http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think I am working for a company that promotes prepaid Visa card for teens as educational tool. First i was very exited to work with this project, but soon i found my self hitting the wall. As a parent i think it's a great tool for teens and parents, but may be i am missing something here. I would love to know other parents opinion on this. What do you honestly think? GreatSchools en-us activa it's a good point, especially with credit cards being a big part of our everyday life. kids can track there spending, with a help of on line banking, which again ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=1#comment_346337 5100.346337 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:34:13 -0800 Anonymous Teens definately NEED to get prepared for the real world.It is a great idea to teach how to maybe "think" about how they are spending. Lets say for example you ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=1#comment_345430 5100.345430 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:39:24 -0800 activa thank you, it's very encouraging! it makes me feel that i am on the right track after all. I appreciate your opinion. i am also showing schools, the way this ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=1#comment_339668 5100.339668 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:06:29 -0800 jenjohnson I think it is a great idea. It can help them to be responsible, learn about money, and help them prepare for the real world. Promote the prepaid Visa card ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=1#comment_337171 5100.337171 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:22:45 -0800 healthy11 I just came across a similar type of Visa/Mastercard for the first time, in a local store. There was a "special promotion" whereby the initial $9.95 cost to buy/load/activate the ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=1#comment_291916 5100.291916 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:39:15 -0800 odachimaster There are pre-paid cards out there that do not cost a transaction fee and it is a Visa or Mastercard. I personal had my son when he was 16 get ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=2#comment_287423 5100.287423 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:59:24 -0800 activa you are right, but for someone who doesn't have good credit in order to have a credit card, or they don't have checking or savings account, it might be useful. ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=2#comment_286991 5100.286991 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:11:03 -0800 MagnetMom I'm not a fan of paying money to use my own money. If I have to prepay for a card, and then get charged fees to use my money, I ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=2#comment_286886 5100.286886 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:39:34 -0800 activa yes, like any other service it has a charges, but there are not high and there are no hidden charges. You can pay 0.99 a month and every transaction is ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=2#comment_286876 5100.286876 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:11:58 -0800 MSMomm I like the idea of getting notification when your teen uses the card. I would agree with odachimaster regarding teens learning responsibility for money. They have to learn how to ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=2#comment_286603 5100.286603 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:55:01 -0800 activa with this card you get alerts on your email or cell phone, that tells you where, when and how much was spend. You can even turn it on or of ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=3#comment_286573 5100.286573 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:57:03 -0800 activa the difference is you can reload it, you can transfer funds to the card from your choice of accounts(checking, savings, credit card) and what i think is great, that when ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=3#comment_286568 5100.286568 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:52:02 -0800 tjlove I think these cards could serve a good purpose- especially for older teens who are out away from their parents more often. I wouldn't want to get my teen a ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=3#comment_286556 5100.286556 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:39:29 -0800 drjohnson How does this differ from a gift card? http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=3#comment_286554 5100.286554 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:37:28 -0800 activa thank you, i think it's a good think to have this card, but for some reason i can't find maybe right approach to parents, for them to see what you ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=3#comment_286539 5100.286539 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:01:07 -0800 odachimaster We are talking teens 9th-12th grade. I think it is great. put a preset limit (just like their allowance) you have say $50.00 for the month when that is gone ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/286513/what-do-you-think?cpage=4#comment_286527 5100.286527 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:42:57 -0800