So for there's 21 Democrats in the Senate that are pushing President Biden to extend some of the government benefits in the recent relief bills. Two of which being recurring stimulus checks and jobless benefits. They're saying the goal in extending these are to make sure relief does not lapse.

I couldn't agree with them more and I really really hope that more of the Senate pushes for this. After all, a stimulus is no good if it's not able to stimulate anything. It's just a relief check if it's just going to bills. A true stimulus would be to encourage spending on other things.

BlankCheck Wrote: I've had old gift cards just lying around and collecting dust in my drawers and on my countertops. I know there are services out there that will take your gift cards with remaining balances and give you cash for them. Has anyone ever used this type of service before? Or is it a rip off? I definitely could see it being pretty beneficial when that uncle gets you a gift card to a store you wouldn't want to shop at. I know this because it happened to me. :)

WyattTown Wrote:

I would consider the market you are selling it in and what the housing market in that area has done the last year or so. Wouldn't hurt talking to a realtor as well to see what their take on the market is right now too, and where they expect it to be in 6 months and a year from now.

If the market is at a relative high and it could go down then selling immediately would make a lot of sense. But if your investment can make you even more money just by renting it out for a year and then selling it when its worth a lot more than I would do that.