Like most things in the late 90s, PayPal was just getting started and many thought it wouldn’t last. Eventually a deal was struck with eBay and PayPal’s users shot up to the millions, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Many scam artists and organized crime groups sought to exploit PayPal’s transaction features and many people were cheated out of thousands. Some states even banned PayPal, but despite the obstacles, PayPal’s shares continued to climb. Eventually they were the default online payment service and, in 2002, eBay bought PayPal for 1.4 billion in stock.

Nowadays, PayPal continues to be the leader in online transaction services and has even expanded its services to include debit cards for accounts. PayPal is available in over 100 markets for transaction in 25 international currencies. That’s quite the meteoric climb to success.

There several ways for you to add money to your account. You can add money with a Green dot MoneyPak, or by transferring funds from your existing When you open your PayPal account you are given the option or options to link your checking, savings, or debit card to your existing PayPal account. Here you can choose automatic transfers to your account. Which you can set up weekly, every two weeks or monthly. You set the dates and the amounts to be withdrawl.

First, PayPal must test the validity of the account to make sure you are the owner. They will deposit two small amounts in your account and you must identify those amounts. When you have confirmed the deposits and established the link from your bank account to your PayPal account you are now free to set up automatic transfers to your PayPal account.

Purchase a Green Dot Moneypak card. Most places charge a minimum of $4.95 to buy the actual card. Once the card is purchased, it’s time to add funds. With additional cash in-hand, they will load the desired amount (cash in-hand) into the card. Log into Paypal. From where you are scroll to the ‘add funds’ and in the drop down menu click ‘add funds with moneypak.’ Paypal will connect to Moneypak. Then type in the Moneypak number located on the back of the card. Verify by typing the CAPACHA below and press next. They will check for the funds and transfer them to the Paypal account. Once that’s done, there will be confirmation of the order.

This is a nice alternative to add money in your account.

PayPal balance manager let’s you control how much money comes from your bank account to your PayPal account. It also let’s you control when. For instance, if you’d like to make a transfer from your bank account to your PayPal account every two weeks, you can choose the amount that you’d like transferred, and every two weeks, you’re set. If you’d like $50 sent to your PayPal every two weeks, just set it up and balance manager will take care of the rest.

PayPal balance manager also allows you to set a minimum amount. If your PayPal balance drops below a certain dollar amount, balance manager will automatically refill it back to the amount you decide on. So if you would like your account to always stay at a $50 minimum, just specify $50 as your minimum amount, and balance manager will take care of it.