Justin and I were a bit skeptical at first - $25, for free? No way. But it's really not as odd as you'd think.

In college, I signed up for a checking account with Bank of America. At the time, they were doing a promotional - I could get up to $500 just by referring friends to have an account with BoA. $25 for me, and then $10 for every friend I signed up.

Revolution Money Exchange is doing the same thing, except it's an online bank that is trying to compete with PayPal. They don't charge a transaction fee to transfer money, so they are hoping to run PayPal out of business I guess. (PayPal charges a certain dollar amount plus a percentage for each transfer.) But to get people interested and get as many people signed up as possible, they are offering $25 to all new account holders (before May 15) and $10 for every person you refer.

I asked my friends, I checked known scam alert sites - it all seemed legit. So I did it - I signed myself up, then signed Justin up as a referral from me. So far, so good, it all looked real. But is the money really there?

Well, I'm pleased to announce that we actually HAVE OUR MONEY. In our bank, right now. $60 for spending 10 minutes signing up. Now, true, I will certainly use their services, their customer service has been fantastic and, like I said - no transaction fee to transfer money. But for now, I'm happy sitting on sixty free bucks.

Click the link above to get your own $25, it's really worth the few minutes you'll spend.

Oh, and you have enter your social security number. This is because it's an actual BANK, not just a money transfer site, and ever since 9-11, the government mandates that all new bank accounts require a social security number to open.

Go! CLICK! Get $25!