1. Welcome!

2. It’s in the Cards: Using Prepaid the Right Way Quiz

3. Take-Aways or Personal Goals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

4. Today’s Objectives  Government Benefits Cards Basics  Tips for Managing Government Issued Cards  Other Types of Prepaid Cards  Tips for Managing Other Types of Prepaid Cards  Fees and Costs  Scams

5. What You Should Know About Government Benefits Cards: Direct Express ® www.GoDirect.gov

6. What You Should Know About Government Benefits Cards: Electronic Benefits Transfer http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap

7. Tips and Tricks for Managing Your Government Benefits Cards

8. How Mary Manages her Government Benefits Card

9. What About Other Types of Prepaid Debit Cards?

10. Tips and Tricks for Managing Other Prepaid Cards

11. Six Important Q&As About Fees

12. Compare Your Fees Chart

13. A Tale of Three Cards

14. Tips and Tricks from You 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

15. Cautions, Warnings, and Scams to Look For

16. Be on Guard  Using and protecting your PIN  Losing your card  Returns  Limited or no protections from fraud  Unreasonable fees  Email fraud  Marketing scams  Phone scams

17. Questions?