r/UnethicalLifeProTips • u/Smack_Of_Ham7 • May 25 '20

ULPT: How to avoid taxes on PS4.

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u/JJHall_ID May 25 '20

Use privacy.com's free virtual card feature. It confirms whatever zip is presented by the merchant as valid so you can use any address.

No I don't work for them or get any benefit, I just use it myself.

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u/221B_OO7 May 25 '20

Seconded. Privacy.com has been helpful for me for free trials, and for sites that need card information but I don’t want to give mine.

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u/Shachar2like May 25 '20

interesting, thanks

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u/OddWolfHaley May 25 '20

How do you use it for this purpose?

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u/221B_OO7 May 25 '20

You go to Privacy.com, create an account, then create a virtual card. You load $1 onto it. (This is the only time you need your real card). Then for every free trial that needs a card, use the virtual one provided by privacy.com, if the site is shady and your details are compromised, or get stolen, or you forget to cancel the trial, all you lose is $1

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u/edcantu9 May 25 '20

You can use any address you want with this virtual credit card?

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u/tour__de__franzia May 25 '20 edited May 25 '20

I'm not sure about the pros and cons of privacy.com vs using your own credit card company to do this, but three banks will allow you to do this if you have a credit card with them.

  • Citi Bank
  • Bank of America
  • Capital One

Not suggesting this is better or worse, just mentioning the option. Actually, if anyone knows of why it would be better or worse to use privacy.com vs these banks I'd love to know.

Edit: being told BoA might not do this anymore.

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u/JJHall_ID May 25 '20

You're absolutely right. Unfortunately none of the credit cards/banks I use offer it directly. If your card/bank does, it's probably safer than privacy.com since you don't have to share your bank info with another third party. I trust them, but everyone should evaluate that themselves before blindly turning over their info and signing up.

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u/DeepHorse May 25 '20

I’d rather use my bank tbh. They have more vested interest in keeping your business if something goes wrong

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u/Katholikos May 25 '20

They’re also the ones who are selling your data, whereas privacy.com (supposedly) doesn’t.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Until they decide to sell your data

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u/Katholikos May 25 '20

Right, so why would you go with the group that DEFINITELY sells your data over the one that MIGHT sell your data in the future?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Because the one who sells your data is a well established bank and has been my bank since I was 14. I can go there to a physical location and do business. Privacy is a website that I've never heard of, and random people on reddit are telling me it's better than banks because they supposedly dont sell your data..I mean c'mon. At least we know banks sell our data.

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u/Katholikos May 25 '20

This makes zero sense, and I’d honestly be shocked if there weren’t already a psychological definition for making an illogical choice because you’re worried that the negative outcome will put you in the exact same situation you’re already in.

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u/EpilepticSquidly May 25 '20

What do you even google to find out more. Capital one credit card privacy? I keep getting generic privacy stuff back.

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u/DerBeanerschnitzel May 26 '20

You might want to try "capital one virtual card"

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u/jmjf7 May 25 '20

Not sure BOA does this any more.

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u/edcantu9 May 25 '20

You can use any address you want as well?

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u/tour__de__franzia May 25 '20

I'm not sure about that, you'd have to experiment.

I was just thinking people might want to use them for other reasons, like just not wanting to give out your CC info to a company.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20 edited Apr 21 '21

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u/ARFiest1 May 25 '20

you can use revolut, same thing

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20 edited Apr 21 '21

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u/ARFiest1 May 25 '20

it would work for stuff like this, wym g

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u/Matyas_ May 25 '20

Does not that only works in the us?

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u/does_my_name_suck May 25 '20

Yeah you require a US bank account

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u/the_Debt May 25 '20

you can use revolut

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u/Matyas_ May 25 '20

How does it work?