We lost our credit card OMG!!!!
By guinness1982
@guinness1982 (261)
United States
May 14, 2008 8:42pm CST
Monday was the last time we saw it, It is a prepaid card and my boyfriends paychecks are deposited on it every thursday, The last time we used it was at the ATM, We KNOW that he took it out of the ATM I watched him do it. We have no clue what happened to it after that cause we only went home. We searched the house up and down. He gets paid tomorrow and we NEED this money. We know no one has stolen the card but its nowhere to be found. So I was thinking, and thinking some more, I couldnt think of a way to get the money cause theres no bank we can go to, to get the money off it without the card. We were getting upset, My boyfriend was to the point of tears and he is not a emotional person. things have been really hard lately, He is laid off for a week and if we cancel the card and they send a new one it will take 10 business days, we cant wait that long cause we wont even have his unemployment by then, So I remembered you can send money through Western union online, I looked it up and also remembered that you can send it through moneygram!!! So we are going to monetgram ourselves our money lmao, (moneygram was 25 bucks cheaper) I am a genius!!! At least I think so! But then once we send ourselves our money we are going to cancel the lost card (which I am sure we will find it after we cancel it cause that how it works right?) and they will send us a new one by the time he gets paid again. since he is laid off now but at least we have this money still, We were freaking out lol. So what do you think about my idea? have you ever had to do something like this? Ill let you all know when we find the missing one lol.
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@Adelida2233 (1005)
• United States
15 May 08
I've had to do something like this before. I lost my debit card connected to my bank account. As luck would have it, I did this 2 days before my rent was due. I transferred all the money to my Paypal account since I have a paypal debit card, and then paid for a money order for my rent with the Paypal card.
I really don't understand why all this ridiculous stuff happens right when you need money, but I guess that's Murphy's Law. Good luck with your money transfers.
Oh! I just thought of something. I would look online for coupon codes, sometimes Western Union and the like have promotions going where they waive the fees, I would look around and see if there are any available that you can use to save a few dollars.
@guinness1982 (261)
• United States
15 May 08
Thank you very much for the info on the coupons!! Ill have to use that next time....well hopefully there wont be a next time lol, but ny the time I had read this I had already done the transfer. and yes it always happens at the worst time. we have had this card over a year and NEVER have lost it till now OMG lol
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
15 May 08
Let me start by saying that despite the bad times you and your hubby are going thru,I am glad to see you can still have a sense of humour.I have been fortunate in that I have never been in the position of having to use one of my credit cards to pay my monthly bills and I really hope I am never in that position.I congtadulate you on your coming up with the idea to stave off the economic pressure and regroup.I have lost my card occassionally and of course found it AFTER reporting it lost.But I look forward also to when things start coming together for you and your family.And again....welcome to MyLot!