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0 pointsChris20489y ago0 comments

Can you use one of those top-up VISA cards? That you put so much money on, Do you need to be tied to a bank account?

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rlpb9y ago

Amazon usually bill in arrears (no idea about Lightsail). In the general case even, it doesn't matter. What you owe Amazon is independent of whether your card allows the charge or not. You can run out of top-up VISA card credit but you may still end up owing Amazon money.

This applies to any other provider, too. What you owe the provider is what you contracted to pay the provider (eg. by consuming services, or clicking the "upgrade" button in a web interface). It is independent of them actually taking the money.

blibble9y ago

this is why people set up companies, which in the UK costs 13 pounds/year to keep operational

limited liability, can't really beat it

biot9y ago

Intentionally doing that in order to avoid paying sounds a lot like fraud, something your limited liability won't protect you from.

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