How to Deposit Money to PayPal and Buy With Your PayPal Account

Do you really need to deposit money to PayPal? If you are a freelancer in Kenya, you most likely have a PayPal account which you use to send and receive payments.

Have you ever wanted to buy something and pay with PayPal but you don’t have funds in your account? In this post, we will look at simple ways to “deposit” money to your PayPal account and pay for different things online.

Do You Have to Pay Someone to Deposit Money to Your PayPal Account?

There are so many people who will charge you to transfer funds to your PayPal account. They offer “attractive” commissions with extra high dollar rates for anyone wanting to deposit money to PayPal.

It is funny that many uninformed Kenyans with verified PayPal accounts end up paying these guys to make this unnecessary transfer.

Of course, there are those who simply ask their freelancer friends to send some cash to their PayPal accounts in return for Kenya Shillings.

The answer to the above question is NO. You don’t have to pay anyone. Only consider using those paid services in case any of the ones here fail.

But first, let me tell you something…

How to buy using your linked debit/credit card (without depositing money to PayPal)

Any verified PayPal account is linked to a debit/credit card. Therefore, the first step is to create a PayPal account and make sure you get it verified.

After verification, you can buy whatever you want online without having to deposit money to PayPal.

Simply make sure you have the cash in the card that’s linked to PayPal. Even if you have $0 in PayPal and you buy an item, PayPal will automatically withdraw the cash from the debit or credit card at the current rates and pay for the stuff you buy.

How to deposit quickly via M-Pesa

Use the PayPal Mobile Money Service with M-Pesa to top up your PayPal account. This is very simple. You simply send the cash from your M-Pesa to the respective paybill and quickly get the cash in your account.

Here’s the quick procedure:

• Make sure you’ve linked your PayPal and M-Pesa accounts using this mobile money service
• Send money from your M-Pesa to the paybill number 800088
• Use your phone as the account number
• The money will be credited to your PayPal account

Yes, it’s that easy to deposit via M-PESA or use PayPal to make payments from your card.

Don’t fall for any myths. And you don’t have to pay anyone to send you the cash unless for some reason these methods don’t work for you.

Enjoy shopping or making PayPal payments!