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Where to charge credit cards to keep them active?

Could you suggest good and secure websites where to charge credit cards with small amount of money to keep them active, please?

Preferably, websites that charge automatically.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
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    Why not just put a transaction through that you were going to make anyway?
  • alirx
    alirx Posts: 13 Forumite
    I pay my Netflix on a card that isn't otherwise used if you have any subscriptions like that?
  • Vortigern
    Vortigern Posts: 3,307 Forumite
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    You don't need to use the card every month to keep it alive. I put a transaction through quarterly to keep my spare cards alive. A small purchase on Amazon or Ebay is all you need.

    If you want to use the card every month, there was a suggestion on another board that you can make regular scheduled automatic payments from your CC to your Amazon account balance.
  • redux
    redux Posts: 22,979 Forumite
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    Does it have to be a website?

    Contactless payment for a beer, a meal, a newspaper, toothpaste ...

    Or online, eBay, theatre or gig tickets, mail order

    If it's hard to spend anything on it, do you actually need the card?
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