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Twice a year, parents fret about sending their college-age sons and daughters off to school. Concerns about how they will manage financial issues on their own are one major worry. Prepaid visa cards from Kaiku are a simple way to manage financial expenditures from a distance. And the new Kaiku Angry Birds reloadable visa card is a fun way to do it.

These are not reloadable credit cards. Reloadable Visa cards are debit cards that allow the parent to add money whenever they want: through direct deposit, pay pal or even from a bank account. The card is accepted anywhere Visa debit cards are accepted, so college students can withdraw funds from ATM machines, pay bills or even buy that special coffee at their favorite coffee shop. Parents can keep up with their transactions through the internet or via a special telephone app.

Prepaid debit cards are not just for college students. With a family account, up to four family members can share an account. Parents can pay bills online with ease. A prepaid debit card can remove the necessity of carrying cash on a vacation while keeping an accurate recording of all the trip expenditures. Quick access to cash through ATM machines is another benefit of reloadable debit cards. ------ By making it easy to reload the debit card and keep track of transactions, reloadable visa cards are becoming more and more popular as a method of bill paying and accessing cash without the necessity of driving to a bank.