Originally Posted by
Jesperss
RIP early 2000s getting a promotional check with 0% interest for a year and no fees (!) and writing said check for 85k, depositing it into a one year CD and cashing out a year later, paying off the balance, and pocketing $4000 ^
The good ole days
Downside of this is back then there was so much MS momentum that having 85k tied up for a year wouldn't seem like a good idea (unless you had substantial capital).