# Subscribe without a credit card?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-without-a-credit-card/292903>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 4, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-without-a-credit-card/292903 "2005-03-04T15:42:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Panzram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Panzram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panzram)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-without-a-credit-card/292903/1 "2005-03-04T15:42:17Z")

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How do you subscribe by money order? I’m not finding anything relevant. I don’t have a credit card, and my guest time is running out. Won’t be long. . long black cloud, comin’ down. . ☹

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-without-a-credit-card/292903/2 "2005-03-04T15:48:14Z")

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From the “[The SDMB is switching to paid subscriptions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=253315)” sticky thread:

> [@Ed Zotti](#):
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> We accept payment by major credit card or PayPal.

> **[Send Money, Pay Online or Set Up a Merchant Account - PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/us/home)**
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> PayPal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account.

Alternately, you could find a Doper who has a credit card, give them your password, and have them log in under your name solely to subscribe you (the subscription process is described in the same thread linked above). This procedure was approved by the staff when the board went pay last year.

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribe-without-a-credit-card/292903/3 "2005-03-04T17:28:04Z")

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There is a thread where Dopers will pay the subscription fee for anyone who asks. Post in there and have someone pay for you. Since you’re willing and able to pay the money, the Doper who pays for you will probably give you his/her snail-mail address so you can send them the money order. Or they’ll ask you to donate the money to a charity. Pay it forward, and all that.