Check your Microsoft account balance your cash might be about to expire

Date:
Wed, 11 May 2022 12:59:13 +0000

Description:
It's easy to forget, but make sure you know when your digital cash is about
to expire.

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How often do you look at your Xbox wallet? If youve not checked your
Microsoft account balance for a while, you might want to hop online and
remind yourself if youve any leftover funds waiting to be spent.

Your Microsoft account balance is used to buy Xbox Series X |S or Xbox One games from the digital Xbox store. But as Redditor Cg6554 recently pointed out, not all funds that are added to your digital wallet will last forever.

They had the sad realization that their current balance was due to expire on July 9, giving them little time to decide what to spend their money on. If they hadnt clocked the expiry date so soon, the funds might have disappeared before they could even be spent.

The post has generated a lot of discussion on the Xbox subreddit over account balance expiration dates. Some players have wondered how to check when their funds are going to disappear, and what they can do to stop them from expiring altogether. How to check your Microsoft account balance (Image credit: Shutterstock / Alex Van Aken)

Fortunately, the whole issue is rather simple. Any money thats been added to your account using a non-promotional method will last forever. If youve redeemed a gift card or added money directly to your account using a credit card, you can rest assured that the funds will be safe and sound for as long as Microsofts servers are active. Basically, dont worry about it.

If youre using a gift card, however, do double-check. Gift cards bought from third-party retailers often have added restrictions, which limit how long after their purchase the codes can be redeemed. Make sure to redeem them in good time so you dont accidentally surpass their expiration date.

Things get a little trickier when promos come into the mix. If youve added funds to your account by redeeming points through Microsoft Rewards, you do need to watch out.

The Microsoft Rewards loyalty program lets users earn redeemable points for using various Microsoft services such as searching with Bing, or taking a daily quiz. Earn enough points, and you can exchange them for a slew of Xbox perks. Right now, you can redeem 6,300 points to net a 5 Xbox gift card, the value of which will be added directly to your Microsoft account.

But stay alert, though, because funds added through Microsoft Rewards dont last forever. Youll only have 90 days to spend the gift card before it expires. This is likely why Redditor Cg6554s funds are expiring.

If you want to find out when your balance is due to expire, head on over to the Payment and Billing section of your account. You should see a manage option in the top right corner. Click that to open a sidebar and display all of your funds. If any portion of your balance is due to expire, itll be shown below. Make sure you spend that money before the listed date, otherwise itll evaporate into the aether. While you're at it, you might also want to check the back of your Xbox



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