Saturday, August 1, 2009

Help Pay Off Your Student Loans

This isn’t really a way to make side money that you can put in your pocket, but it’s a way to earn money that can help go towards your student loans.
I signed up for UPromise.com, and every time I make a purchase online i.e. eBay, Amazon, OldNavy.com, Walmart.com, etc. I get 1-3% of the purchase back (towards my student loans).

If you find something to buy online, go into your UPromise account and type in that merchant’s name and click on their link. It’ll tell you what percentage you’re saving and redirect you to that website to complete the purchase. In a few days, UPromise will send you an email telling you they’re depositing whatever amount into your UPromise account.

You can link it to your SallieMae student loans to help pay off your loans. Or you can use the savings to go towards a little one’s future college fund.

Cool Things:

  • You can download their TurboSaver tool bar for your web browser and it’ll automatically link any purchases you make to your UPromise account. This way, if you don’t remember to go through the UPromise website, you’re still saving money.
  • You can add all your credit cards and debit cards so that when you’re shopping in stores or restaurants that are participating, you also save automatically!
  • You can add your family members’ credit cards too!
  • You can link to your SallieMae student loan or use this to save for your kids’ college fund.

So far, I have $28.02 in my account that will go towards my student loans. Recently I got $11 from purchasing two plane tickets on CheapTickets.com. These are already things I’m going to buy anyway!

I’m always getting money for Walmart.com purchases too because I order photos online and have Walmart deliver it to the store for free pickup. This way I’m not paying for shipping but I’m still earning savings.

Get a percentage back from UPromise and if you also get a percentage back from your credit card, that’s double the savings!

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