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Old Feb 5, 2026 | 11:51 am
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Originally Posted by capedreamer
I haven't really been paying attention to the benefits side of the program changes and just realized that as a 75K member, I now start the year with 20 instead of 55 (20 core + 35 select) eUpgrade credits. I knew they significantly raised the qualification requirements, but I didn't realize they gutted the benefit side so much at the same time.
It's more that the eUps have been shifted out so you earn them more along the way, rather than all at the beginning.

In the steady state as 75K, you'll start with 20, earn 40 as you climb up to 75K SQC, and have the option to select another 20 along the way.

Last year, you started with 20, earned 10 along the way to 75K SQM, and could select 35.

So now you can get 80, whereas before you could only get 65.
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