Hi Everyone,

My fiance plans on sending me a few thousand dollars to pay off my credit card bills in conjuction with wedding expenses. We are thinking about him either sending me a Cashier's check or using Western Union.

Is anyone aware of this being a problem? I don't know a better way for him to help me pay off my CC bills. I want them clear of debt before he marries me. I just don't want it to look suspicious to the government that he's sending me this kind of cash as a gift... I wish you could pay off credit cards with other credit cards That would be so much easier.

He'll be here in a month, but like I said, I want my debt cleared and my rating as good as possible 30 days before we get married.

Thanks,
Mary

Can he wire it directly from his bank account to yours online? Is that possible using different banks? Hmm...lol
I'm sure someone will have a more helpful answer.
You could totally send it Western Union. You don't even have to mention the money to anyone.
Best of luck!
~Laura

Can you use paypal or hyperwallet instead?

Carslo

I called my bank yesterday and asked how the best way to pay off my credit card is once I am in the US.

They told me to simply go into my husband's US bank, and have my visa added to his online bill payment option. If you can do that, you can pay off the credit card with just a click of the mouse, and no added fees. That's my plan anyways

Hey there! My fiance has sent me money on several occasions to help me out when I was between jobs sometimes he would send money orders from his bank in TX or he would send it western union either way is fine, there is nothing written anywhere that says your SO can't help you out with the bills after all isn't that what couples do, help each other out, working together for the common goal!
There will be no questions? It's nobodies business anyway just as long as you can pay your bills right?

Hmmm- I called my credit card company and they said they could not do that because of exchange rate...

Get an account at customhouse.com

I used them for exchanging my Canadian money to US money. Good exchange rates. Better than the bank. No fees.

You could easily transfer money from your account to their's and vice versa.

My fiance just did this earlier this week. All I had to do was go to my bank (I'm in the US) and get my bank info (ask them for info needed for a direct deposit). The info he needed was the Bank Routing Number, and my account number, the bank name & address. He then went to his bank with this info and did a wire transfer. I got the money same day. There was a small fee involved, but hardly worth mentioning