Maybe I just have a short attention span, but I am always forgetting if I have used the last of the money on my Walgreens gift card. Since it gets reloaded for the next month, I want to keep it in my wallet, of course, but then I try to use it and I feel like a big dork at the checkout. (Even more of a big dork, that is.) I had a wild and crazy idea today, though–when I scan it and it hits a zero balance and asks for another form of payment… I stick it back into my wallet backwards. Instead of seeing the pretty front part of the card, I’ll see the plain white and know that it’s empty. That should save me a little bit of hassle for the next few weeks.

By extension, putting the card in backwards could work for any card (gift card or credit card) that you wanted to keep handy but not use for whatever reason. Of course, if you’re really never planning on using it, then you might as well throw it in a firesafe box at home and reduce the risk of it being lost or stolen.