Also while they now cost $1 for most of the program life they were indeed free.
Anyways regular users use unlimiteds, bank account backed cards, or do some fancy rolling over of tax advantaged cards for the most part.
You can roll the balance of a nearly expired card onto a new card, but I don't know if there is a way to recapture your $1 card fee.
edited from previous because I completely misread the part about auto expiry.
Also while they now cost $1 for most of the program life they were indeed free.
Anyways regular users use unlimiteds, bank account backed cards, or do some fancy rolling over of tax advantaged cards for the most part.