Have you heard of UPromise? The easy way to save for College.

Turn everyday spending into money for college.

Nearly a decade ago, Upromise was launched based on the philosophy that everyone should be able to afford a college education. Today, with more than 10 million members, Upromise is making that a reality for many Americans.

Simple Idea:

  • Create a college savings service that harnesses the purchasing power of parents, extended family, family, and students to make it easier to pay for college.
  • Members direct their spending to Upromise partners—including more than 600 online stores, 8,000+ restaurants, thousands of grocery and drugstore items—and earn money for college.

Powerful Results:

  • Everyone can earn money for college—parents with young children; family and friends that want to contribute; students and graduates with eligible student loans to pay.
  • Many members have earned hundreds even thousands of dollars for college with their everyday spending, and have been able to use those earnings to contribute toward college tuition, expenses, or loans–quicker and easier.

All your earnings are automatically saved securely into your Upromise account. Then, you decide if you’d like the potential to grow them tax-free in a 529 plan 1 to pay for college, use them to pay down a Sallie Mae student loan, or receive a check for college expenses.

How do you know if you got the best price on an item?

Have you ever purchased something only to wonder if you could have gotten it cheaper if you’d only waited a little longer? There is a great tool called PriceWatch that can be used to monitor the price of an item you’re shopping for through Amazon and notify you when it reaches a price you want to purchase it at. If you use Internet Explorer, PriceWatch has hooked up with Price Protectr to track prices of things you’re thinking about buying, and save money even after you buy at over 150 stores. PriceProtectr will warn you if the price of a product that you recently bought online is reduced, so you can claim a partial refund under the store’s price guarantee policy.