These two piggies are battling for the highest interest rate under $5,000 but why not have them both!? This is not your normal banking situation but sometimes you have to do some tricks to get a higher interest and that is why we are looking closer at savings with Mango and Union Plus. To get this extremely high interest rate (compared to market) paid on your savings up to $5,000 you would of course need direct deposit or able to transfer via ACH such as Paypal or from another bank such as Etrade.
There are other cards with savings accounts that are similar such as Control Card (5% APY + $20 bonus) and Union plus. You would need a prepaid card and in the case of Union Plus you need to sign-up for their organization. It’s free to sign-up and anyone can become a member so it’s not too big an obstacle. With this Union Plus account you can earn up to 5.10% APY with the Savings Account insured by the FDIC. You can open an account with as little as $1 and make up to 6 transfers out each month. You also have the convenience of checking your balance and transferring money from your mobile phone. [Read more…]
ou can get up to $300 in bonus cash with a PNC Virtual Wallet account through March 31, 2015. They require you to open a new PNC Virtual Wallet, establish a direct deposit, and make at least one payment with PNC’s Bill Pay. Plan on making $500, $2,000, or $5,000 depending on which bonus amount you want to qualify for this $300 bonus.
Qualifying direct deposits must be received within 60 days. To be eligible for this bonus you must be a new PNC Bank checking account customers who open an eligible account using the online application. Although you can get emailed a coupon and open it up with this hot deal in the branch. Your new account will not be eligible for the offer if any signer has signing authority on an existing PNC Bank consumer checking account, has closed an account within the past 90 days, or has been paid a promotional premium in the past 12 months.
M&T Bank is offering a coupon promo code for the $150 cash bonus when you add a qualifying direct deposit of at least $100 to your new MyChoice Checking account. To qualify for the bonus you must open a new MyChoice Checking account before March 31, 2015. They also state that you receive a minimum of one direct deposit in the amount of at least $100 within 90 days.
Orange County’s Credit Union will give you $100 to open a personal checking account by May 15, 2015. You would also need to either set up a direct deposit OR make 5 debit card purchases within 60 days. This offer is for California residents who live in the OC area and has a membership fee of $5.
bonuses from US Banks including regional, local banks, and credit unions.
You may get some extra beer money to spend if you bought “Japan’s prime brew” Kirin Ichiban label beer. You may be entitled to receive a refund of up to $50 from the beer manufacturer. Up to $12 without proof of purchase.
We bought this several times and thought it was natural. You can get in on this settlement without a proof of purchase. If you purchased Arm & Hammer Essentials deodorant with the old label (containing the words “Natural Deodorant” or “Natural Protection”) in the United States for personal use, you may be entitled to a class action settlement of up to $20 with no proof of purchase. You can qualify for even more if you saved your receipts. The claims are that the labeling was misleading saying that the ingredients are “natural”.
Can you tell which side is the normal slot for an ATM Card? The left side 
You may already know this if you have tried to use a credit card to purchase a Vanilla Reload Card lately but CVS is making big changes this year. We knew once they outlawed cigarettes in their stores they will start taking away other pleasures that can get out of hand. I read on some frequent flyer blogs that there is a rumor going around about a memo sent at CVS drug stores that said effective the last day of March there will be a override in the cash registers to stop credit cards from being used. I went to CVS and purchased $1,500 worth of Vanilla reload cards that day and it worked fine. I went today and it no longer works. So it may take some time to reach all the CVS stores but we are pretty certain it is nationwide at this point where you can no longer use anything but cash to pay for Vanilla reloads.