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minus-squarePacattack57@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoThe way you get out is cancel your bank account a receive paper checks from your job. Then you take those checks to a service that exchanges it for cash. Yes there is a fee but it beats paying $50/week in Overdraft fees
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoThen you lose all access to the Visa/MasterCard network which is basically required for most bills. Or worse, you risk getting robbed of your whole check by your roommates friend. Life without a bank account was hard then. Probably harder now.
minus-squarePacattack57@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoGo to Walmart and buy a visa gift card. They max out at $500 which is plenty
The way you get out is cancel your bank account a receive paper checks from your job. Then you take those checks to a service that exchanges it for cash. Yes there is a fee but it beats paying $50/week in Overdraft fees
Then you lose all access to the Visa/MasterCard network which is basically required for most bills.
Or worse, you risk getting robbed of your whole check by your roommates friend.
Life without a bank account was hard then. Probably harder now.
Go to Walmart and buy a visa gift card. They max out at $500 which is plenty