I don’t know about you, but I’m not really interested in working with my bank anymore for much. They don’t seem very interested in working with me either with everything going on with the credit industry and the economy.

I used to think it was just my bank that was annoying to work with and seemed to make their processes so ambiguous they could charge you fees for seemingly nothing. After speaking with more people about their banks though and it appears it’s just status quo.
The Zopa website lets you avoid all the official banking institutions and borrow money from the …read more

I just received an e-mail from Upromise talking about a new $25,000 Upromise Scholarship Prize.
If you’re not familiar with Upromise, it’s something like a frequent shopper or “Points” program, but you don’t have to do anything special to earn money to put towards your kid’s education. All you do is register your credit/debit cards and when you buy stuff at your local grocery stores and restaurants, you earn money back that can be put into a variety of investments, 529’s and other savings plans to use towards college.
You can also make purchases through their online store links and earn more …read more