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How to Load PayPal My Cash Cards to your PayPal Account

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These cards can be found at CVS, grocery stores, gas stations, and other stores.  They have a similar look and feel to the Vanilla Reload Cards, but these can only be loaded to your PayPal account.  They do have the same $3.95 activation fee per card.  Here is the front and back of the PayPal My Cash Card:

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a close-up of a credit card

Here is a copy of my receipt showing the $3.95 fee.  I was able to use my credit card to pay for the purchase.

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You will need to go to https://www.paypal-cash.com/ and click the yellow PayPal Access button to get started.

PayPal Cash Home

Enter your PayPal account login information.

PayPal Cash Log In Continue PayPal Login

The PayPal My Cash Card has a $500 daily reload limit and a $4,000 calendar month reload limit.  Scratch off the back of the PayPal My Cash Card to reveal the 10 digit PIN and enter that into the text box.

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Double check that the amount is correct and click the Yes, Load It Up button (such enthusiasm from PayPal).

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Here is the confirmation screen showing the details of your recent reload.  It will also show you how much more you can load that day ($0 for me) and how much more you can load that month ($3,500 for me).  If you have another PayPal My Cash Card, you can load it to a different PayPal account or try again the following day.

PayPal Cash Load Complete

Before loading the PayPal My Cash Card into my PayPal account, I had a current balance of $372.50.

Current PayPal Balance

After loading my PayPal My Cash Card, my PayPal balance went up $500 to $872.50.

New PayPal Account Balance

Here is the reload details, it even knows that you bought the PayPal My Cash Card at CVS.

PayPal Cash Load Transaction Details

You will also receive a confirmation email of your recent PayPal My Cash Card reload.

PayPal Cash Reload Email

That’s it.  If you have a PayPal Business Debit Card, you can use that card to reload your Bluebird Card ($400 daily debit transaction maximum) or you can earn cash back by loading your Bluebird Card online (link).

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.

No Vanilla Reload Cards? No Problem! One Vanilla Gift Cards to the Rescue

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No Vanilla Reload Cards?  No Problem!  One Vanilla Gift Cards to the Rescue

I don’t know about you, but my local CVS store(s) are getting a bit low on Valentine’s Day chocolate Vanilla Reload Cards.  Instead of walking out empty handed, take a look at the One Vanilla Gift Cards.

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To read the entire post, please click here.

Here is my score from today (2/11/2014). 4 One Vanilla Cards, 2 Bluebird Cards (mine plus my dad’s) successfully loaded at Walmart.  4 swipes + 4 made up PINs = $2,000 on Bluebird.  The names and face gift card numbers and receipt info have been whited out to protect the innocent (possibly underage) One Vanilla cards.

WM GCs

Also, there will be scheduled maintenance on my blog (and probably several other WordPress blogs hosted on BlueHost) tomorrow night.

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Loading a PayPal My Cash Card to your PayPal Account

PayPal Cash Card Logo

Loading a PayPal My Cash Card to your PayPal Account

These cards can be found at CVS, grocery stores, gas stations, and other stores.  They have a similar look and feel to the Vanilla Reload Cards, but these can only be loaded to your PayPal account.  They do have the same $3.95 activation fee per card.  Here is the front and back of the PayPal My Cash Card:

PayPal Cash Card Front

To read the entire post, please click here.

March App-O-Rama Thoughts: Hawaiian Airlines (35,000 Miles), Discover It ($150 Cash Back), Barclays Arrival ($440 Cash Back), Chase Ink Bold Visa (50,000 UR Points), Citi AA Executive (100,000 Miles), and US Bank Olympics Flex Points ($400+ Travel Credit)

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March App-O-Rama Thoughts: Hawaiian Airlines (35,000 Miles), Discover It ($150 Cash Back), Barclays Arrival ($440 Cash Back), Chase Ink Bold Visa (50,000 UR Points), Citi AA Executive (100,000 Miles), and US Bank Olympics Flex Points ($400+ Travel Credit)

Wow, what a title.  I expect my Google Search traffic to go through the roof now.  Anyways, my last app-o-rama was in early November (post), how I upgraded an AMEX Hilton HHonors to an AMEX Hilton HHonors Surpass (post), and my surprise approval of an AMEX Mercedes Benz Platinum card (post).  If you want to see which 19 cards I currently have open, check out this list.

Since I typically wait at least 3 months between App-O-Ramas, I am starting to plan for my next round of credit card applications.  Here is what is on my mind:

1 – Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Credit Card – 35,000 Hawaiian Airlines miles after spending $1,000 in 3 months

I’m not sure if this is a coincidence or if they were reading my mind, but I literally got this email 2 hours ago.  Unfortunately (for me), this card is no longer issued by Bank of America.  Barclays is now the credit card issuer.  Barclays has never approved me for a card, so I have approximately a 1% chance of be approved.

Hawaiian Airlines Credit Card Offer Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Card

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Amazon Affiliate and Credit Card Affiliate Update

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Amazon Affiliate and Credit Card Affiliate Update

Good morning everyone, hopefully you get a chance to look at my massive trip report from Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, and Rome that I posted a few minutes ago.  I will wait until you finish reading that and oohing-aahing at the pics.

Anyways, I just wanted to update all my blog readers really quickly.

In early December, I was approved as an Amazon affiliate (congrats to me!) and inserted the following link/image to the right side of my blog.  If you are reading this on a mobile device, the link/image will probably be toward the bottom of this page.

Amazon Affiliate

I have been a long time Amazon Prime member and can’t imagine paying for shipping ever again.  If you regularly shop on Amazon, please consider clicking on the link/image before heading to Amazon.  I receive a small percentage of the sale amount.  I much prefer to support Amazon rather than have ugly/distracting ads on my blog.  I love simplicity and hate ads, as simple as that.

Some helpful Amazon-related posts:

Also, regarding credit card affiliate links.  I admit that Travel with Grant is a teeny tiny blog and does not have access to most of the best current credit card sign up bonuses.  If you take a look at my credit card tab, I have a direct link to the FlyerTalk master thread with all of the current, best, up-to-date credit card links.  If you are looking for some obscure Barclays or Discover credit cards, I should have direct links to those.  Lastly, I have a few credit cards from Chase and American Express that I am able to refer people to.  Just post a comment on that page with the credit card offer you would like and I can send you an email with the referral link.  Please check your inbox/spam for that email.

As always, if you need more personalized recommendations for a new credit card application or app-o-rama, please fill out my credit card questionnaire and I will give you my personal one-on-one attention.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.