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In most cases you can do an EBT Balance Inquiry right at the checkout (or customer service, etc).

Yeah but it's easier to look it up before you even go to the store. Why waste gas if you've only got $10, wait til next bit comes in a few days, that sort of thing.

Most EBT cards I’ve seen also have a toll-free number on the back to call and check your balance through an automated system (similar to gift cards).

Yeah but just glancing at an app is still faster. When you're poor you're constantly tired and low on time.

I certainly still prefer using my bank's website to their automated phone teller as well. More info more quickly.

>Most EBT cards I’ve seen also have a toll-free number on the back to call and check your balance through an automated system (similar to gift cards).

Yeah, and my bank does online phone banking. Which I've literally never used because it takes a couple of seconds with online banking to check my balance and roughly 10,000% more time to perform the same action with phone banking and that's IF I can remember all the details needed to get to that point.,

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