If you have $250 and are willing to become a customer of ING Direct, you have the opportunity to earn $525 on top of your deposit. It will take some work, but not too much. Here’s how it works.
First, open an account at ING Direct using one of the links at the bottom of this post. There are ten links listed for the savings account and ten for the checking account, but choose only one. You must not currently be an ING Direct customer and you must provide an initial deposit of at least $250 in order to receive a $25 bonus for opening the account.
If you choose the Orange Savings Account, also open the Electric Orange Account afterward, and vice-versa.
After your accounts are created and funded, you will eventually see a link at the bottom of your account information website. This feature might not be available immediately for new customers, but with time, the option will be present. Click on the “Earn $$$: Refer a Friend” graphic to receive the opportunity to refer 50 of your friends, 25 for the savings account and 25 for the checking account. Each successful referral will earn you $10. If you don’t have 50 friends, you can email me. I’ll post your referral links once mine expire so you can benefit from the power of the internet.
Use the following links when opening the Orange Savings Account with at least $250 (in addition to your $25 account opening bonus). Updated November 6, 2009. You must clear your cookies before clicking on any one of the links. If one is expired, and you want to click on a second link, you still need to clear your cookies each time.
OSA439: Deposit at least $250 with this link
OSA440: Deposit at least $250 with this link
OSA441: Deposit at least $250 with this link
OSA442: Deposit at least $250 with this link
OSA443: Deposit at least $250 with this link
OSA444: Deposit at least $250 with this link
Use the following links when opening the Electric Orange checking account with at least $250 (in addition to your $25 account opening bonus).
Contact us and we will send you a referral link for the Electric Orange checking account directly.
If you do not have $250 to deposit initially, please use this link instead.
If you click one of the above links and see this message on the first page, then choose a different link and let me know via email or comment below which link number has expired.
We’re sorry, but the referral link within the email you received has expired and is no longer valid. We recommend that you contact the sender and ask them to re-send the referral email.
I’ll receive $10 for every successful account opening*, and when you receive your referral links and give them out, you’ll receive $10 for each referral as well. Your referral links might not appear immediately after opening your account, but when they do, you should take advantage of them.
ING Direct is one of my favorite banks, despite their lagging interest rates. As of November 6, 2009, the current rate on savings accounts is 1.3% and the rate on checking accounts is tiered with a maximum of 1.55%, but these rates are subject to change. These rates are better than most brick and mortar banks but low on the list of high-yield interest-bearing accounts.
Note: The above referral links are provided by Consumerism Commentary readers who earn $10 for each successful referral.
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