Reward Checking accounts have been mentioned in this thread, including using Amazon gift card balance reloads to meet the monthly requirements.
Has anyone else been having issues with Amazon GC transactions since the start of the new year? I cant tell if it’s an Amazon thing, or new fraud prevention from the card issuer side of the equation, or Amazon messing with me specifically. After a couple transactions with one card, things slow down with verification codes from the card issuer and apparent failed attempts (although selecting the same card as a “different” card then goes through). It’s been a pain in the ass.
I have a couple reward checking accounts and only one of them routinely trips fraud protection if I buy too many GCs in a row. If I forget and leave my VPN on it will cause issues too.
This sounds like a good deal. Has or is anyone doing this? I suppose the $100 is not credited until after the 90 days, which looks like 100 days (because it says 90 days after 10 day funding period).
Amex Savings is at 3.30% with no minimum, no maximum on withdrawals, no limit on withdrawals. Alas, no bonus offer at this time although there was one recently.
You can keep it closer to 90 days than 100 days by funding it near the end of the 10-day funding period. For example, you can sign up this 1/22 Sun, but fund it only on 1/30 Mon. Then keep the money there for 90 days (start counting from 2/1).
You are correct & I missed that as I assumed it was the same as the 1-2022 offer but I was wrong
RE:"…maintain at least $10,000 of those new funds, plus your existing balance as of 12 am ET on the day you enrolled, in your account for 90 consecutive days after the 10-day Funding Period. Enroll by 2/15/23."
I have this from the 1-2022 offer
Must deposit within 10 calendar days of enrollment, and maintain at least $10,000 of those newfunds, plus your existing balance as of 12 am ET on the day you enrolled, in your account for 90funds, 90consecutive days. Enroll by 2/16/22.
re: Marcus… The 3.3 % they pay now and you get the 100.00 for 90 days. To me the 100.00/90-day thing is 33.00 per month which equals 4% PLUS the 3.3 % for the 90 days =7.3%. ? Correct me if I’m wrong.
so with Fido they’re like Core. the return 4+% is awesome for liquid. surprised it’s not making the news more. Is it b/c there is SOME risk? or maybe expense of .3%?
The only real risk I can think of is that the yield is not guaranteed and changes all the time, so you just have to keep an eye on it. In theory it should stay close to the short-term treasury yields, and those don’t move too quickly.