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Why Up is Now a Two Balance App
By choosing Spendable balance, you can see only what’s safe to spend. Same money: less worry.
3 min read
Anson Parker
The Envelope Queen: Setting Up Cashless Cash Envelopes
Love packets of cash... but not actual cash? Here’s how one Upsider digitised ‘envelope stuffing’ with Up.
4 min read
Emma Nugent
Wish Farming: How To Save Money with Up
Want more things than your dollars can buy? Try this story on for size.
5 min read
Anne Shea
Starting out right with 2Up
Our guide to levelling up your new life together.
4 min read
Up
Building Up an Emergency Fund
Let’s call it financial self-defence. Here’s how you can use Up to prep for that unexpected moment when life loads a bazooka with your name on it.
6 min read
Up
Stopping Payment Abuse: How Up is Designing for Safety
In July 2020, we got a message from a customer saying their ex-partner was sending abusive chat messages through Up. By August, we’d built new code to find payment abuse, and designed a new approach to stopping abuse on Up.
6 min read
Nektarea Cameron-Smith
Request money and say goodbye to OMT
Don't let Owed Money Tension get you down. When the sacred bonds of mateship don’t get you your money back when you need it, you can now request money from your mates on Up.
1 min read
Up
Level Up for 2021
A new year deserves a new challenge, so today we’re bringing you three levels of Up to tackle. From setting up your first shiny Saver, to building your very own custom tagging system.
3 min read
Up
Upgrade your finances with the Upsider community
Put the kettle on. Because today our Upsider community is sharing their best advice for small-but-slick financial changes that’ll really pack a punch in 2021.
5 min read
Up
UpYear Is Here! Let's Wrap Up Your 2020
Finish the year strong. Starting today take a trip down memory lane and get your personalised spending and saving review of 2020.
2 min read
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