Internal Revenue Service using Gene Grawe Fund Money (UPDATED for 2023 taxes) Yes, you can pay your business and personal federal taxes with Gene Grawe Fund’s Five Back Visa prepaid debit cards. DISCLAIMER: I’m not a tax expert; never claimed to be. What follows is not tax advice, but simply me rehashing the

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Donating Gift Cards to Local Charities

April 14, 2026

Members of the Gene Grawe Fund are uniquely positioned to help two charities with a single gift card purchase. Buying a gift card from the Gene Grawe Fund benefits the Fund, and donating that gift card to a local charity benefits that charity’s work. Writing a donation check or making a cash donation benefits only

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