Amazon Can Act Like Your Mom With ‘Amazon Allowance’

Do you or someone you know have trouble with over spending on Amazon? You can fix this with the new Amazon Allowance.

I've heard a few people say they have a problem with shopping on Amazon when they're drunk. They tend to spend too much money on really cool stuff that they don't really need. Well, the people at Amazon must have been paying attention! Now, Amazon has a feature that acts like your mom by giving you an allowance.

Amazon Allowance enables you to add gift card funds for yourself or someone else on a one-time, daily, weekly, monthly, or every-two-week basis. Amazon Allowance is directly added to the recipient’s Amazon.com Gift Card Balance and can be used instantly to shop among millions of items on Amazon.com. If the recipient doesn't have an Amazon.com account, we'll send him/her an email to set up one.

Benefits of Using Amazon Allowance

• Easily fund shopping on Amazon.com without sharing your credit cards or Amazon.com account. Allowance recipients can choose from millions of items on Amazon, including textbooks and college essentials;

• Set aside a budget for your own purchases on Amazon.com;

• Save up your Gift Card Balance for a big purchase or holiday shopping on Amazon.com by giving yourself a weekly or monthly Allowance; and

• Give instant Amazon.com Gift Card funds to your friends or family. The gift card funds will be directly added to the recipient’s Amazon.com account, no claim codes are needed.

There's a slew of frequently asked questions that are answered about Amazon Allowance, so be sure to look over those if you do, indeed, have questions about it.