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# 30-Second Tech Trick: Send Money from Gmail

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_Published 2014-09-17. For when saying,_


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## Transcript

It happens all the time, you come home drunk, you've locked yourself out of the house, you're making small talk with a painting in the hallway, and before you know it, you've eaten all your neighbor's potted plants. Did you know you can pay that neighbor back easily, directly from Gmail. Just fire up a new message and at the bottom you've got these icons. Click on the Money symbol, then you'll be able to add money. Debit cards and bank accounts are no fee. If you use a credit card it's about 3 %. Then create the email to the person, I'm sending you $ 50 for your trouble. Sorry I ate your plants, I was drunk.

Hit send and call it a day. I can't be the only person that's done that, it's, it's, Can't be. I [ UNKNOWN ] you, you're the one that needs help.

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