Feb 11, 2014, 12:26 pm
Last edit by: ed765
USB Buxx
(NOTE: stopped taking new applications ~mid February 2014 through the official link.
Current users can still add new cards.)
Also - Answer ALL the identification questions in your profile (not JUST three or four) USBuxx will sometimes ask you one of the questions, if you use the account on a new computer. HOWEVER - they are more than happy to ask you an unanswered question - talk about BROKEN! So, answer ALL the questions so that when you are prompted - you can answer any of them.
Do not load with any US Bank card as this will not provide points.
Citi codes as purchase and earns points for US Bank
(NOTE: stopped taking new applications ~mid February 2014 through the official link.
Current users can still add new cards.)
- Initial purchase fee: $15 + $2.50 load fee
- Load fee: $2.50 per load, $517.50 max load per transaction ($520 charge to card)
- Max load per day: $2,000 per CC
- Max load per rolling 30 days: $2,000 per card, but $5k per CC (if you have multiple teen cards.)
NOTE: The rolling 30 days is also time sensitive. For example, if you loaded on 9/1 at 2 PM local time and try to load on 10/1 at 12 PM local time, it will NOT work. You must load on 10/1 at 2 PM or later. - Max value at any time: $2,000
- Max ATM withdraw: $200, max 3 ATM per day ($600 total). No fee at US Bank ATMs. Other 'Plus' or Visa ATM $1.50 + ATM fee.
- You may only add/edit two new credit/debit payment methods every 24 hours, three every 30 days and 5 every 180 days.
Also - Answer ALL the identification questions in your profile (not JUST three or four) USBuxx will sometimes ask you one of the questions, if you use the account on a new computer. HOWEVER - they are more than happy to ask you an unanswered question - talk about BROKEN! So, answer ALL the questions so that when you are prompted - you can answer any of them.
Do not load with any US Bank card as this will not provide points.
Citi codes as purchase and earns points for US Bank
NW Buxx
Max # of CC on file for both is 2. Each has a max # of loads per card per 7 day rolling period (~3/4). If you card fails to load, first try to switch to another CC, second check to make sure there are at least 7 calendar days between loads.
Reports of Citi cards (at least Mastercard) coding as purchase for NW Buxx (Jan 2015), but YMMV.
- Initial purchase fee: $5 (waived with promo code: 02050053)
- $2 load fee
- Max load per day: $500
- Max load per rolling 30 days: $1,000
- The maximum Card value is $1,000.00
- 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 7 rolling days: $800
Max # of CC on file for both is 2. Each has a max # of loads per card per 7 day rolling period (~3/4). If you card fails to load, first try to switch to another CC, second check to make sure there are at least 7 calendar days between loads.
Reports of Citi cards (at least Mastercard) coding as purchase for NW Buxx (Jan 2015), but YMMV.
TD Bank Go Buxx
Dead - "members will only be able to load TD Go Card(s) using a TD Bank Debit or Credit Card, or by direct deposit."
Limits are per teen card, not per master account
States not supported.
According to thread, USPS MOs count against the ATM withdraw limit.
Citi codes as purchase and earns points for TD Bank loads.
Citi with some cards including the Exec will keep your order as pending and it will take up Credit limit for 3 to 4 weeks.
Beginning September 3, 2014, we're making changes to the TD GO Card program.
•We're decreasing the reload limit. We're reducing the per-day reload amount from $1,000 to $500. Rest assured, your maximum card balance at any time will remain at $2,000.
•We're changing how you can fund your TD Go Card. Account owners and friends and family members will only be able to load TD Go Card(s) using a TD Bank Debit or Credit Card, or by direct deposit.
Dead - "members will only be able to load TD Go Card(s) using a TD Bank Debit or Credit Card, or by 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 CC (across multiple teens): only via TD CC $6,000 per 30 days
Limits are per teen card, not per master account
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
Citi codes as purchase and earns points for TD Bank loads.
Citi with some cards including the Exec will keep your order as pending and it will take up Credit limit for 3 to 4 weeks.
Beginning September 3, 2014, we're making changes to the TD GO Card program.
•We're decreasing the reload limit. We're reducing the per-day reload amount from $1,000 to $500. Rest assured, your maximum card balance at any time will remain at $2,000.
•We're changing how you can fund your TD Go Card. Account owners and friends and family members will only be able to load TD Go Card(s) using a TD Bank Debit or Credit Card, or by direct deposit.
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.
VISA Buxx
May 28, 2014, 12:36 pm
#2311
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: WAS
Programs: SPG Plat. Marriott Plat. Hilton Diamond. Hyatt Diamond. IHG Plat.
Posts: 2,580
May 28, 2014, 3:34 pm
#2312
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: USA
Programs: All of em...
Posts: 1,265
YMMV...
