Bounty

Raisin savings marketplace bonus: is $200 worth it?

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

−$1: you'd earn more where it is

With $5,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus4.06%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $5,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

A smaller tier often wins: less cash away from what it earns now.

  • $5,000Best for you
    $50 bonus · 90 days
    −$1
  • $10,000
    $100 bonus · 90 days
    −$2
  • $50,000
    $150 bonus · 90 days
    −$362
  • $100,000
    $200 bonus · 90 days
    −$823

The math

Compared with leaving $5k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$50
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$5,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$51
Extra
−$1
Works out to 4.1% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Keep $5,000 there until day 90. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Keep $5,000 there until day 90
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Nationwide
Monthly fee
None
Keep it open
At least 90 days, or the bonus can be taken back
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 30 days of finishing
Terms checked Oct 9, 2026Found via Doctor of Credit

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Questions

Is the Raisin savings marketplace bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $5,000 tier adds −$1: the $50 bonus, minus the $51 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $10,000 tier adds −$2. 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?

Keep $5,000 there until day 90. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

No end date is listed. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.