Jan 10, 2015, 9:50 pm
Last edit by: ed765
This thread has begun a new tradition of annual master threads, this one on Visa Buxx. The previous 2003- 2014 megathread is here.
tcook052
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Buxx cards can only be loaded with a Visa or MasterCard.
tcook052
MS Forum Moderator
Buxx cards can only be loaded with a Visa or MasterCard.
NW Buxx
•Initial purchase fee: $5 (waived with promo code: 02050053 - ( the promo code appears to be working consistently)
•$2 load fee
•Max load per rolling 7 days: $500
•Max load per rolling 30 days: $1,000
•Max ATM per week: ($200 - but only if specifically enabled online, including PIN setup). No fee for some Allpoint ATMs (no way to know in advance if the Allpoint ATM will ding you $1; check your account carefully and call if necessary to reverse the $1 charge…IME 2/3 Allpoint ATMs do charge the fee).
•Max spend per rolling 7 days: $800
•Max # of CC on file is 2.
•Max balance per card: $1000
•Max of 2 loads per CC per 7 day rolling period.
If you card fails to load, check to see if there are at least 7 calendar days between loads, make sure the load won't bring your card above the maximum balance, or try the other CC.
Funding with Citi cards codes as a purchase for NW Buxx.
•Initial purchase fee: $5 (waived with promo code: 02050053 - ( the promo code appears to be working consistently)
•$2 load fee
•Max load per rolling 7 days: $500
•Max load per rolling 30 days: $1,000
•Max ATM per week: ($200 - but only if specifically enabled online, including PIN setup). No fee for some Allpoint ATMs (no way to know in advance if the Allpoint ATM will ding you $1; check your account carefully and call if necessary to reverse the $1 charge…IME 2/3 Allpoint ATMs do charge the fee).
•Max spend per rolling 7 days: $800
•Max # of CC on file is 2.
•Max balance per card: $1000
•Max of 2 loads per CC per 7 day rolling period.
If you card fails to load, check to see if there are at least 7 calendar days between loads, make sure the load won't bring your card above the maximum balance, or try the other CC.
Funding with Citi cards codes as a purchase for NW Buxx.
TD Bank Go Buxx
•Can only be loaded with TD Bank credit cards, debit cards or direct deposit
•Initial purchase fee: $4.95 + $1 load fee
•Max load per day: $500
•Max load per 7 days: $2,000
•Max load per rolling 30 days: $3,000
•Max per ATM withdraw: $60/week. (No fee at TD Bank.)
•Max balance: $2,000
•Max transactions: no limit
•Max load per funding TD CC (across multiple teens): $6,000 per 30 days
Limits are per teen card, not per master account
TD Bank card loads are treated as purchases by TD Bank and earn points.
Cannot be used to pay CITI or Capital One cards by phone.
States not supported: AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FM, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, MP, OH, OK, OR, PW, PR, SD, TN, TX, UT, VI, WA, WV, WI, WY
USPS MOs count against the ATM withdrawal limit.
Do not create too many accounts too fast. Some reports of account shutdown when same SSN used across multiple cards / accounts in a short period of time.
•Can only be loaded with TD Bank credit cards, debit cards or direct deposit
•Initial purchase fee: $4.95 + $1 load fee
•Max load per day: $500
•Max load per 7 days: $2,000
•Max load per rolling 30 days: $3,000
•Max per ATM withdraw: $60/week. (No fee at TD Bank.)
•Max balance: $2,000
•Max transactions: no limit
•Max load per funding TD CC (across multiple teens): $6,000 per 30 days
Limits are per teen card, not per master account
TD Bank card loads are treated as purchases by TD Bank and earn points.
Cannot be used to pay CITI or Capital One cards by phone.
States not supported: AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FM, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, MP, OH, OK, OR, PW, PR, SD, TN, TX, UT, VI, WA, WV, WI, WY
USPS MOs count against the ATM withdrawal limit.
Do not create too many accounts too fast. Some reports of account shutdown when same SSN used across multiple cards / accounts in a short period of time.
USB Buxx (closed)
USB BUXX is closed:
Last day to load was Oct 24th, 2015.
Last day to use or withdraw all funds Dec 30th.
Cards closed Dec 31st
Transaction History available through 6/30/16
(NOTE: stopped taking new applications ~mid February 2014 through the official link.
USB BUXX is closed:
Last day to load was Oct 24th, 2015.
Last day to use or withdraw all funds Dec 30th.
Cards closed Dec 31st
Transaction History available through 6/30/16
(NOTE: stopped taking new applications ~mid February 2014 through the official link.
VISA Buxx (2015)
Dec 21, 2015, 12:13 pm
#1531
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 35
ugh... just signed up for this and was trying to get everything working. Promptly get dinged 3x $1 for "ATM Balance Inquiry Fee". I am probably dumb, but this might need to be in the FAQ.
Does it matter whether I choose "saving" or "checking" when withdrawing at the ATM? I used saving and it worked, but I am wondering what would happen otherwise.
