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Wow, someone must really like you. After you are done thanking them for the $50 iTunes Gift Card, we can talk about some of your options for using your new-found wealth. Here are a few packages you may want to consider.

Package 1: Shoot Everything in Sight

Grab your iPhone and get to downloading the following first person shooters:

• N.O.V.A. (aliens - $6.99)
• Terminator Salvation (robots - $4.99)
• Modern Combat: Sandstorm (human soldiers - $4.99)
• Wolfenstein 3D Classic Platinum (Nazis - $0.99)
• Isotope: A Space Shooter or Meteor Blitz (spacecraft - $1.99)
• Resident Evil 4 (zombies - $6.99)
• Silent Hill: The Escape (anything goes - $0.99)
• Doom Classic (monsters - $6.99)

Then give your tapping finger a rest by renting The Chronicles of Riddick ($2.99), Underworld Evolution ($2.99) and Van Helsing ($2.99).

After tax, you will even have some cash left for songs.

Package 2: Relax and Unwind

The holidays are stressful. Wind down with:

• Sleeping Buddha - Relax and Sleep Meditation (album - $9.99)
• Zen Garden (iPhone app - $0.99)
• Zen Bound (iPhone game - $1.99)
• Everyday Yoga and Pilates (TV series - $8.99)
• The Secret Guide to Relaxing (audiobook - $9.95)
• iShatter Stress Relief (iPhone app - $0.99)

After all of that, you should still have about 15 dollars left to spend on a movie or album that makes you happy.

Package 3: Indulge Your Inner Trash Film Junkie

The iTunes Store movie bundles make it even easier to have a digital film collection. For $50, you could get:

• The 50 First Dates, Anger Management/Big Daddy bundle ($19.99)
• The Dane Cook Collection: My Best Friend’s Girl, Good Luck Chuck and Employee of the Month ($19.99)

Granted, they won’t make you think, but sometimes you just need a laugh.

Also see our $25 edition.