Upromise
For those of you with a Sallie Mae student loan, a 529 Savings account (savings account with tax breaks specifically for saving for educational purposes), or friends/family with either of those:
I found a new program which has corporations contribute to your savings for education or has them help pay down your current debt. What you basically have to do is register your credit/debit card number and link it to your Sallie Mae loan or 529 Savings account. They get informed of any related Upromise purchases, and contribution is made to your account. I do not expect to pay off my loans any time soon, so I think this may help a little bit. Every 3 months they contribute any balances of $25 or more to your account. It kind of works like an advantage card, where certain items give a contribution (instead of a discount), except it links up directly to your credit/debit card.
Some companies that contribute are:
Giant Eagle (the main reason I signed up)
Target
Sprint
Exxon
McDonald's
Mastercard
+ many more...
The economy is expected to get real bad real soon, so every penny will help in my opinion. Let me know if you have any questions.
Here's the link:
Upromise
I found a new program which has corporations contribute to your savings for education or has them help pay down your current debt. What you basically have to do is register your credit/debit card number and link it to your Sallie Mae loan or 529 Savings account. They get informed of any related Upromise purchases, and contribution is made to your account. I do not expect to pay off my loans any time soon, so I think this may help a little bit. Every 3 months they contribute any balances of $25 or more to your account. It kind of works like an advantage card, where certain items give a contribution (instead of a discount), except it links up directly to your credit/debit card.
Some companies that contribute are:
Giant Eagle (the main reason I signed up)
Target
Sprint
Exxon
McDonald's
Mastercard
+ many more...
The economy is expected to get real bad real soon, so every penny will help in my opinion. Let me know if you have any questions.
Here's the link:
Upromise