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  • How do I change the settings for Spending Categories so that my child or older adult can/cannot use the budget from Spend Anywhere?
  • What are Spending Categories and how do they work?
  • How do I set up a Spend Control for a specific store?
  • Does Greenlight offer cash back?
  • What is my "Spend Anywhere" Spend Control, and how does it work?
  • What are Spend Controls and how do they work?
  • How do I request money for, or move money into, a Spend Control?
  • What restrictions can I put on spending?
  • How can I void a transaction?
  • Can my child's Greenlight card be used at a gas pump?
  • Why was my child's purchase declined?
  • How do I access history for a store-specific or category Spend Control?
  • Why was more money taken from my Spend Control than I spent?
  • Are there places the Greenlight card cannot be used?
  • What happens if I return a purchase made with my Greenlight card?
  • Using the Greenlight card with Uber & Lyft
  • Can I make a purchase on iTunes with my Greenlight card?
  • How do I delete a Spend Control?
  • What can my child or older adult do with their leftover change?
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