Introducing Mint PayBack
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Introducing Mint PayBack
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#2Has anyone tried it? I wonder how it works for both the collector and the friend. I can't test it since I've learned not to loan money to people
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#3$0.99/transaction is quite steep compared to Venmo (free).
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#4$0.99/transaction is quite steep compared to Venmo (free).
Also, Paypal is free for personal transfers if you have a bank account hooked to it, even past $1000.
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#5Yuck. Why should you need to do this with friends. I hate the idea
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#6Sounds really cool. I like services that offer solutions that are easier along the dimension of horrible-awkward-interactions. I.e. I think that maybe the biggest appeal of this is not actual the time saved finding the person at a time when they have the right cash on hand, but the fact that Mint will send the email for you in a clean, impersonal but not menacing manner.
I haven't tried this or Venmo but I think it would be cool if they added some sort of group portal service, where you could email a group of friends, say for "Dinner: $96", and then Mint would email all of them with a link to a spreadsheet/form of some kind where they could list what they've already paid each other, other related grievances that would affect how much they owe, etc. And then once all had approved the resolved list of payments, the process would proceed on an individual level as normal with the correct amounts.
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#7Yuck. Why should you need to do this with friends. I hate the idea
To be annoying by tacking a long, overly thought-out comment onto yours (sorry): Agree with this root sentiment, for many other things that used to be done casually and amicably in real life and are now replaced by process-driven, efficiency-focused and sterilized online versions. However I think that such a substitute is ok, or better- great, when (a) the thing just wouldn't happen at all in the first place because it's just too difficult (e.g. say keeping in regular touch with a very large group of far away friends) or (b) it's not pleasant in its real-life instantiation anyways. I think nagging friends to pay you back esp. for small amounts satisfies both of these criteria.
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#8Yuck. Why should you need to do this with friends. I hate the idea
To be annoying by tacking a long, overly thought-out comment onto yours (sorry): Agree with this root sentiment, for many other things that used to be done casually and amicably in real life and are now replaced by process-driven, efficiency-focused and sterilized online versions. However I think that such a substitute is ok, or better- great, when (a) the thing just wouldn't happen at all in the first place because…
Why are you friends with moochers? Won't they ever pick up the tab?
This tech looks really useful for lots of verticals, but not for friends. If you constantly pay for people who won't pay for you, stop doing that.
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#9Yuck. Why should you need to do this with friends. I hate the idea
You would rather nag and hassle your forgetful friends to pay you back, instead of sending them a little message with an easy-to-pay link?
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#10If simple would finally get out those cards - I'd be happy. I feel like it's been nearly a year since I signed up on their waiting list.