Essentials: Coming Soon

Jun 29, 2026  ·  Features

Essentials Savers

Make bills background noise

If you were an Up High member over the past year, there's a good chance you've come across Essentials. If you've used it, you'll soon notice a few things are a little different.

If you haven't, you'll get the chance very soon.

When Essentials was first introduced through Up High, the idea was to create a dedicated space for bills. A place where bill money could live separately from spending money, with tools and automations to help you stay ahead of recurring expenses.

While the Up High chapter has now come to a close, the time Essentials spent there taught us a lot. We listened to the people who made it part of their everyday lives and learned from the different ways they used it.

Now, a better Essentials is coming.

Thanks to everyone who shared feedback, ideas and experiences along the way.

It's still the dedicated home for bills. It's just a lot less interested in making you think about them.

Coming to all Upsiders this September.

Essentials is the final feature moving from Up High into Up. If you missed our announcement that Up High was closing, you can read more about it here.

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