horde gift cards. i have have them for every occasion. can i really make money from gift cards or books? a lot of us have that? >> yeah, that's right, randi. our favorite sites are bookscouter.com. it's easy to resell your books. i did it with my old textbooks. it takes seconds to up load the bar code. for old gift cards, i know i got a ton of gift cards i didn't want for the holidays, we like plasticjungle.com. up load the cards you have. you can consolidate them to a place you are excited about or get the cash back. >> all right. great advice. $500 out of your closet. thanks so much for joining us. we'll be right back. >> thanks so much. on the phone ? thanks. excuse me a sec. another person calling for her grandmother. she thinks it's her soup huh? i'm told she's in the garden picking herbs.