Woo hoo! Big, fat Upromise deposit!

[beckycookie]

Mrs PineCone--
Thanks for posting about Upromise...I came across it not too long ago on the board (I can't remember for the life of me who the OP was), but I looked into it and think it looks pretty awesome! While I don't have school loans, the DBF does and I've been trying to talk him into signing up for it and this just reminded me to harass him about it more.
It's also much easier to talk him into it when we've got great stories like these that emphasize how every little bit adds up!

Thanks!

[wendypsaves]

Have you used the ecoupons on upromise? How do they work?

[pinkpumpkin13]

Originally Posted by MrsPinecone OK, you win. I've only made one $200 withdrawal and have another $100 in there. Still, it's free money.

every little bit helps! we've been doing it for about 3 yrs and we also have the upromise mc. that really helps w/1% of purchases to your account.

[pinkpumpkin13]

Originally Posted by mcatwood Another great way to bump it up is doing opinion surveys via e-rewards...I have done enough surveys in the past 4 months to add $100 to my boys' upromise account!

I'm happy to hear that someone does the surveys. i was going to do them, but i didn't think it would generate enough money to be worthwhile. how long did it take to reach $100?

[ncbrunet]

Originally Posted by wendypsaves Have you used the ecoupons on upromise? How do they work?

I have been doing the ecoupons since it started. You go on to Upromise every month and "clip" the coupons you will use, shop at a Upromise store and they automatically deposit the "coupon amount" in your account at the end of the month.

I clip every coupon because you never know what sale or clearance you may run into at the store.

HTH

Marsha

[mcatwood]

Originally Posted by pinkpumpkin13 I'm happy to hear that someone does the surveys. i was going to do them, but i didn't think it would generate enough money to be worthwhile. how long did it take to reach $100?

I am guessing about 4 months to get the $100. I earned two sets of $50 rewards in that time. Good luck!!

[urbanqueen]

I have been hearing about UPromise but I think I may be too late. My only child is in his last (hopefully) year of college. But I will look into it for my younger nieces and nephews.

[Kristen.C]

Every little bit counts-- and that's a pretty nice chunk of change as far as Upromise goes!

[MrsPinecone]

After all of the additional supplies and stuff, this ended up being $195 for the college fund!!

DO NOT forget to download the TurboSaver, so you will automatically get the credit, or at least a reminder that you should expect the savings. I have a special email folder for pending Upromise stuff, so if the money doesn't show up, I will remember to track it down.

[natashayw]

My bf and I didn't find out about Upromise until after we graduated college...but we can still use it to pay our student loans...the $50 or so we get a year now will save us a lot when you think our repayment is 30 years