A handy Amazon feature became available, with little fanfare, last year: Amazon Allowance. This feature was perhaps intended to fund child accounts under their new family sharing program. But it could be useful for anyone who struggles to stick to their e-book budget.
Unlike a plain old gift card, the allowance feature allows you to automatically replenish your balance at regular intervals, for example, weekly or monthly. You can gift others, or yourself. One caveat, though—your recipient must have an Amazon account to redeem your gift.
Anyone try this out yet? I think it sounds like a fantastic idea!
(Va Lifehacker.)
I use Amazon Allowance as a monthly budget. It is strictly for Kindle Books and helps me keep on track. I’ve been using it since around Thanksgiving and it works for me.