Planning
07-26-2010, 08:54 PM
i didn't want to hijack the other thread when the question was asked about debit cards.
i finally went over to walmart and got me a debit card( VISA). it is not tied to your bank account in any way. i paid $3 for the temp. card and put $20 on the card. i then restered it on the net and a few days ago received the card with my name on it. i loaded some money on it and tried it and it works good so far. they charge $3 a month for a service fee, which is high to me, so it is just a convience thing for me. i am going to use it while traveling to see how it works on my next trip.
you can up load money on it several ways. i think up to $1500, i plan on mine to be around $500 and use it to order stuff and to not have to carry cash. i hate writing checks so my wife had been getting me cash from the bank.
you can also use it at ATM's to get cash.
i have always been afraid to use my credit card on the net. ( i have only done it a couple times, usually i send a USPS money order.)
if it doen't work out i will post it.
ron
i finally went over to walmart and got me a debit card( VISA). it is not tied to your bank account in any way. i paid $3 for the temp. card and put $20 on the card. i then restered it on the net and a few days ago received the card with my name on it. i loaded some money on it and tried it and it works good so far. they charge $3 a month for a service fee, which is high to me, so it is just a convience thing for me. i am going to use it while traveling to see how it works on my next trip.
you can up load money on it several ways. i think up to $1500, i plan on mine to be around $500 and use it to order stuff and to not have to carry cash. i hate writing checks so my wife had been getting me cash from the bank.
you can also use it at ATM's to get cash.
i have always been afraid to use my credit card on the net. ( i have only done it a couple times, usually i send a USPS money order.)
if it doen't work out i will post it.
ron