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KMager Asked August 2023

Is there an app you can install on iphone to restrict online purchases?

My mom with dementia will see an email or commercial for a supplement, and go online on her phone and order it. She doesnt remember doing it, reports it as fraud, and her card gets cancelled and she has to wait a week for a new card and it happens all over again. Is there an app that can restrict these online purchases?

OncehatedDIL Aug 2023
It is possible to go to the card's website and turn off the card. You can also turn the card back on whenever you want.

NeedHelpWithMom Aug 2023
I don’t know if this will work in your situation.

My friend handled her mom’s over spending by insisting that she allow her to take over the bill paying.

She took her mom’s bank cards to pay her usual bills and order groceries to be delivered.

Then, she took her mom to the bank and they opened up a separate checking account account for her mom to use for shopping for things that weren’t a necessity. She gave her mom her new debit card to use.

Her mom doesn’t overspend anymore because she has a limited monthly allowance for ‘extra’ expenses.

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KMager Aug 2023
I think she is physically taking her card out and typing in the number each time she wants to buy something.

Shadow23 Aug 2023
My wife does the same thing. So I’m following this thread.

what I have done is go into the server and access the parental controls and block sites. She eventually pitches such a fit that I open again and I’m back we’re I started. This leads to a horsing nightmare.

GettinaGrip Aug 2023
If she's ordering from websites online, on a phone, you can go into the phone settings and block the website. It depends on the operating system you're using (Apple or Android) there are instructions online that will tell you how to go in and block the website.

BarbBrooklyn Aug 2023
Can you not take the credit card number out of auto-fill?

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