I think the way to go is to get a prepaid card that i can manage easily, does anyone have any recommendations or good/bad experiences with existing prepay cards?
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paradigm wrote:An update on my earlier recommendation:
The Pockit Card was excellent in the early days and gave welcome cashback. However the deal is changing - there is to be a monthly 99p 'membership' charge from March 2019, debited from your balance, even if the card is not used. When a new card (a Mastercard) is due it will now cost £3.00. The end-date on my present card is 01/19 but it was unexpectedly declined twice on 28th January with no new card having been received. I have unfortunately opted to cancel which is a pity.
Lootman wrote:paradigm wrote:An update on my earlier recommendation:
The Pockit Card was excellent in the early days and gave welcome cashback. However the deal is changing - there is to be a monthly 99p 'membership' charge from March 2019, debited from your balance, even if the card is not used. When a new card (a Mastercard) is due it will now cost £3.00. The end-date on my present card is 01/19 but it was unexpectedly declined twice on 28th January with no new card having been received. I have unfortunately opted to cancel which is a pity.
That's too bad. The other great thing about pre-paid cards is that they are anonymous. If you don't want Big Brother knowing what, where and when you spend, then pre-paid cards are the solution.
gryffron wrote:I doubt they are that anonymous. Unless you use cash to top them up they could easily be linked to your bank account.
(Post Office one can do that I see). And if you have ever mail ordered anything with it the authorities could track a delivery address.
Lootman wrote:gryffron wrote:I doubt they are that anonymous. Unless you use cash to top them up they could easily be linked to your bank account.
(Post Office one can do that I see). And if you have ever mail ordered anything with it the authorities could track a delivery address.
The key is to buy them for cash in somewhere like a convenience store. And then throw them away rather than top them up. Since the card itself has no inherent value, they can be treated as disposable once the value is zero.
The other thing is to not use them for any purchase that can otherwise be tracked back to you e.g. online purchases, hotel bookings, car hire and so on.
If you want to be anonymous, you can be, with a little care.
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