PayPal Quick Cash Help!

Okay so I have $500 cash/physical greens/moniez in my hand. What I am trying to do is get my mom a Christmas present without her knowing. Thing is, my PayPal account is connected with my bank account which in turn gives her notifications every time she logs in. Whats the best way to get money into my PayPal without using my bank account. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Get your own bank account? shrug

If its physical cash, then go out and buy her a gift.

Otherwise, the only thing I can think of is to get one of those prepaid cards and use it online.

I have my own bank account. I have two. It's just that they are both monitored until I'm 18. And it just so happens that my mom has live alert so it alerts every time an account assigned to her does anything. So...anyways, the thing I am buying is being bought from a person who only accepts PayPal. So...I could buy a prepaid but I couldnt really do anything else with it could I?

New question, if I got a $500 prepaid gift card could i use it with PayPal?

[quoted5410de368="Jams44"]New question, if I got a $500 prepaid gift card could i use it with PayPal?[/quoted5410de368]
Try attaching it to your PayPal account.
There is a chance of it working, however PayPal usually declines prepaid cards. It's still worth a try though.

If/Once it's added, chose the card as the payment option when you go to purchase the item.

[quote500cc04ffe="samz465"][quote500cc04ffe="Jams44"]New question, if I got a $500 prepaid gift card could i use it with PayPal?[/quote500cc04ffe]
Try attaching it to your PayPal account.
There is a chance of it working, however PayPal usually declines prepaid cards. It's still worth a try though.

If/Once it's added, chose the card as the payment option when you go to purchase the item.[/quote500cc04ffe]

His mom will still get a notification of activity even if he uses something else to fund the payment...

No no. It's my bank account that is under my mom. Nothing else, nothing more.