Thrifty Thursday: Saving for College at the Grocery Store
The next time you stop by the supermarket with your preschooler, wouldn't it be great if, along with picking up some eggs and milk, you were able to set aside some money for your little one's future college costs?
That the idea behind eCoupons, a program from Upromise. Instead of clipping coupons, offers are programmed into your grocery store frequent shopper card. And instead of getting money off a product, the savings are directly deposited into your Upromise account.
For example, this month, if you buy a package of Huggies diapers, you'll get $1.50 deposited into your child's college fund, rather than money off the price. Other participating companies include Kimberly Clark, Procter & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser.
I like this program a lot and use it often. Although it certainly would be nice to see some savings off the bottom line of my grocery store receipt, I do like knowing that with my purchases, I'm putting money aside for the future without having to do much more than shop.
Have you started saving for your preschooler's college education?
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I have belonged to Upromise for many years. And though I have not really fully taken advantage of its many programs (mostly just used it at the grocery) I have saved more than $700 for my kids.