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Old Nov 5, 2024 | 4:15 pm
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Originally Posted by smcgrath12
But holding GCs with balances for a significant amount of time is risky as well. How do you all manage this risk of money parked either with SW or GCs?
In addition to the risks of TC and TTFs there's also the time-value of money to consider.

One way I manage it is by striving not to have more than a year's predictable cash travel pre-paid in the form of GCs and TTFs. That's why I've ignored the past few $430 sales, including this one.
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