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If you don't have a credit or debit card it's one of the only ways to pay for the service, save asking to borrow a friend's card. According to the FDIC, 6.5% o
by lwf 7y ago
If you don't have a credit or debit card it's one of the only ways to pay for the service, save asking to borrow a friend's card.
According to the FDIC, 6.5% of American households lacked a bank account at all in 2017.[1]
[1]: https://www.fdic.gov/householdsurvey/ https://www.fdic.gov/householdsurvey/
- airstrike 7y agoBut you could always go with one those reloadable debit cards, no? Though those usually come with a fixed setup fee of, say, $5
- banana_giraffe 7y agoIt's actually fairly hard to get money onto those without paying a fee (if you don't have a bank account). Most of the obvious ways to get money onto them involve "Visa ReadyLink", and that comes with a service fee from $2 to $5. If I recall correctly, some even have monthly fees if they get below a certain level. Amazon gift cards can be purchased without a fee most of the time, and with less friction in the store then actually dealing with the service desk in the store that does ReadyLink.
- ghaff 7y ago>some even have monthly fees if they get below a certain level If I receive one for some reason, I've learned to go straight to my computer and load it into my Amazon account.
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoReloadable debit cards nickle and dime you with as many ridiculous fees as possible. A poor tax basically.