SOME CARD INFO MAY BE OUTDATED This page includes information about these cards, currently unavailable on NerdWallet. The information has been collected by NerdWallet and has not been provided or reviewed by the card issuer. I talk all the time about the power of using points from credit card sign-up bonuses for cheap travel. But banks offer another way to pad my travel budget, with no hard credit pull (usually) or impact to my FICO score. Every year, I open a handful of new checking and savings accounts to earn a cash bonus. I earned $2,800 in 2025 through new deposit account bonuses, and have raked in over $32,000 since I started doing this in 2015. By combining the points I earn from credit cards with the cash I earn from deposit bonuses, my cost of travel becomes so low that I don’t have to think twice about splurging on a memorable meal or experience that I otherwise wouldn’t pay for.…