If your like me and most couponers, your living on a budget with no spare money to invest in your future. I have noticed the ads about Acorns over the past few years and never took the time to really look into it. Well, now I have and I wish I had done so sooner. What a great idea for people like me who are living day to day with no hope of investing. Well now there’s hope!
The premise of Acorns is this, you install their app and whenever you make a purchase it rounds up and deposits the difference into your Acorn account which is an investment portfolio.
So, in the future, you can take the dividends and use it in your retirement. Think about that, money is being made for you, off of your spare change. I know it doesn’t sound like much but it adds up. Here is a brief description,
Acorns is an investing app lets people automatically invest their spare change by rounding up the purchases they make with a linked credit or debit card. Acorns, is currently valued at $860 million.
Invest your spare change:
Set aside the leftover change from everyday purchases by turning on automatic Round-Ups. Get ready for later in life using Acorns Later, the easiest way to save for retirement.
Grow your knowledge:
Learn how to get more from your money with easy-to-understand articles and videos from financial experts. They’ll help you invest, save and spend responsibly for just $1, $2 or $3 per month. No surprise fees, just surprise upgrades.
You know who else loves Acorns? Ashton Kutcher, In 2011, he co-founded venture capital firm A-Grade Investments, and in 2015, Sound Ventures, and has since poured millions into companies like Airbnb, Uber, and (ahem, full disclosure) Acorns. We all know Ashton is very selective in what he invest his money in, so it must be good. Read the full article HERE←.
For more information and how to sign up for this amazing service just go HERE← to Acorns.com and check it out.
