Posts by driftingfox17

Richard Young10 said:Yeah, I’m also curious about the fees—you know, those percentages or flat rates you get hit with during transactions (sorry if this was already covered somewhere):

1) when transferring from a foreign currency account (like at JP Morgan Chase or Goldman Sachs) over to Moneybookers?
2) when sending money from Moneybookers to an online sportsbook?
3) when withdrawing from an online sportsbook back to Moneybookers?
4) when moving funds from Moneybookers back to a foreign currency account?

4) It's about $1.80

1) Honestly, JP Morgan Chase is probably your best bet. They charge 0.5%, but there's a $13 minimum fee. So, if you're only trying to move $5, you're still getting hit with the $13 full minimum. It's like at ZABI, where that minimum is $67... :S
2) 0%
3) 0%
4) MB edit takes about $1.80, and JP Morgan Chase always claws back $1.01 from me too, regardless of how much you're moving..

Zachary Palmer3 said:I actually pulled it off today! The amount they wanted me to enter was just $1.26! 🙂
Now I just have to figure out how to send more cash over to that MB account.

Here’s a little pro-tip for verifying your JP Morgan Chase Visa for Moneybookers: if you check your online banking right after the transaction and it shows something like $1.57, it means they actually deducted one cent—so $0.01—leaving you with $1.56. That’s the number you need to type in.
Keep in mind this rule only applies if the amount is UNDER 2 bucks. If it’s $2.00 or more, you subtract two cents. So, if you see $2.42, the actual amount is $2.40...

Just a heads up, I'm talking about dollars here—I figured this out through some digging on my own. I'm not 100% certain if the cutoff is exactly at the $2.00 mark or if it's slightly higher or lower... basically, if it shows $1.97 and you try $1.96 but it tells you that's wrong, then the real amount is $1.95... either way, this is way faster than sitting around for a week waiting for the official statement to show the real amount...

I need some advice on picking up an Office suite for my business.

I’m looking for Microsoft Office for two computers at the office. I know there are probably a ton of different ways to go about this, but honestly, I just need Word and Excel—that's pretty much it. Just the basics. I want to keep things as cheap as possible, so what are my actual options here? What would you guys recommend? Should I be looking at a one-time purchase or just sticking with those annual subscriptions? And which vendor should I trust to buy from? Give me your best shots.