Is Lil Wayne's New Prepaid Card a Money Pit?

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dennisjones699 of WI 2:06AM May 17, 2012

Prepaid cards are by far the fastest-growing type of non-cash payment method, but they are also not nearly as much regulated as credit and debit cards and you should carefully read the terms and conditions, as well as all fee disclosures, before purchasing one. http://blog.unibulmerchantservices.com/a-brief-history-of-prepaid-cards

J.G. of MA 4:53PM December 15, 2011

Best cards:
MoneyManager
http://www.moneymanagercard.com/site/pricing.html
US Bank's Accelapay through CFR
https://www.enrollcfr.org/cfr/Enroll.aspx
Regions Bank Now Card
http://promo.regions.com/NowCard/default.htm?CID=18741&V_TID=890221&ProspectID=AD9AA02825F84B17B17C5D62C0556040#
BTW that union card is just a BankFreedom account with a different name on it and its not that great.

Bob of MA 5:37PM December 06, 2011

The best prepaid card program I have found is the Working America prepaid program that is backed by the AFL-CIO and unions. There are no fees to activate, no monthly fees if you deposit funds, they even give you a high-yield savings account at 5.10%. Originally set up as a benefit for union members by Union Plus, the Working America financial program can be used by anyone.
Visit www.myunionprepaid.com and select the Working America card - It is FREE to get a card and does so much more than any of these other prepaid cards.
In addition, you get discounts on car rentals, movie tickets, AT&T discounts and all sorts of other benefits.
All of these other cards just seem to be trying to cash in on the consumer.

Marsha Ling of IL 9:21AM December 06, 2011