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Best prepaid card for USA

Hi, which is the best prepaid card to use in the USA Please? (I don't qualify for a credit card).I took cash last time.

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  • PeacefulWaters
    PeacefulWaters Posts: 8,495 Forumite
    edited 5 April 2015 at 3:06AM
    Kalixa.

    Use it for purchases wherever possible. If using it in an ATM withdraw large amounts as rarely as possible. There's a £2.25 fee for ATM withdrawal, in addition to whatever that ATM charges.

    Here's a fee saving link.

    Take a debit card as back up but only use it in a crisis.

    Other fee to be aware of:

    If you don’t use your eWallet or Card for six consecutive months we will charge you an account maintenance fee of £0.99 per month, beginning in the seventh month
  • SueW54
    SueW54 Posts: 4 Newbie
    The only thing I am worried about is loading a card and then not being able to use it whilst I am there, I looked at the post office but when I looked at reviews people said it was not accepted in USA. I have a debit card with free withdrawals from the Bank of America, However when i went last year i used cash only and they looked at me like i was an alien lol.:rotfl:
  • meer53
    meer53 Posts: 10,217 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I used a Post Office card in the USA with no problems. For cash and POS transactions.
  • mse642819
    mse642819 Posts: 38 Forumite
    I've used Kalixa several times in the USA as well, always works like a charm.
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