[Expired] Aspiration $100 Checking Bonus (Extra $10 Via Swagbucks)

Deal has expired, view more bank account bonuses by clicking here.

Update 7/30/19: Still possible to get $100 and $10 in Swagbucks but you must go through Swagbucks to get both bonuses.

Update 7/3/19: Extended until 7/31/19

Update 6/17/19: Go through Swagbucks and get $100 + $20 in Swagbucks

Update 6/2/19: Bonus has been extended until 6/30/19. Keep in mind people have been receiving bonuses of only $50 instead of $100, not sure why.

Offer at a glance

• Maximum bonus amount: $100
• Availability: Nationwide
• Direct deposit required: Yes, $10+
• Additional requirements: None
• Hard/soft pull: Soft pull
• ChexSystems: Unknown
• Credit card funding: Unknown
• Monthly fees: Optional
• Early account termination fee: Unknown
• Household limit: None listed
• Expiration date: May 31st, 2019 June 30th, 2019

The Offer

No direct link to offer, must go through Swagbucks

• Aspiration is offering a bonus of $100 when you open a new Spend & Save account and complete the following requirements:
  • Set up and receive a direct deposit of at least $10 from your paycheck or government benefits by August 31, 2019

The Fine Print

• Bonus will appear in account by August 15th, 2019
• Offer is only valid for new Aspiration customers. Account must be created directly though this link.
• Customer must complete the following activities: (1) Between 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time 5/7/2019 and 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time 5/31/2019, open and fund an Aspiration Spend & Save Account with a deposit of $10 or more, and (2) by 11:59 Pacific Time on 6/28/2019, set up and make an electronic direct deposit of your paycheck, pension or government benefits (such as Social Security) from your employer or the government.
• Aspiration Spend & Save Account must be open and in good standing, in the sole determination of Aspiration, through the date of the credit.
• All bank account bonuses are treated as income/interest and as such you have to pay taxes on them

Avoiding Fees

Monthly Fees

Aspiration checking works on a pay what you want model, so you can choose anywhere between $0 and $20 per month.

Early Account Termination Fee

I wasn’t able to find a fee schedule, so I’m unsure if there is any early account termination fee or not.

Our Verdict

The bonus isn’t mentioned on the Aspiration checking site, but the Penny Hoarder is a large website so I doubt they would be running a fake offer. We’ve talked about the Aspiration account before, it does a lot of things well but doesn’t really excel in any particular category. Probably worth doing for most people, because of that we will be adding this to our best bank bonus page.

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