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Prepaid debit cards give its holders the convenience of paying with plastic without the risk of bad debt. However, that doesn’t mean owners of debit cards can let their guard down. True enough, incorrect use of debit cards can still lead one into trouble. In this article, let us discuss eight practical suggestions on how to spend with prepaid debit cards safely:

1. Put your personal spending in check. Unlike a credit card, a debit card does not give the privilege to make advanced purchases. However, if you deposit a large amount of money in your account, there is still the tendency to spend your cash on unplanned purchases. A cardholder must always be in control over his/her spending.

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An NSF fee is simply a fee that you pay your bank each time you overdraw your account with a debit card, credit card or check. NSF fees these days at major banks run $30 to $35 per instance. And, the way most overdraft protection programs are set up, you can get dinged with such a fee multiple times in a single day – resulting in $100 or more in charges.

The best thing to do is to avoid putting yourself into a situation whereby you could get charged this type of fee. After all, at least in theory, it should be pretty simple: just don’t make any charges or write any checks when the balance in your checking account won’t cover it.

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