We took our 18 year-old to an open house at one of the local colleges here in Jersey, earlier this month.
Key words, rocking my world at the moment, in that last sentence being: 18 year-old and college.
However, with 3 more children following close behind, I feel it safe to say it's NEVER too late to save for college.
Looking for additional college funding or, perhaps you're like me and don't know of anyone who isn't sweating their kid's education, let alone, trying to figure out a way to pay for college, seriously?
Today, I am very excited to tell you about an awesome service that helps families (like ours) earn extra money for education while shopping for the holidays!
What is Upromise? How Much Does It Cost Do Join?
It's actually really very simple AND if only I had known perhaps we would have signed up sooner:
- Upromise is a service that helps families earn extra money for education.
- Upromise members can earn 1-25% back on qualified everyday spending shopping online or in-store, eating out, buying groceries, purchasing travel and more.
- Cash earned goes directly into a Upromise account and can be invested in a tax-deferred 529 college savings plan, deposited into a Sallie Mae High-Yield Savings Account, used to help pay down an eligible Sallie Mae student loan, or requested by check.
- Download the TurboSaver toolbar and it will automatically let you know when you are eligible for cash back while you are shopping online.
- Using your Upromise Credit Card gives members an additional 11% cash back on all online shopping at Upromise.com.
So, it's pretty easy to save for college shopping with Upromise AND taking advantage of extra ways to save throughout the holidays.
FOR EXAMPLE: the 10% partners for today are Sports Authority, LL Bean, QVC.com, Circuit City, Overstock.com, Game Stop and Victoria Secret. Use your Upromise Credit Card and you will get 21%!
Not a bad deal, right? Want to give it a try? EXCELLENT!
FIND IT HERE: Feel free to sign up, here (when you have time, of course) in the meantime, if anyone needs me, I'll be right here, recovering from Thanksgiving and un-hiding the laundry.
Happy Shopping, everyone!
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Disclosure: I am a consultant for Upromise and a compensated Upromise college savings ambassador. Signing up for the program via the link in this blog post will help us save a little milk money, too, thanks!
