This is what I did

[javajoe316]

This is meant for beginners who haven't done crypto yet.
I was following the PayPal guide and this is what I did.
I downloaded Exodus on my phone.
In Exodus I was able to buy $30 of ETH with my debit card. I thought I was good, I was just going to buy more. But I have Chase bank and everything over some low limit was all declined, with my debit and credit card. I tried MoonPay, that was declined also. I would get the Chase Fraud alerts, and in the texts it would tell me to use another method "like ACH". So in PayPal, you can link your bank account, providing acct and router number. You also have to make your PayPal account Crypto Verified. I did this on my phone, as you have to take pictures of your drivers license and your face. I am in the US, so this could be different in other countries.

Then PayPal let me buy my $550 of ETH, but it got held for 7 days, I couldn't send it. Also this was the time, that crypto was crashing. So after 7 days, I only got $400 of ETH.So in PayPal I sent this to my Exodus wallet right away and swapped it. In PayPal you can buy PayPal USD crypto (PYUSD). I was able to buy another $200 with my linked bank account. It arrived in 15 minutes or so. You can receive the PYUSD on ETH to your Exodus wallet, I just had to search for it in the app.
I was planning in my head the whole time to try to use USDT on ETH, so I swapped my ETH for USDT. Then I swapped my PYUSD for USDT.
I wouldn't buy straight ETH again because of how volatile it is, I would just buy PYUSD.
The swapping is easy in the app, I didn't have to go to any Jupiter portal, anything else. Just enter the amount and new crypto you want to swap to.

Then when you send it all, obviously, double, triple-check that you have the vendors wallet address correct.

Crypto professionals, are probably going to say there are better ways. But this worked for me and it could work for other people too.
Thanks to whoever made the original guide, it gave me the confidence to try it myself.

 

[deluge]

Thank you for explaining your experience. I'm definitely a beginner.

I'm currently paying too much, as I'm too nervous to try Crypto.

 

[Wallydog]

This is meant for beginners who haven't done crypto yet.
I was following the PayPal guide and this is what I did.
I downloaded Exodus on my phone.
In Exodus I was able to buy $30 of ETH with my debit card. I thought I was good, I was just going to buy more. But I have Chase bank and everything over some low limit was all declined, with my debit and credit card. I tried MoonPay, that was declined also. I would get the Chase Fraud alerts, and in the texts it would tell me to use another method "like ACH". So in PayPal, you can link your bank account, providing acct and router number. You also have to make your PayPal account Crypto Verified. I did this on my phone, as you have to take pictures of your drivers license and your face. I am in the US, so this could be different in other countries.

Then PayPal let me buy my $550 of ETH, but it got held for 7 days, I couldn't send it. Also this was the time, that crypto was crashing. So after 7 days, I only got $400 of ETH.So in PayPal I sent this to my Exodus wallet right away and swapped it. In PayPal you can buy PayPal USD crypto (PYUSD). I was able to buy another $200 with my linked bank account. It arrived in 15 minutes or so. You can receive the PYUSD on ETH to your Exodus wallet, I just had to search for it in the app.
I was planning in my head the whole time to try to use USDT on ETH, so I swapped my ETH for USDT. Then I swapped my PYUSD for USDT.
I wouldn't buy straight ETH again because of how volatile it is, I would just buy PYUSD.
The swapping is easy in the app, I didn't have to go to any Jupiter portal, anything else. Just enter the amount and new crypto you want to swap to.

Then when you send it all, obviously, double, triple-check that you have the vendors wallet address correct.

Crypto professionals, are probably going to say there are better ways. But this worked for me and it could work for other people too.
Thanks to whoever made the original guide, it gave me the confidence to try it myself.

Glad you made it work. Perhaps you already do this but if not consider it - create a separate bank acct for stuff like this and keep it minimally funded in case there's a breach. We've done this with our businesses once we had to allow direct transfer of funds which obviously meant handing out our bank routing number to our customers. It might be paranoia but just want to be safe.

 

[WriteYourWay]

Glad you made it work. Perhaps you already do this but if not consider it - create a separate bank acct for stuff like this and keep it minimally funded in case there's a breach. We've done this with our businesses once we had to allow direct transfer of funds which obviously meant handing out our bank routing number to our customers. It might be paranoia but just want to be safe.

Great idea. A separate account with minimal funds is the way to go. For another barrier between day to day funds and crypto transfers, a different bank can add a little extra insulation if something ever gets flagged or frozen.