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 24, 2015, 7:04 am
#1546
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 102
Does the Fidelity Visa (with 2% cashback) post as cash advance or purchase with NW Buxx? I know it first processes as cash advance, but does it post as purchase in the end? Please answer if you know, so that I could make the decision on whether to get the AMEX or Visa version of the card.
I'm currently using a BA+ but am planning to drop the card due to the downgrades to the card.
I'm currently using a BA+ but am planning to drop the card due to the downgrades to the card.
Dec 24, 2015, 7:50 am
#1547
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 50
max spend per rolling 7 days per card is $800. In an effort to minimize the crap you have to do, you want to spend as much as possible as often as possible.
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.
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.
Dec 24, 2015, 9:35 am
#1548
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 12
I checked, but couldn't find if this was mentioned in this or a previous thread. Does anyone have any information regarding how many times you can add/edit credit/funding sources for NW Buxx.
As per the OP, for USB Buxx, it says "You may only add/edit two new credit/debit payment methods every 24 hours, three every 30 days and 5 every 180 days", but does that apply for NW Buxx too?
As per the OP, for USB Buxx, it says "You may only add/edit two new credit/debit payment methods every 24 hours, three every 30 days and 5 every 180 days", but does that apply for NW Buxx too?
Dec 24, 2015, 10:16 am
#1549
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 18
Thanks, I wonder if they discontinued it then, because it's not there for me:
http://imgur.com/i8XkX6C
http://imgur.com/i8XkX6C
Dec 24, 2015, 11:07 am
#1550
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 22
does anyone know if Chase accepts debit payments over the phone like Citi?
Dec 24, 2015, 11:14 am
#1551
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Southwest, SPG, IHG
Posts: 82
DON'T CALL. The promo code is applicable **only** when you order a new teen card, NOT when you open a parent account. I ordered a teen card yesterday, and could apply the promo code just fine. The screenshot you show is for the parent account opening page, NOT the "Add Teen" page.
Dec 24, 2015, 11:17 am
#1553
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Southwest, SPG, IHG
Posts: 82
I checked, but couldn't find if this was mentioned in this or a previous thread. Does anyone have any information regarding how many times you can add/edit credit/funding sources for NW Buxx.
As per the OP, for USB Buxx, it says "You may only add/edit two new credit/debit payment methods every 24 hours, three every 30 days and 5 every 180 days", but does that apply for NW Buxx too?
As per the OP, for USB Buxx, it says "You may only add/edit two new credit/debit payment methods every 24 hours, three every 30 days and 5 every 180 days", but does that apply for NW Buxx too?
Dec 24, 2015, 11:33 am
#1554
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 18
DON'T CALL. The promo code is applicable **only** when you order a new teen card, NOT when you open a parent account. I ordered a teen card yesterday, and could apply the promo code just fine. The screenshot you show is for the parent account opening page, NOT the "Add Teen" page.
Dec 24, 2015, 3:03 pm
#1556
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 136
I paid the $5 fee just so they could make some money off the cards I ordered.
Seems only right.
It kinda bothers me that people want everything free, hate paying $1 ATM fees and call to get them reversed, etc.
Dec 24, 2015, 3:14 pm
#1557
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 18
Because at the time I had every reason to believe, based on the wiki, that I'd just missed a free signup offer, in which case it would have been worth a try. As it turned out, the wiki meant something else entirely.
Dec 24, 2015, 7:41 pm
#1558
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 37
hey guys, so i might have made the mistake of signing up myself as a family/friend instead of a parent. when i try to add a teen it asks me to enter an enrollment code from an invitation email from a parent. Is there any way to change my account to a parent so I can add a teen? Or do I have to find someone else to sign up as a parent then send me invitation emails for teen enrollment codes?
Dec 24, 2015, 7:51 pm
#1559
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Southwest, SPG, IHG
Posts: 82
hey guys, so i might have made the mistake of signing up myself as a family/friend instead of a parent. when i try to add a teen it asks me to enter an enrollment code from an invitation email from a parent. Is there any way to change my account to a parent so I can add a teen? Or do I have to find someone else to sign up as a parent then send me invitation emails for teen enrollment codes?
Dec 24, 2015, 8:33 pm
#1560
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 37
Should I leave my current account as is or close it before creating a new parent account? It's ok to have 2 accounts under the same SSN?