college microinvesting

“Hey, I heard this on PRI's Marketplace show this morning. It's about how every time you shop at certain places, a percentage is deposited into a 529 college savings plan. Eventually it could mean thousands of dollars for your kid.

http://www.marketplace.org/morning_report/goodman/2002/0117-microinvesting.html

I was curious if anyone has been doing this. Is it a pain in the ass?

Thanks in advance.”

“RL - My wife set something up like that for our son. She did it through Upromise.com. Very easy to do. Only time will tell if it's worth anything....”