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    Reloadable Debit card (BlueBird Shutting down))

    I currently have a Walmart Bluebird account for my "Fun Money" account. It is the card I use for WebPurchases and other things I want to keep seperate from the Family account. My wife also uses it sometimes, so no secrets, only from scammers…

    Anyway, BlueBird and Serve are shiutting down, so I need a new card.

    Needs to be a PRE-PAID, don't want another checking account
    Needs to be NO FEES as some inactive fees could eat an account.
    Needs to be RELOADABLE
    Needs to usable everywhere (Aliexpress, Amazon, others…)

    All of the Articles that Like blueBird are right, its a great service, but apparently not sustainable.

    Reloadable Debit card (BlueBird Shutting down))
    byu/Unique-Lie7910 inpersonalfinance



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    9 Comments

    1. t-poke on

      Why?

      Sorry, you’re making this way more difficult than it needs to be. Prepaid cards have no FDIC insurance, no regulations, terrible customer service and few, if any, fraud protections.

      If you insist on not using a credit card at shady retailers like Aliexpress, at least use a debit card for a separate checking account with overdraft disabled. Although a credit card is still the best thing to use for everything.

      There is no good reason to use these prepaid cards.

    3. DanaSP on

      I would suggest a PayPal debit card. You will also get 5% cash back on a category of your choice.

    4. Grand_Wishbone_1270 on

      I use a secondary checking account for this, not sure why you don’t want one. No fees and a debit card. Transfer money from your main account every paycheck, and use the new account’s debit card. Bonus, if your primary bank shuts down your account, you have a backup account ready to go.

    5. TekkerzRobot on

      If you have an iPhone you could use Apple Cash? It has a virtual number, no fees or anything

    7. TechSupportTime on

      If you’re just using it to prevent scams, have you considered using something like Privacy? You can Google it, it’s a virtual card number site that you can use to set spending limits and mask your real card number.

    8. lilfunky1 on

      why are you rejecting the easiest solution that would be to get a normal bank account

      and get a normal credit card for online purchases for the consumer protections

    9. PmMeAnnaKendrick on

      Cash app or chime will work for this.

      Reloadable, no fees. Not really a bank account.

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