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prepaid cards (MSE advice)
GringoGoesToVagas
Posts: 176 Forumite
Following the link hear
Prepaid cards: best UK offers for 2025 - MoneySavingExpert
It clearly states
If you're unable to get a bank account, or want a simple way to limit your spending, then a prepaid card is worth considering adding to your wallet.
So where are they then?
Prepaid cards: best UK offers for 2025 - MoneySavingExpert
It clearly states
If you're unable to get a bank account, or want a simple way to limit your spending, then a prepaid card is worth considering adding to your wallet.
So where are they then?
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Scroll down and you'll see at least two.I see Ode and Hyperjar.Also, there are other sites, e.g. https://www.moneysupermarket.com/prepaid-cards/results/0
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That is what I did. But they require payment via another card. kind of defetes the object reallygrumpy_codger said:Scroll down and you'll see at least two.I see Ode and Hyperjar.Also, there are other sites, e.g. https://www.moneysupermarket.com/prepaid-cards/results/0 -
If you read through the fine print of each card, there's a few that will let you top up the card at your local PayPoint (for a fee) which I believe will accept cash as a payment method.GringoGoesToVagas said:
That is what I did. But they require payment via another card. kind of defetes the object reallygrumpy_codger said:Scroll down and you'll see at least two.I see Ode and Hyperjar.Also, there are other sites, e.g. https://www.moneysupermarket.com/prepaid-cards/results/1 -
Thanks!PRAISETHESUN said:
If you read through the fine print of each card, there's a few that will let you top up the card at your local PayPoint (for a fee) which I believe will accept cash as a payment method.GringoGoesToVagas said:
That is what I did. But they require payment via another card. kind of defetes the object reallygrumpy_codger said:Scroll down and you'll see at least two.I see Ode and Hyperjar.Also, there are other sites, e.g. https://www.moneysupermarket.com/prepaid-cards/results/
There was only 2 on that link. so i guess by what you are saying, you need a card to open it up in the first place (first source of funds) which means to do that you need a bank account. then there on where did you see the bit about the paypoint? and how much where there fees?0 -
Sorry, I did a quick Google search and I was looking at the Moneysupermarket list, not the MSE list, see here. The Pay point stuff was buried in the more details section for one or two of the cards.Pockit was another one that came up when I briefly looked.Haven't used any of these types of cards before, and I have no plans to use them so I'd recommend you DYOR. No idea if the first top up requires bank/debit card deposit.
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Guess you found another option.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6631568/asda-travel-money-cards-no-bank-account-needed#latestLife in the slow lane1 -
Do you remember the names of the one or two cards from moneysupermarket that did paypoint top ups?PRAISETHESUN said:Sorry, I did a quick Google search and I was looking at the Moneysupermarket list, not the MSE list, see here. The Pay point stuff was buried in the more details section for one or two of the cards.Pockit was another one that came up when I briefly looked.Haven't used any of these types of cards before, and I have no plans to use them so I'd recommend you DYOR. No idea if the first top up requires bank/debit card deposit.
DYOR?
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Is the forum still down with moneysupermarket?1 -
DYOR = Do Your Own Research. I think the point being that you obviously access the internet, and therefore can repeat what Praisethesun did yourself and find the answers that way.GringoGoesToVagas said:
Do you remember the names of the one or two cards from moneysupermarket that did paypoint top ups?PRAISETHESUN said:Sorry, I did a quick Google search and I was looking at the Moneysupermarket list, not the MSE list, see here. The Pay point stuff was buried in the more details section for one or two of the cards.Pockit was another one that came up when I briefly looked.Haven't used any of these types of cards before, and I have no plans to use them so I'd recommend you DYOR. No idea if the first top up requires bank/debit card deposit.
DYOR?
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Is the forum still down with moneysupermarket?0 -
It is clear from this threadZanderman said:
DYOR = Do Your Own Research. I think the point being that you obviously access the internet, and therefore can repeat what Praisethesun did yourself and find the answers that way.GringoGoesToVagas said:
Do you remember the names of the one or two cards from moneysupermarket that did paypoint top ups?PRAISETHESUN said:Sorry, I did a quick Google search and I was looking at the Moneysupermarket list, not the MSE list, see here. The Pay point stuff was buried in the more details section for one or two of the cards.Pockit was another one that came up when I briefly looked.Haven't used any of these types of cards before, and I have no plans to use them so I'd recommend you DYOR. No idea if the first top up requires bank/debit card deposit.
DYOR?
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Is the forum still down with moneysupermarket?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6631912/pockit-prepaid-cash-card#latest
That there is a struggle to grasp some information, on what is required for these cards.Life in the slow lane0 -
If that where the case then what is the point for this forum?Zanderman said:
DYOR = Do Your Own Research. I think the point being that you obviously access the internet, and therefore can repeat what Praisethesun did yourself and find the answers that way.GringoGoesToVagas said:
Do you remember the names of the one or two cards from moneysupermarket that did paypoint top ups?PRAISETHESUN said:Sorry, I did a quick Google search and I was looking at the Moneysupermarket list, not the MSE list, see here. The Pay point stuff was buried in the more details section for one or two of the cards.Pockit was another one that came up when I briefly looked.Haven't used any of these types of cards before, and I have no plans to use them so I'd recommend you DYOR. No idea if the first top up requires bank/debit card deposit.
DYOR?
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Is the forum still down with moneysupermarket?0
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