There's a small problem I need some advice on.
For the past eleven or ten years or so, I've written many essays and short stories as a child and adolescent. I can say confidently that my works have always been above par to those of my peers, for the most part, because I've won most local contests I've entered.
However, a problem arises when I want to enter an online contest for short fiction. You see, most contests require you to have a PayPal account. I've yet to see an online writing contest that direct deposits straight to checking accounts. I understand that using PayPal is probably easier and safer, although I'm no expert. But you have to be at least 18 to create a PayPal account, according to their rules, and I'm about a year and a half shy. And yes, I'm new to this sort of stuff, but I'm trying to find a way around this. So forgive my ignorance.
Now, there used to be a thing called student accounts, but I heard that they discontinued that. I might be wrong, though. I do know, however, that PayPal doesn't verify age, or at least not at first. In fact, I created a fake one to confirm and I immediately deleted it. As long as my checking account is valid, then they assume I'm of age, supposedly. But, I did hear that they will ask for verification once you have a total running value of $1000 in exchanges - this, again, is just a rumor so I don't know for sure. Of course, I doubt I'll ever rack up $1,000 dollars. At least, not before I'm 18, in which case I can just delete it and make a new one.
So, I might be able to create a PayPal and connect it to my checking account. Either way, it sounds like a pain in the ass. I'm interested in what your thoughts are, or if maybe there's a different way to work around this.
(Also, I have no idea if this is the right forum to for this thread. If not, feel free to move it)
For the past eleven or ten years or so, I've written many essays and short stories as a child and adolescent. I can say confidently that my works have always been above par to those of my peers, for the most part, because I've won most local contests I've entered.
However, a problem arises when I want to enter an online contest for short fiction. You see, most contests require you to have a PayPal account. I've yet to see an online writing contest that direct deposits straight to checking accounts. I understand that using PayPal is probably easier and safer, although I'm no expert. But you have to be at least 18 to create a PayPal account, according to their rules, and I'm about a year and a half shy. And yes, I'm new to this sort of stuff, but I'm trying to find a way around this. So forgive my ignorance.
Now, there used to be a thing called student accounts, but I heard that they discontinued that. I might be wrong, though. I do know, however, that PayPal doesn't verify age, or at least not at first. In fact, I created a fake one to confirm and I immediately deleted it. As long as my checking account is valid, then they assume I'm of age, supposedly. But, I did hear that they will ask for verification once you have a total running value of $1000 in exchanges - this, again, is just a rumor so I don't know for sure. Of course, I doubt I'll ever rack up $1,000 dollars. At least, not before I'm 18, in which case I can just delete it and make a new one.
So, I might be able to create a PayPal and connect it to my checking account. Either way, it sounds like a pain in the ass. I'm interested in what your thoughts are, or if maybe there's a different way to work around this.
(Also, I have no idea if this is the right forum to for this thread. If not, feel free to move it)
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