Whitney
Level 2 Member
I thought I would share my experience so far…. About 2 months ago, I began testing Evolvemoney. I loaded small amounts ($50 gift cards) and paid my utility bills Worked great! So, the next month, I got a little bolder…I bought 2 $500 gift cards, planning to load them in and pay part of my mortgage. The first $500 went in just fine. The second $500 card would not load. I called Visa and they said it happens sometimes. They are sending me a new $500 card that should arrive next week.
I used the $500 that did load to make a partial mortgage payment and paid the remainder the old fashioned, regular way. So, I was able to pay a few bills with Evolve. But now that they will be charging 3%, I don’t think I will be using it much anymore.
So, I am experimenting with Bluebird. I went to Walmart. Bought a Bluebird card and loaded a $50 gift card onto it. Everything seems to have gone smoothly. So, now I think I will go back to Walmart tomorrow and get a money order with the $50. I can deposit that in my banking account and use it to pay the credit card charge for buying the gift card.
If that all goes well, I plan to take advantage of the discounted Staples Visa gift cards next week. Wish me luck!
I used the $500 that did load to make a partial mortgage payment and paid the remainder the old fashioned, regular way. So, I was able to pay a few bills with Evolve. But now that they will be charging 3%, I don’t think I will be using it much anymore.
So, I am experimenting with Bluebird. I went to Walmart. Bought a Bluebird card and loaded a $50 gift card onto it. Everything seems to have gone smoothly. So, now I think I will go back to Walmart tomorrow and get a money order with the $50. I can deposit that in my banking account and use it to pay the credit card charge for buying the gift card.
If that all goes well, I plan to take advantage of the discounted Staples Visa gift cards next week. Wish me luck!