"Stellar" Susquehanna checking account

[sheepstache]

https://www.susquehanna.net/Promotions/PromoStellarChecking.aspx

Interesting take on rewards checking I just saw advertised.  $0.05 reward for each purchase and bill pay.  $1 monthly reward for automatic transfer to savings.

Just thought I'd mention it.  Seems easy to game for small profit so who knows how long it will last.

[frugalman]

I'm getting 1 percent cash rewards on my Capital One Card now, plus a 50 percent bonus of the total rewards received annually on my anniversary date, or 1.5 percent rewards rate. So I'd make more money with Susquehanna on any purchases less than $3.33, but more money on Capital One for over $3.33 purchases. I'll just stick with my Capital One rewards then.. but good to explore. If anyone else is getting better cash rewards. let us know..

[madage]

If anyone else is getting better cash rewards. let us know..

It's not that hard to do better than 1.5%: American Express Blue Cash

I've had this card for two years (the Preferred version, not the no-annual-fee Everyday). Discounting the annual fee from the cash back, I'm still getting 4.1% over those two years. I will allow that it's not as good a deal now with the $6,000 cap on grocery spending, but it's pretty easy to do better than 1.5%.

You could also just get a straight 2% cash back card: Barclays World Mastercard or Priceline Visa

If you live near a US Bank branch: US Bank Cash + looks pretty good to me.

This Fatwallet thread is a good place to check from from time to time, too.

[icefr]

Another straight 2% card is the Fidelity American Express card: https://www.fidelity.com/cash-management/american-express-cards
You can just open a Fidelity Cash Management Account and ACH the rewards out after they're deposited.

[sheepstache]

I thought the savings transfer reward was interesting too.  At the end of the month, auto transfer $100 from your regular high-interest account into the checking, auto transfer from the checking to the savings, auto transfer out of the savings back to your regular high-interest account.  You get 1% interest on your $100 plus whatever interest your regular account offers (minus the three or so days it spent out of it).