Bank Account Bonus | Fat Wallet Refugee

Open a High-Yield Savings Account With 5.36% APY*

Boost your savings with Western Alliance Bank. The High-Yield Savings Premier account is a faster way to grow your savings with a 5.36% APY* and no fees**. You can open your account in five minutes or less. Earn 6,000 SB¹ after funding your High-Yield Savings Premier account with $500 or more.

Sign up, and then search the site for Western Alliance Bank to find the offer. Deposit $500 to earn 6000 SB ($60).

I recently did the $200 bank bonus on the BB&T Choice Checking. I read about it on Doctor of Credit last year.

Anyways, it’s been long enough, so I was zeroing out the balance before closing. I forgot, though, that I had a bill payment scheduled, and I ended up overdrawn after the bank holiday on the 17th.

Between the monthly fees and the overdraft charge, I lost $124 of the bonus.

Big ouch.

Accidents may happen, but they are avoidable with wisdom. I was not wise this go ’round.