SamLupien
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Q: Can I be a part of family sharing and use my own credit card?

Can I be a part of family sharing and use my own credit card?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8

Posted on Oct 13, 2014 8:22 PM

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Q: Can I be a part of family sharing and use my own credit card?

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  • by Allen A,

    Allen A Allen A Oct 15, 2014 7:43 AM in response to SamLupien
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    Oct 15, 2014 7:43 AM in response to SamLupien

    Hello SamLupien,

     

     

    As detailed below, all purchases are billed to the Family Sharing organizer.

    With Family Sharing, one adult in the family—the family organizer—agrees to pay for any iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases that other family members initiate while they're part of the family group. This also includes ongoing subscription purchases initiated by family members, such as iCloud storage, iTunes Match, and Newsstand subscriptions.

    Family purchases and payments
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT201079

     

     

     

    Cheers,

    Allen

  • by dreamburn,

    dreamburn dreamburn Apr 17, 2015 5:59 PM in response to Allen A
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    Apr 17, 2015 5:59 PM in response to Allen A

    So how do I buy an iTunes gift for myself using MY OWN CREDIT CARD?  Every time I try to buy an itunes gift for myself, it sends me to iTunes, where it seems like it's just going to charge my family plan for it anyway.  This is so frustrating!  I want to make a purchase with my own credit card and put credit on my account, so my family plan is not charged.  I don't want to wait 10 days for a **** itunes card to be mailed to me.  I want to put credit on my account RIGHT NOW.  NOW!  Why do you make it so impossible for me to give you guys money!?

  • by Medickep,

    Medickep Medickep Apr 19, 2015 6:26 PM in response to dreamburn
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    Apr 19, 2015 6:26 PM in response to dreamburn

    One option is to give the money to the organizer and they can "gift you" some money in their account settings.  They can even setup an allowance for each week too.