I have been a member of Upromise for nearly a year, and I am thinking it might be time to pull the plug. I tried the toolbar and registering my cards to the account. I think I ended up with two transactions that paid me anything. I will let the picture speak for itself:
Fifty two cents! That’s it. Far from the average savings of $458 that Upromise suggests. Here is what I have decided about the site:
1. Unless you get their credit card, you are not going to make all that much anyway. The credit card is a way for them to make a lot of money and pass a small amount of it to you. This works like any other credit card rewards program, but pays for college instead of other rewards. Not such a great deal if you ask me.
2. Unless you make a crazy effort to go to Upromise restaurants and online stores, you won’t make much else. That is where I got my fifty two cents. One trip to a restaurant (not on purpose) that is supported by their program and a website domain renewal, which I would have done anyway. So, it takes spending money to really earn anything back from Upromise.
Overall, I would not recommend this program. I try to only endorse sites I really like myself, and this one did not earn the Eric seal of approval.
