$0 Fee Cards and App Like Spriggy

berko_max on 04/03/2024 - 16:47

I was looking at getting a simple debit card for my 10 year old, but didn't want to pay the $5 month for Spriggy.

I did see the 'Kit' from CBA last year, and the app looked great. It was free last year when I looked, but now it also has a monthly fee.

Any ideas for an account, and a good app with parent controls and spending limits like these, but fee free?

Comments

justdigi on 04/03/2024 - 18:18

+1

If you only need 1 account, the Standard/free tier of Revolut allows 1 Revolut <18 (formerly Revolut Jr) card.
soan papdi on 04/03/2024 - 21:42

I was looking at getting a simple debit card for my 10 year old

Open another transaction account in your own name in your everyday bank. I have that for my kids. Just use a marker to write their name on the debit card. If you want another bank, try something like Macquarie. Simples.

Any ideas for an account, and a good app with parent controls and spending limits like these, but fee free?

Services like Spriggy or Kit cost money to run and maintain. Kit might be free for a year with Commbank Yello, try that out.
kyle on 04/03/2024 - 22:21

-1

Can't always expect a commercial enterprise to provide a free service. They are not charities.
- Daabido on 05/03/2024 - 07:51
  
  I always cry myself to sleep thinking about the poor Macquarie executives.