Originally Posted by
Dole
Agreed. Find people you trust, pay their bills and have them write you a check. I paid for my parents cruise with my mileage card and they wrote me a check.
My guess is you will get burned in the long run if you make a habit of this. People forget to pay you or worse, can't afford to pay you. I think I will try the AMEX gift card suggestion and do the property tax one for now.