I generally allow myself a $200 gift card every month, but it doesn't always get spent (and sometimes it gets spent really fast LOL). I still have just over $100 left on this month's balance with a week to go, although I think I may have carried over $30 or so from January too. How much gets spent partly depends on how many good bargains and freebies come up during a month, not including the ever-present "classics" freebies. Then again, I've bought/downloaded a whole bunch of bargains and freebies the last few months that I still haven't even gotten around to reading yet, like several of the Random House books; they sound interesting enough at the price (or lack thereof) for "some day" but more-interesting stuff comes along in the meantime, even if I'm buying it...