What is Plaid Ca$h

Plaid Ca$h is a prepaid, stored-value/debit account that is accessible via your ID+ Card.  It is the convenient, cashless way to pay on and off campus. You'll use Plaid Ca$h for textbooks, school supplies and laundry tokens. The area's most popular businesses accept Plaid Ca$h. You can use it to pay for restaurants, delivery and more.

Plaid Ca$h Features

• Easy - No need to carry cash, checks, ATM and credit cards.
• Off Campus - Now you can use it off campus at your favorite places.
• Current - Up-to-date balances available at every terminal or on your receipt after you make a PlaidCa$h purchase.
• Automatic - Balances roll over each semester/year.
• Debt Free - Not a credit card - no debt. When you buy...you own, not owe.
• Local - Your parents may make deposits knowing you can only spend at places approved by the University, on and off campus.
• Safe - Your Carnegie Mellon Card lost or stolen? No problem - if you report it immediately. Just notify The Carnegie Mellon Card Office ; they'll deactivate your old card and transfer any balances to a new card right away. History Repeats Itself.

Sample Semester Student Spending

Here's a sample of what students at Carnegie Mellon spend per semester using PlaidCa$h.

Last semester, Carnegie Mellon students used Plaid Ca$h for the following purchases: