Don’t Throw Away Prepaid Debit Cards When They’re Ready
If you were presented with a prepaid debit card for the holidays, congratulations first. Secondly, I’m really sorry that I’m going to burden you with a mess, but: save the card even when its balance is depleted.
Apartment Therapy offers several situations in which the used card will be useful or even necessary:
First, if you end up receiving a refund or discount on your purchase, it may go directly to the card before you have a chance to ask the seller to handle things differently. If the card has disappeared, then your refund.
You can also use a blank card as a dummy card to sign up for free trials. Many free trials are automatically included with monthly or yearly billing once the trial ends. Sure, you can set calendar reminders for yourself to opt out of the service, but an unpaid card subscription is good insurance.
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