How do I send money to a friend using Paypal without them paying fees?

Paypal is an awesome service. With it, you can instantly and securely send money to people and businesses anywhere on Earth. But Paypal has to make money as well. So if you're paying for goods or services, they charge a fee. But you can send money to someone for free if it is money being sent to a friend AND the funds are coming from a bank account, not a credit card.

As long as your paypal account is linked to a bank account, checking or savings account, that contains enough funds to cover the payment you wish to send, you can send money to someone without fees.

1. Log into your Paypal account.

2. Click on the "Send money to a friend" button

3. Enter the mobile number or email address of your friend and the amount you wish to send to them.

4. Press the Send button.

That's it!

***NOTE This only works for payments sent from someone in the USA to someone in the USA. International payments may not be free. :/


The day may come when we'll be able to send money instantly to anyone on Earth with little or no fees for the transfer. This is the promise that Bitcoin hopes to deliver on. Right now, it's not clear if it's sustainable:

Under Bitcoin protocol and payment scheme, anyone can send any amount of bitcoins that he owns to anywhere in the world via internet, near instantly for near zero fees. While the popular crypto-currency enjoys low transaction fees, a feature that is highly promoted and is working fine for the current state of the Bitcoin ecosystem, we argue that in an unforeseeable future, zero or infinitesimal transaction fees will not be sustainable. We apply a financial reasoning via depicting the interrelation of fees with mining, securing the network against 51% attacks, scarcity of supplies and the price of bitcoin, which in addition are the essential parameters involved in the problem of setting the right transaction fee in the future that we briefly discuss. -Kerem Kaskaloglu

so for now, Paypal is a pretty good deal

Ride for Milt, Then Write For Milt. DA Jackie Lacey Needs To Hear From You!

On Wednesday I participated in a protest ride to demand justice for Milt Olin, a cyclist who was struck and killed by an LA County Deputy. District Attorney Jackie Lacey was presented with a case recommending prosecution of Deputy Wood, yet she declined to prosecute. Milt was killed while riding in a bike lane on a clear day with perfect visibility. Deputy Wood was texting at the time of the accident, acting in violation of department policy. 

Deputy Wood killed Milt on Mulholland Highway, a place I ride regularly for leisure and exercise, along with hundreds of other cyclists. As some of you may know, I was the victim of a hit and run driver, so this issue is very close to my heart. I was overwhelmed with emotions as I arrived at the memorial yesterday, mostly anger and sadness. Simply put, the DA's decision not to prosecute Deputy Wood is a total miscarriage of justice that must be corrected.

I want to urge you all to write a brief letter to DA Jackie Lacey requesting that she reconsider filing charges against Deputy Wood. 

You can contact DA Lacey via email: webmail@da.lacounty.gov

Snail Mail:

District Attorney's Office


County of Los Angeles


210 West Temple Street, Suite 18000


Los Angeles, CA 90012-3210

Or Telephone: (213) 974-3512

And even Twitter!: @LADAOffice







My mom wrote a moving letter to DA Lacey, which I believe sums up the issue perfectly.

District Attorney's Office
County of Los Angeles
210 West Temple Street, Suite 18000
Los Angeles, CA 90012-3210
Telephone: (213) 974-3512 

September 4, 2014 

RE: Your decision to not prosecute Deputy Wood NEEDS TO BE RECONSIDERED 

Honorable Jackie Lacey 

I am writing as a physician, a biker, member of a family of five devoted bikers. and the mother of my youngest’s son who was almost killed by a hit & run while riding a bike on a clear day just like the day Mr Milt Olin was killed by Deputy Wood. I am urging you to reconsider your decision NOT to prosecute the Deputy. All of us have to be held responsible for our failures in judgement and for violating laws. 

It is an outrage to NOT file charges against Deputy Wood on a legal technicality based on an ill conceived exemption. Modern technologies are posing hazards that require special skills and no professional person should be exempted from the consequences of their poor judgement. 

While filing charges will not bring back Mr Olin still this was a senseless killing that could & should have been avoided. It is particularly offensive that the killing happened by a professional dedicated to SERVE & PROTECT. 

I hope you reconsider
Respectfully Yours, 

Maria T. Lymberis, MD
Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Honorary
UCLA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

You can also head over to LACBC's site to see another sample letter:

http://la-bike.org/milt-olin

The ride was organized by the LA County Bike Coalition, Yield to Life and the Ghost Bike Foundation.

http://la-bike.org/

http://yieldtolife.org/

https://www.facebook.com/ghostbikefoundation

The family of Milt started a foundation dedicated to eliminating cycling related deaths and injuries:

http://miltolinfoundation.org/

Here's some of the press the event generated:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vigil-milton-olin-20140903-story.html

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cyclists-to-Demand-Charges-Vs-Deputy-Who-Fatally-Struck-Prominent-Lawyer-273822971.html

http://ktla.com/2014/09/03/cyclists-to-host-vigil-for-ex-napster-exec-struck-killed-by-deputy/

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/09/03/hundreds-hold-bike-vigil-calling-for-action-in-bicyclist-milt-olins-death/

http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140903/cyclists-hold-ride-vigil-urging-da-to-prosecute-deputy-in-fatal-calabasas-collision?source=topstoriesrot

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/deputy-fatally-struck-cycling-ex-napster-exec-won-face-charges-article-1.1927064

Ride for Justice for Milt Olin Wednesday September 3, 2014

Tomorrow I'm riding in support of Milt Olin, who was killed by a Los Angeles Deputy who was too busy texting legally to avoid driving into Milt as he rode in the bike lane on Mullholland. Then the District Attorney decided there was no crime worth prosecuting. So long as our society sanctions the legal slaughter of cyclists, you'll find me riding for justice. Join me.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Milt Olin, on the right, with his two sons.Yesterday we learned that the L.A. County District Attorney's Office would not be pressing charges against the sheriff's deputy who struck and killed Milt Olin in Calabasas last December. The sheriff's deputy was typing on his mobile computer in his patrol car when he struck Olin at 48 miles per hour. Olin, a prominent entertainment attorney and former executive for Napster, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Yield to Life, and Ghost Bike Foundation will host a ride and vigil for Milt Olin to call on the D.A. to revisit the investigation and consider pressing charges.

When: Wednesday, September 3

Schedule of events:

4:00 p.m. Meet at crash site (around 22532 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA 91302)
4:15 p.m. Moment of silence
4:30 p.m. Start ride
6:30 p.m. Leave from the L.A. Zoo parking lot (5333 Zoo Dr, Griffith Park, CA 90027). Other riders can meet up here.
7:30-8:00 p.m. Arrive at District Attorney's office (210 W Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
8:00 p.m. Candlelight vigil
The public is invited to join us at the beginning, ride with us, join us for the vigil, or meet us at any point along the way (exact route to be determined).
The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Yield to Life, and Ghost Bike Foundation will host a ride and vigil for Milt Olin to call on the D.A. to revisit the investigation and consider pressing charges.
When: Wednesday, September 3
Schedule of events:
4:00 p.m. Meet at crash site (around 22532 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA 91302)4:15 p.m. Moment of silence4:30 p.m. Start ride6:30 p.m. Leave from the L.A. Zoo parking lot (5333 Zoo Dr, Griffith Park, CA 90027). Other riders can meet up here.7:30-8:00 p.m. Arrive at District Attorney's office (210 W Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012)8:00 p.m. Candlelight vigilThe public is invited to join us at the beginning, ride with us, join us for the vigil, or meet us at any point along the way (exact route to be determined).

For more info visit LACBC website: http://la-bike.org/milt-olin