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Evolve Money Update: 3% Fee for Prepaid Debit Cards and Gift Cards Beginning February 24

Good afternoon everyone, today is the last day to use prepaid debit cards and gift cards on Evolve Money without paying a 3% fee.  Starting tomorrow (February 24), Evolve Money will begin adding the 3% fee to all bill payments paid for with a prepaid debit cards and gift cards.  There is also a hint as to what is coming: increased limits on transactions (payments for more than $999) which could be useful for people paying larger bills like mortgages.

Evolve Money Update Debit Cards Payments

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Last Call for No Fee Evolve Money Bill Payments

(Hat Tip to Doctor of Credit)

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.  Last week, I wrote Poll: Is Evolve Money Dead? 3% Fee for Gift Card Payments Next Week.  But according to Doctor of Credit’s post, Evolve Money is allowing certain credit cards to be added as a debit card and used to pay bills.  I added a few credit cards to my account and here are my successes and failures.  Only my US Bank Club Carlson Business Credit Card worked, but apparently Barclays Arrival Plus is working as well.

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Future Meetups: San Francisco, OC TravelCon, and FTU San Diego

Good morning everyone, I just had a lovely breakfast at the Renaissance ClubSport Walnut Creek Hotel (a version of the Marriott Renaissance collection that has a huge focus on exercise and fitness).  I have relatives in town, so I checked them into their room last night and got them free breakfast, compliments of my Ritz-Carlton account (Gold Elite Status).

That brings me to my next point.  Since I have relatives in town, I have decided to reschedule the SF Meetup that was originally supposed to be held tomorrow afternoon in San Francisco.  I have moved the meetup to Saturday, March 14.  Why so long?  Let me explain…  Continue reading

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Poll: Is Evolve Money Dead? 3% Fee for Gift Card Payments Next Week

Good evening everyone, a new week, a new Evolve Money enhancement.  Beginning next week (not sure exactly what date that means), gift cards and debit cards from smaller banks (what is considered a small bank?) will be hit with a 3% bill pay fee.

Evolve Money 3 Percent Gift Card Fee

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Pay Bills with your Target Redbird Card

In this post, I will walk you through paying bills with your Target Redbird Card.  You can pay credit card bills, mortgages, car payments, student loans, and most other bills.  To get started, click here and sign into your Redbird account.

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