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Credit cards while underage
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It's pissing me off to not be able to buy anything online, and I'm not 19 yet. I was wondering if anybody had a clue how to get a credit card in Canada, not linked to your parent's account, without ridiculous fees?
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you could get a debit. that works for me pretty well
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get a prepaid visa card, they work wonders
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much music card or whatever. its prepaid though.
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yep go with the debit...works like a charm
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yup, if your 16 you can get one
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you can't use paypal with debit though, right? Or purchase on online stores? I do have a debit card.
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go start a checking account and get a check card. works for me
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Nah, this is different. It's like a Visa that's directly linked to your bank account so it works like a debit that you can use online.
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yea seriously get like a few hundred dollar visa or AMEX cards. they're perfect for online stuff.
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You could transfer money from your bank account into paypal...it takes 10 bussiness days though.
Just wait it out until you can get a visa. They're sick, everything is free now!
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yes you can. you open a checking account and they give you a checking card with visa or mastercard logo on it. you can use it anywhere a credit card can be used.
and as for paypal you have two options. you can either link it to the card. which allows you to put money into your paypal account (to pay someone or to buy something) and the second option which is the better option is linking your payal account directly to your paypal account that way if you ever sell something and receive money through paypal it will be wired directly to your account (usually takes 1-3 days)
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I think you can get one if your parents sign.
Or you can get a prepaid one, but lots of these easy access cards have some tricks so be careful.
I just got my first legit card, I lied about my income and said I wasn't a student and I still only have 500 dollar limit, but its a start atleast.
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um yea you cant get a paypal account even if you only have a bank account and you can intsantly transfer funds from your account if your buying somthing. i just went through what your going through like 2 weeks ago cuase i wanted some ec hats so i set mine up and im only 16
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yeah you can transfer funds to paypal online through your bank account. Also there are those visa gift card things now, that you can use like a credit card but you buy it like a gift card at safeway or somewhere.. personally I've never bought one, only seen them at safeway
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i know! debit cards and paypal, and paypal and debit cards
and also paypal.
and a debit card
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debit cards are often charged as credit cards anyway. they can be used online and at any stores (almost). also, link your paypal directly to your checking accoutn and it works perfect.
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well if you didn't get the idea, you can buy IDEA at poorboyz.com...with a debit card....or paypal
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a debit card is a credit card without the credit part, pretty much.
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im not sure about paypal, but ive been buying stuff from online stores with my debit card without problem
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debit works best, cuz u never ahve to think that you owe money, or go in credit card debt
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i only use my debit card linked to my checking account. i don;t even have a credit card and it sucks that i should get one so i can start building up credit for stuff.
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Anyone know about where you can get pre-paid CC's in Canadia? I'm sick of using my parents' shit
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can you use debit online??? ive had one for 3 years and i never thought i could buy shit online with it.
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