I was at the grocery store today and the woman in front of me in line tried to pay with her debit card, it declined. She proceeded to ask the clerk how much was left on the card. The clerk said she didn't know and the woman asked if they could try again charging a smaller amount like $50. It worked.
Before the woman took her groceries and left, I asked her if it was an Economic Stimulus Payment debit card and she said it was. I let her know that she can actually transfer the funds from the card to her bank account. She had no idea.
I came home and checked the brochure and they don't tell you that you can just transfer the funds from the debit card to your bank account. Turning that $600 into thousands of points or miles and ending the headache of knowing your balance. Ha!
Here's how you do it:
1. go to EIPcard.com
2. click on login now
3. register now
4. enter your debit card information and verify your account through various codes text to your phone and/or sent by email
5. click transfer funds to my bank account
6. enter your account number and routing number
7. click transfer
Bam! Now you can spend $600 on your credit card and rack up some miles and points, just be sure to pay off the balance at the end of the month. Hope that helps!
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