May 28, 2014, 3:39 pm
#2313
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: WAS
Programs: SPG Plat. Marriott Plat. Hilton Diamond. Hyatt Diamond. IHG Plat.
Posts: 2,580
May 28, 2014, 9:19 pm
#2316
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: PHL based
Programs: USAir, UA, AA, BA, Hyatt, HHonors, SPG, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 356
May 28, 2014, 9:19 pm
#2317
Suspended
Join Date: May 2014
Location: ILG/PHL
Programs: Amex Plat, AA Gold, SPG Gold, Hyatt Gold, HHonors Gold, Carlson Gold
Posts: 1,075
Any with the same SSN on more than one account? i.e. Account holder SSN is a teen SSN on another account? I have 6 SSNs to work with so I'm trying to figure out the best strategy. Also, anyone have any idea if they check the name versus the SSN or just check the SSN is valid? Would be convenient if I could use all male first names for any time I want to use these in public.
May 28, 2014, 10:12 pm
#2318
Join Date: May 2013
Programs: DL PLT, AS 75k, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 391
Any with the same SSN on more than one account? i.e. Account holder SSN is a teen SSN on another account? I have 6 SSNs to work with so I'm trying to figure out the best strategy. Also, anyone have any idea if they check the name versus the SSN or just check the SSN is valid? Would be convenient if I could use all male first names for any time I want to use these in public.
May 29, 2014, 6:50 am
#2319
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 260
Data point:
Applied for TD bank with my own name (both parent and teen), got the card in the mail in a couple of days and it was activated; 2 days after receiving, I tried loading it and my account was invalidated. Called the help line and was told that the account has been closed as it was in the SAME name as the parent. I was also told that I can re-apply but obviously with an "actual" teen as the card holder.
This is contrary to some people reporting that you can get away as the teen yourself - evidently not!
Hope this helps!
Applied for TD bank with my own name (both parent and teen), got the card in the mail in a couple of days and it was activated; 2 days after receiving, I tried loading it and my account was invalidated. Called the help line and was told that the account has been closed as it was in the SAME name as the parent. I was also told that I can re-apply but obviously with an "actual" teen as the card holder.
This is contrary to some people reporting that you can get away as the teen yourself - evidently not!
Hope this helps!
Just to confirm as the above resulted in a shut down.
So If I wanted to open TD buzz for myself only. I can still use same SSN for both parent and myself as teen then use my name as parent and just add a middle initial to the teen name to make it slightly different. That should still work right?
Ex. Parent: Tom Jones
Teen: Tom Y. Jones (same SSN as parent)
May 29, 2014, 7:01 am
#2320
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 260
Just curious. Setting up an army of teens for yourself but all under your real parents accts means only your parents will benefit on the miles as only the parents funding all the teen accts actual get miles. Just curious how do you benefit from all this work. Do you also have other accts set up in reverse so that you also benefit on the miles, where you are the parent and you sign up your real parents as the teens?
May 29, 2014, 7:33 am
#2321
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 429
Just to confirm as the above resulted in a shut down.
So If I wanted to open TD buzz for myself only. I can still use same SSN for both parent and myself as teen then use my name as parent and just add a middle initial to the teen name to make it slightly different. That should still work right?
Ex. Parent: Tom Jones
Teen: Tom Y. Jones (same SSN as parent)
So If I wanted to open TD buzz for myself only. I can still use same SSN for both parent and myself as teen then use my name as parent and just add a middle initial to the teen name to make it slightly different. That should still work right?
Ex. Parent: Tom Jones
Teen: Tom Y. Jones (same SSN as parent)
May 29, 2014, 7:37 am
#2322
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,710
One way to deal with this would be to have his parents as authorized user's on his accounts.
May 29, 2014, 8:38 am
#2324
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: PHL
Posts: 930
Just to confirm as the above resulted in a shut down.
So If I wanted to open TD buzz for myself only. I can still use same SSN for both parent and myself as teen then use my name as parent and just add a middle initial to the teen name to make it slightly different. That should still work right?
Ex. Parent: Tom Jones
Teen: Tom Y. Jones (same SSN as parent)
So If I wanted to open TD buzz for myself only. I can still use same SSN for both parent and myself as teen then use my name as parent and just add a middle initial to the teen name to make it slightly different. That should still work right?
Ex. Parent: Tom Jones
Teen: Tom Y. Jones (same SSN as parent)
Parent: Jon Doe
Teen 1: Jon Doe
Teen 2: John A. Doe
All same SSN.
May 29, 2014, 9:14 am
#2325
Join Date: May 2013
Programs: DL PLT, AS 75k, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 391
Just curious. Setting up an army of teens for yourself but all under your real parents accts means only your parents will benefit on the miles as only the parents funding all the teen accts actual get miles. Just curious how do you benefit from all this work. Do you also have other accts set up in reverse so that you also benefit on the miles, where you are the parent and you sign up your real parents as the teens?