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Windigo ☴ (windigo)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2015 01:08:37 CET Windigo ☴ Pre-paid credit cards are the worst. I wish I could give people $5 to stop them from buying these. :P -
lnxw48 (Linux Walt) (lnxw48)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2015 01:50:05 CET lnxw48 (Linux Walt) @windigo I use “gift cards” with MC/Visa logo on them for all online transactions. That way, my max loss in case of breach is whatever I paid for the card minus however much I already spent. -
Windigo ☴ (windigo)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2015 19:46:32 CET Windigo ☴ @lnxw48 That's a perfectly sensible approach, I think; especially with all of the breaches as of late. -
Windigo ☴ (windigo)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2015 19:47:47 CET Windigo ☴ @lnxw48 We received one to help us cover our travel expenses, and had to open an account with my SSN to retrieve any money. -
Roland Häder (roland)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2015 20:46:34 CET Roland Häder @windigo Why are they the worst? I have a girlfriend abroad and I can send her money by just doing a #SEPA transfer to a German account. She then withdraws from it at a #ATM. So I know what she can withdraw at maximum. This way I was able to stop another person to drain my money by just stop sending to the card and lock it from Internet. -
lnxw48 (Linux Walt) (lnxw48)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jan-2015 21:07:26 CET lnxw48 (Linux Walt) @windigo Oh, I don’t do the reloadable cards. At least in the US, they are evil. @roland There may be some advantages to reloadable prepaid cards, but they require as much documentation as just opening a shared bank account (which is a lot less hassle).
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Windigo ☴ (windigo)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2015 02:21:19 CET Windigo ☴ @roland If you're giving a one-time gift, a credit card means an extra fee for the giver and less money for the merchant. :( -
Windigo ☴ (windigo)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2015 02:22:10 CET Windigo ☴ @lnxw48 @roland The reloadable card I received was also going to charge a monthly fee unless I loaded $1000 to my account. :P
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