Comments on: Upromise: social savings for college education http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/ Thoughts on the future of money Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: shawn01 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:02:13 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/#comment-1118 Hi all,
I’ve heard of “Upromise: social savings for college education” from this blog and I want to thank you for sharing it with us.
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]]> By: juliaap01 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:49:41 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/#comment-1117 hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
it is very like artical
you should definitely check out Upromise.
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]]> By: ewanedward http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:41:20 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/#comment-1112 Hi sir,i am Jon Milton and i have read your nice comment.
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]]> By: DedicatedDad http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:35:49 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/#comment-1036 Upromise is a great program and I recommend it to everyone I know. I've been using it since 2001 and have “saved” over $4,000. I agree with you that spending to save is an oxymoron but the concept isn't about encouraging you to spend more, it's about leveraging the spending you already do. Sure I could save more if I didn't go out to dinner or take a vacation but I prefer not to live like a hermit and enjoy life in addition to trying to save for my kids' college education. I might not have as much as I would have but the time it takes to get to college will be more enjoyable for all of us. With Upromise, I choose to spend my money with their partners vs. just shopping with anyone. I am going to shop online anyway, why not do it through Upromise and earn something? I'm going to go out to eat anyway so why not pick one of their restaurants every once in a while? There are lots of ways to participate that make sense and one, e-Rewards, where you get money for taking surveys and don't have to spend anything. I've already earned almost $150 just from e-Rewards in less than a year. If you're reading this and aren't already a member, you should definitely check out Upromise.

As for FreshmanFund (the comment below), the concept is great but it is only part of the solution. There's no reason why someone shouldn't do both!

]]> By: Jeff Frese http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:13:06 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/#comment-1035 I started a real social savings company you and your readers should be interested in. It's like a registry for college savings. Parents or grandparents go to the site, attach their 529, create a public profile and email friends and family a link where they can contribute directly into the child's 529. Our website, http://www.freshmanfund.com, lets people with any 529 plan, including uPromise 529 plans, ask their friends to give birthday and holiday gifts directly into their 529 plan. It's a great way to tap into the $454 billion spent each year on holiday gifts, not to mention birthday, graduation and other gifts that would otherwise depreciate over time. It's also environmentally friendly gifting. Instead of another piece of plastic and cardboard, people can now easily give money directly towards a child's future college education. Many of our members are the grandparents who opened the 529 for their grandchild in addition to the many grandparents that take advantage of the simple 529 gifting solution.

People often ask us how we differ from uPromise. Upromise is a credit card with rebates that go into college savings and they only work with the 6 or so Upromise plans. We are an open gift registry that works with all 529 plans, including Upromise plans. The reason I started Freshman Fund is because sending money into 529 plans is difficult if not impossible. If you wanted to give my kid a college savings gift you would need to send me the cash which I would deposit, then I would have to fill out a coupon, write a check, stuff it in an envelope and mail it. Or I could take your cash and buy some crack. Freshman Fund streamlines the process, it's transparent, gifter can use credit cards, it's online and instant. We are using the internet to bring efficiencies to the 529 market.

I thought your readers might be interested in what we are doing. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about it. I'd be happy to send you more information or give you an interview if you were interested.

]]> By: DedicatedDad http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:35:49 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/#comment-904 Upromise is a great program and I recommend it to everyone I know. I've been using it since 2001 and have “saved” over $4,000. I agree with you that spending to save is an oxymoron but the concept isn't about encouraging you to spend more, it's about leveraging the spending you already do. Sure I could save more if I didn't go out to dinner or take a vacation but I prefer not to live like a hermit and enjoy life in addition to trying to save for my kids' college education. I might not have as much as I would have but the time it takes to get to college will be more enjoyable for all of us. With Upromise, I choose to spend my money with their partners vs. just shopping with anyone. I am going to shop online anyway, why not do it through Upromise and earn something? I'm going to go out to eat anyway so why not pick one of their restaurants every once in a while? There are lots of ways to participate that make sense and one, e-Rewards, where you get money for taking surveys and don't have to spend anything. I've already earned almost $150 just from e-Rewards in less than a year. If you're reading this and aren't already a member, you should definitely check out Upromise.

As for FreshmanFund (the comment below), the concept is great but it is only part of the solution. There's no reason why someone shouldn't do both!

]]> By: Jeff Frese http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/comment-page-1/#comment-903 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:13:06 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2008/10/06/upromise-social-savings-for-college-education/#comment-903 I started a real social savings company you and your readers should be interested in. It's like a registry for college savings. Parents or grandparents go to the site, attach their 529, create a public profile and email friends and family a link where they can contribute directly into the child's 529. Our website, http://www.freshmanfund.com, lets people with any 529 plan, including uPromise 529 plans, ask their friends to give birthday and holiday gifts directly into their 529 plan. It's a great way to tap into the $454 billion spent each year on holiday gifts, not to mention birthday, graduation and other gifts that would otherwise depreciate over time. It's also environmentally friendly gifting. Instead of another piece of plastic and cardboard, people can now easily give money directly towards a child's future college education. Many of our members are the grandparents who opened the 529 for their grandchild in addition to the many grandparents that take advantage of the simple 529 gifting solution.

People often ask us how we differ from uPromise. Upromise is a credit card with rebates that go into college savings and they only work with the 6 or so Upromise plans. We are an open gift registry that works with all 529 plans, including Upromise plans. The reason I started Freshman Fund is because sending money into 529 plans is difficult if not impossible. If you wanted to give my kid a college savings gift you would need to send me the cash which I would deposit, then I would have to fill out a coupon, write a check, stuff it in an envelope and mail it. Or I could take your cash and buy some crack. Freshman Fund streamlines the process, it's transparent, gifter can use credit cards, it's online and instant. We are using the internet to bring efficiencies to the 529 market.

I thought your readers might be interested in what we are doing. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about it. I'd be happy to send you more information or give you an interview if you were interested.

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