Simply My Business

The night (or should I saw weee hours of the morning) is winding down and I decided to check in on a few different websites. My eyes are a bit blurry, but I am just not quite ready to hit the hay…..so….perusing the ol’ computer just for fun seemed like a good way to relax and wind down a bit. At least that was the plan! But, oh no, I just HAD to go over toUpromise.com
to check our totals for Hais’ college fund….and to my great surprise I found that our total is up to $642. WOW! That will pay for almost two semesters of textbooks….double WooHoo!

We have been members of Upromisefor a few years now, but it wasn’t until this last year that I began making an effort toward earning money. I thought it would be difficult, but now I look at it as a game of sorts. A money tree game…haha! Now, anytime that I know I need to make a specific purchase, I go to the Upromise.comsite to compare prices. Every now and again I may not find what I am looking for, but most of the time not only do I find a bargain, but I generally find a discount or free shipping because I am a Upromise member.

This summer, I knew I needed to purchase a window air conditioner and that I would most likely purchase it from WalMart (for lack of any resource out here in the middle of nowhere). I researched the different models on the upromise WalMart website. I was able to read the reviews of each and when I finally decided which model would fit our needs to best, I called our local store to see if it was in stock. Yes, it was, but for almost $30 more than what was online. WalMart has site-to-store where shipping is either free or .97 cents…so it was a no-brainer to purchase the unit online.

Currently, WalMart only offers a 1% upromise contribution, but I maximized my earnings by using our Upromise credit card. I was actually pretty proud of myself for not only earning and saving enough to offset our taxes, but also add to our Upromise totals.
I believe in upromise enough that I became an affiliate for them through Commision Junction, where you can as well. Currently I earn $4 for every person who signs up through my link and the best part is that it does not cost a dime to sign up….EVER! If you would like to start saving money on purchases and earning contributions toward college, please click one of theUPromise.com linksand sign up. I think you will be happy that you did.

State Basketball ended this past weekend and track season has begun. That means it is time for new track shoes, thermal tights, and thermal gloves. In Kansas you just never know what the weather will bring at any given track meet. Hais, our daughter, has had to battle raging wind, rain, sleet, etc. to blistering hot days when she has participated in high school track. This being her senior year, I think that we have finally figured out the different equipment she needs to keep her warm and safe. She works so hard, we want her to be comfortable. This will be the very last chance we get to “do it right”.

One of our favorite places to purchase athletic supplies is EastBay, which is a UPromise.com
partner. Currently the Eastbay contribution is up to 9%, up from 4% not very long ago. Maybe this is because of Bonus Month.
So let’s see, a set of thermal tights will run approximately $120 before tax and high jump shoes will cost approximatley $60. At this new contribution rate, my earnings would be near $12 on something I am going to purchase anyhow. That doesn’t sound like much, but if I earn these “rebates” on a regular basis, say twice a month….that is $288…enough to purchase 1 or 2 textbooks freshman year.

After you sign up for your free account at UPromise.com, visit Eastbay.com for all your Under Armour needs!