Bounty

Barclays Tiered Savings bonus: is $200 worth it?

What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.

−$141: you'd earn more where it is
With the bonus2.43%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $25,000 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $25k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$200
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$25,000 at 4.15% for 4 mo
−$341
Extra
−$141
Works out to 2.4% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $25,000 in new money within 30 days · Keep $25,000 there until day 120. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $25,000 in new money within 30 days
  2. 2Keep $25,000 there until day 120
Ends
Oct 31, 2026
Where
Nationwide
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 120 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 60 days of finishing
Credit check
None

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Questions

Is the Barclays Tiered Savings bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $25,000 tier adds −$141: the $200 bonus, minus the $341 that cash would have earned in 120 days. At that rate it doesn't beat leaving the cash where it is. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $25,000 in new money within 30 days; keep $25,000 there until day 120. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

The offer ends Oct 31, 2026. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.