LogFAQs > #955471726

I have an account with a local (to my home town) credit union so the nearest branch is like 1,200 miles away. I did talk to them and have them cancel the old card and issue a new one, but the thing is I can't have one of my friends or family members pick it up for me since it can only be shipped/handed over to the account holder. They also can't tell me what the numbers on it are/activate it for me over the phone or email for obvious reasons.

The lady said they might be able to ship it to a P.O. box under my name, but since I'm traveling I would have to get a box several days ahead of me, in a city I've never seen, with money I don't have and hope it got there before I did. It's all a mess. Really the only reason I'm not literally starving at this point is because I happen to be carrying an ancient Walmart giftcard in my wallet and have been using that to stock up on food for several days at a time.

My plan to save myself is that I downloaded the PayPal app a few days ago and started a transfer of a few hundred dollars directly from my credit union to it. When the money hits on Monday (I hope) I should be able to withdraw it as cash from a walmart or a few other places apparently. It won't solve everything but at least I can spend that cash almost anywhere instead of being forced to only buy stuff at one store.