Cash is KING!

11/14/2023 Update: Primis is now offering 6% APY for 6 months on up to $50,000 on Primis Novus checking. This requires direct deposit within 60 days of opening an account. Here is a screenshot of an emailed ad. 9/1/2023 Update: There are a lot of things to cover so I…

8/13/2023 Update: PrizePool has partnered with banks to provide FDIC insurance on up to $500k of deposit (usually FDIC insurance covers up to $250k; see PrizePool FAQ for details). This is similar to how various other players, like Primus, are also bumping their FDIC limit. Additionally, the monthly drawing no…

Ally has set out a referral offer via an email titled “Ally: refer your friends for up to $250”. The referrer gets $50/referral (up to $250 max) while the referred gets $100. For the referrer to get a $50 bonus, the referred user needs to open an Ally account by…

Not too long ago Trust offered a $400 bonus for opening a checking account with them. It was a popular offer and you can read the details extensively on sites such as Doctor of Credit and Slickdeals. Some other niche reasons to get their checking account may include their loyalty…

There are many reasons to use a card over cash such as safety, cashback, and convenience. But these days, I occasionally find myself paying with cash. The reason for using cash more often than before is simple – businesses that I occasionally visit now offer significant enough discounts when paid…

I am generally a fan of prize-linked accounts and I have written an extensive review on PrizePool, mentioned how people are making thousands of dollars on Yotta, and gone over the odds of getting debit card swipe reimbursed in these platforms. PrizePool has been gearing up to publically launch “PrizePool…

Currently there are two major prize-linked saving accounts, namely Yotta and PrizePool, both of whom offer debit card that give some chance of getting the purchase reimbursed. Yotta gives 0.5% or 0.0667% or 1% of getting a purchase reimbursed (up to $5000 per purchase) on a debit card while PrizePool…

Nine months ago I wrote my review of PrizePool. It is probably still one of the most in-depth PrizePool review out there. How do I know that? Because nobody uses this platform which figuratively means almost nobody is writing about it. Anyway, after PrizePool became more transparent about the odds…

Porte Banking gives 3% APY on balance up to $15,000. They also provide $50 referral bonus for both referrer and referred granted the referred user’s account receives a $500 or more in direct deposit within 6 months of account opening. https://portebanking.app.link/qhRsa526icb Using above referral supports this blog The direct deposit…