Does it matter whether I choose "saving" or "checking" when withdrawing at the ATM? I used saving and it worked, but I am wondering what would happen otherwise.
Dec 21, 2015, 1:07 pm
#1532
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 476
ugh... just signed up for this and was trying to get everything working. Promptly get dinged 3x $1 for "ATM Balance Inquiry Fee". I am probably dumb, but this might need to be in the FAQ.
Does it matter whether I choose "saving" or "checking" when withdrawing at the ATM? I used saving and it worked, but I am wondering what would happen otherwise.
Does it matter whether I choose "saving" or "checking" when withdrawing at the ATM? I used saving and it worked, but I am wondering what would happen otherwise.
I use PNC atm and always select checking. Never been charged with $1 fee.
Dec 21, 2015, 3:07 pm
#1533
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 35
I am pretty sure I got the $1 fee because I checked the account balance, not because of the withdrawal. I am not sure if it could be waived at all.
Dec 22, 2015, 7:25 am
#1534
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Cincinnati
Programs: AA, Hyatt
Posts: 371
I looked through the thread, and in the wiki, but couldn't find anything like this:
Does this initial load for two cards count against the 7 day rolling maximum?
I just set up my third and fourth cards, and received the first two in the mail. Is it possible for me to fund 2x500 on the first two right now or do I wait 7 days?
I wouldn't mind having to wait, but it would be nicer if I could just load now.
Thanks
Does this initial load for two cards count against the 7 day rolling maximum?
I just set up my third and fourth cards, and received the first two in the mail. Is it possible for me to fund 2x500 on the first two right now or do I wait 7 days?
I wouldn't mind having to wait, but it would be nicer if I could just load now.
Thanks
Dec 22, 2015, 8:08 am
#1535
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 476
I looked through the thread, and in the wiki, but couldn't find anything like this:
Does this initial load for two cards count against the 7 day rolling maximum?
I just set up my third and fourth cards, and received the first two in the mail. Is it possible for me to fund 2x500 on the first two right now or do I wait 7 days?
I wouldn't mind having to wait, but it would be nicer if I could just load now.
Thanks
Does this initial load for two cards count against the 7 day rolling maximum?
I just set up my third and fourth cards, and received the first two in the mail. Is it possible for me to fund 2x500 on the first two right now or do I wait 7 days?
I wouldn't mind having to wait, but it would be nicer if I could just load now.
Thanks
Dec 22, 2015, 12:49 pm
#1536
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 437
All,
When I tried to sign up for NW BUX it asked me credit card info. Did you guys experience any charge on this?
When I tried to sign up for NW BUX it asked me credit card info. Did you guys experience any charge on this?
Dec 23, 2015, 7:34 am
#1538
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Paying student debt and traveling when i can
Posts: 312
i also was charged $1 for (accidently) selecting 'check account balance' on an ATM that i've never been charged to withdrawal. hidden fee... should maybe be in the wiki. "Don't check your balance on an ATM, it might cost $1 even on ATMs that don't charge fees for withdrawals"
Dec 23, 2015, 7:20 pm
#1539
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 18
Just in the process of signing up for NW, got to what looks like the next-to-last page, but if there's a place to enter a promo code, I'm missing it. Where is it exactly in the signup process?
Dec 23, 2015, 7:39 pm
#1540
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 285
Keeping in mind the website looks to be from 1999, so it looks different than most spots for promo codes, it is on the very bottom of the first page
Dec 23, 2015, 8:05 pm
#1541
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 18
http://imgur.com/i8XkX6C
I'm using:
https://www.visaprepaidprocessing.co...ages/Home.aspx
Dec 23, 2015, 10:10 pm
#1542
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 22
Guys, just curious why people don't use the ATM option more rather than calling Citi and paying off the card....is it just more convenient? And it seems like one dollar is not that big of a deal..right? Are other CC's able to be paid with buxx too?
Dec 24, 2015, 5:53 am
#1543
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Cincinnati
Programs: AA, Hyatt
Posts: 371
Well its a dollar per withdrawal, which is limited to 200 per card. That would be 5x a month on each card, on each 4 cards.
Thats $20 in fees plus 20 trips to the ATM per month (60 and 60 over three months).
Its either that or call citi at $800, $700, $800, $700 over a three month span for each card, so 16 times.
60 and 60 or 16 calls. You do the math.
Thats $20 in fees plus 20 trips to the ATM per month (60 and 60 over three months).
Its either that or call citi at $800, $700, $800, $700 over a three month span for each card, so 16 times.
60 and 60 or 16 calls. You do the math.
Dec 24, 2015, 6:39 am
#1544
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 22
thanks for the reply. just curious, why do you mention specifically 3 months?
Dec 24, 2015, 6:53 am
#1545
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Cincinnati
Programs: AA, Hyatt
Posts: 371
800+700+800+700 fits the $500 add nicely as well as the $800 spend max. it adds up to 3000 as well, which is 3 months worth of loading.
So over 3 months on each card you can call citi 4 times, or you can visit the ATM 15 times and also pay $15.