| Josh Crawford, 42, of Squaw Valley, Calif., has not had a checking account or credit card in 14 years. But that has not stopped him from participating in the electronic-payment economy.
To do that, he uses Visa prepaid cards, loaded up with values of $50 to $500, when he needs to make an online transaction like buying Olympic collectibles on eBay or purchasing a plane ticket.
Crawford pays for everything else in his life with cash.
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