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Old Oct 27, 2017, 1:38 pm
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janetdoe
 
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Originally Posted by lkar
Has anyone ever tried to time the EQD to carry into the next year?

I spent $40k on silver for the 10k EQM. I don't need any additional EQD this year.

Let's say I wait until 12/29 to spend the dollar that puts me over $50k. Is there any hope it will take a couple of days and the EQD will post toward the 2018 qualification year?
Did you already spend the dollar that put you over $25k? When and how did it post? That would be the first data point.

There's also bound to be a little bit of strategy here, since EQD contribute to your upgrade priority, and they are rolling 365-day totals.
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