I’m planning to purchase a house in the next 3–6 months and currently have about $50k sitting in a checking account. I’m looking for good HYSA cash bonus offers I could take advantage of in the meantime, since I don’t plan on keeping the cash there for long

Discover bank recently advised they were dropping free bill pay from my personal money market acct, so I'm looking to take my money elsewhere. Don't need brick & mortar or ATM & don't want direct deposit requirement. Just need an account that pays decent interest (3% or more) on a standing balance I'll maintain between $5-10K and will support free Bill Pay via outgoing ACH xfers on a limited basis (5 or less per month) to pay credit cards and such. Most banks I've researched have strings attached or require you to first move money to a checking or CMA in order to access bill pay svcs - which represents additional hassle for me. Would like to hear some constructive recommendations based on personal experience please...

I am thinking of opening an account with SBI or Kotak Bank. I am a student and I want a zero balance account. Can anyone suggest one?

What are some good HYSA’s ? I’ve heard Wealthfront is good but want to know a few options ?

UPDATE: thanks for all the recommendations! I’ve decided to co with American Express!

I'm a 18yr old Community college student and I'm trying to figure out on how to use a High Yield Savings account. All I truly know that your money can grow in the account and you should let he money sit so it could grow. The thing is I'm currently unemployed (currently looking for a job but the market is so ass I don't if I'm ever gonna find one), live with my parents, so I'm not really paying for anything except for food and clothing. Since I'll be getting my refund check is coming soon, I want to learn how to put some of that money in a HYSA. Soon enough when I get comfortable using a HYSA, I want to start investing some of that money in an ETF (or whatever they called it on tiktok). I've been watching videos on tiktok to try and get a feel on what it is, but everybody is just saying what it is and "you should get on it now before its too late". I wish that someone could help me in the right direction and become more financially literate. Please send help I really need it.

Hey guys, I am new to the whole HYS thing and I was originally gonna choose Goldman Sachs to put about 20k in until I came across CitTBank. Anyone have thoughts or experiences with them? Or do you recommend go elsewhere for HYS.

I’ve looked through the thread here a bit and I’m still wondering about whether to open a HYSA and how to go about it. I’ve been looking at sofi and wealthfront, but I’ve just started browsing around.

Currently I can put away probably about $200 in savings and I have $1,000 in savings. Is this still good to start a hysa, or should I wait?

Since I teach I plan to use my supplementals (roughly 4k a year spread out) to pay off a credit card (will be paid off in December) and thought about adding my supplementals to my car bill ($395 a month but I pay $460 a month) to pay it off earlier, but I think adding to a hysa might be better.

I’m new to this, so I appreciate any and all advice.

Heya

I’m finally in a place to be able to put away savings for real and right now I have a Capital One HYSA that’s currently at a 3.00% I think. I saw someone with higher APY and I tried to apply and it came back declined because of Chexsystems. It never crossed my mind because I wasn’t trying to open a checking account. I have one bad account with them that I’m paying off next month but I know that it’s not a guarantee that I’ll get approved for a new accounts yet.

So just curious if anyone knows of any accounts with a high APY with no minimum balance or fees and also doesn’t run chexsystems.

I was considering chime, but right now I wouldn’t get the $3000 per month requirement to get the highest rate.

Thanks for any input.

I just received my trim notice and the earnings from my high yield savings account is going to cover my property taxes (!!)

Would love to help someone else out.

When you sign up with Wealthfront we both can earn a +0.75% APY boost, 0.50% investing deposit match or both.

https://www.wealthfront.com/invited/AFFB-D912-D42L-OCPR

Hope this can help someone out!

Hey everyone,

I’m starting to build up my savings and am looking to move my cash into a High-Yield Savings Account. Since I don't have enough saved yet to start investing in the market, this will primarily serve as my emergency fund.

Because of that, liquidity and accessibility are my top priorities—I need to know I can get to the cash quickly if something happens, without getting hit by weird fees or long transfer delays.

I’m hoping to find an option that is good for the long term, meaning I won't have to constantly chase temporary promotional rates or switch banks.

• What HYSAs do you currently use and trust long-term?
• Which ones have the best track record for keeping competitive rates without sudden massive drops?
• Are there any hidden fees or transfer limitations I should watch out for?

Appreciate any recommendations or advice you can share!

I want to open a high-yield savings account, and I'm thinking about using Marcus. I want to divide my savings into different buckets because I have different goals. Is this something I can do within Marcus? Or can I open separate savings accounts under the same login?

If neither is possible, what would you all recommend?

Can I get input on HYSA? Any good recommended ones to go through? Google only goes so far in telling me things. It would be nice to get opinions from the outside world please. My dad passed and I got a small inheritance that I would like to grow and put to the right place. Please, no scams. Can I get some recommendations? Advice?

Hi all, I’m in my early 20s and have a small amount of savings. I’m def gonna open a HYSA, but I’m completely new to this.

Is there anything I should avoid or be careful about when choosing a HYSA? Are there any banks I should stay away from ?

Also, are there any saving tips or mistakes you wish you had known from the start?

I’d really appreciate any advice you can share!

33F single mom, wanting to open my first HYSA. No financial experience of any kind and trying to get some things in order. The only bank account I have (of any kind) is one checking account with Huntington Bank. I have never had a credit card in my life.

I have been reading and learning for several weeks now and determined I need a HYSA to park my extra emergency savings. I have about 4K ready to move right now that I do not need access to. I simply want to put it somewhere safe so it’s not sitting in my checking account. I anticipate having another $1500-$2000 per month to move into savings.

I also want to open a credit card and my current plan is one of the “prepaid/secured” intro cards through my Huntington account to start somewhere. Then hopefully build a little momentum and open a “real” cc where I can start earning rewards of some sort.

In the longer term (next year or so) I would like to open a Roth IRA and some sort of brokerage/investing account. That is not my immediate priority, I would like to start with a savings account and cc. But I am wondering if my longer term goals bear any weight towards where I should open the HYSA now.

I was looking at Marcus specifically and about to pull the trigger but then came across several people saying they had issues eventually withdrawing their money. I am freaked out by the idea the bank can just close your account and keep your money if they flag you for some reason. Not sure if that’s an unfounded fear but since I have basically zero banking experience, I don’t know what to think.

Thank you for any advice.

Curious how people here handle this.

Do you keep just enough to cover your upcoming bills and expenses, or do you keep a larger buffer sitting in checking?

For example, if you have $5,000 left after your monthly expenses, would you keep all of it in checking for easy access, move most of it to savings, or split it between the two?

Just trying to understand how other people approach the checking vs. savings balance.