Do you get enough in your Paypal to pay bills? / myLot

@snowy22315 (205222)

United States

March 28, 2026 8:22am CST

I just paid my phone bill with PayPal. I will probably pay my internet with it as well. It really comes in handy as a secondary money source. What about you do you have enough in pp to actually use it it for bills or do you just save it?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (496770)

• Italy

I use my PayPal account to pay online where I do not want to give my credit card data.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

I use it whenever I can actually, so I can keep my money in my real bank account where it belongs.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (496770)

• Italy

@snowy22315 - My Internet and electricity bills are paid directly by my bank. At least I cannot forget and I have nothing to do.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (131843)

• Marion, Ohio

I use mine for buying things I normally wouldn't.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

A little extra for Eva and the furry kids.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (131843)

• Marion, Ohio

@snowy22315 Mostly the kids. It helps with Christmas shopping too

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (168241)

• United States

I do not earn that much PayPal, but I do apply it usually to Amazon orders.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

34m

I do that as well. It is a handy, dandy little resource to have around.

Amber

@AmbiePam (116303)

• United States

I have enough to pay my cell phone bill each month.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

Every little bit helps. I buy a lot of gas with mine as well.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (55349)

• Canada

My internet runs me over $100/month and our cellphones are right around that same price, so suffice to say that my paypal would never even come close to covering those bills. I only use it when I would like to buy something small online.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

You have a real job, so PP probably would not offer you a lot of extra cash.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (55349)

• Canada

@snowy22315 That's right, plus the cost of our bills greatly outweigh what I could earn through anything that pays through paypal. I just look at it as a little supplement is all.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (95791)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

Just now

I use my debit card for all purchases so I never leave anything in PayPal but add everything to my account.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

Just now

You transfer it? I find the PP debit card super handy.

May2k8

@May2k8 (19753)

• Indonesia

can't be said to be enough but at least it can be used as an extra money. I just keep it until needed I will transfer it to the bank.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

That works

MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (89542)

• United States

Mine is just extra cash or slush money as we would say. I don't pay any bills with it

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

Yarn money..

Thelma

@thelme55 (78626)

• Germany

I have to check how much money I have left there. I usually save my money from PayPal until I need it for paying a hotel booking. I used it last year for my hotel in the Philippines.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

33m

Some people do let it add up for something they really want too use it on.

Fr0z3nRebel

@Thawwed (10)

• United States

I'm in the process of figuring out how to pay my first bill with PayPal if I can make enough side income to do so. I'll probably start with a small bill like the $10/month I spend on my Roku cameras. I have a regular day job but would be cool to offload some expenses to whatever I can earn on the interwebs.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (205222)

• United States

Yes, I will usually try to use it first to pay things if I can.