Premium Membership sign-ups at half price again?

[Ceera Murakami]

Looks like they are trying again with the half-price Premium Membership sign ups. Just as last time, sign up for quarterly billing, and you get it at half price, for the first three months.

Just beware that there is a catch. After those first three months, it renews as quarterly again, at the full quarterly price. So if you fail to switch to annual billing before it auto-renews, it will eventually cost you more to take them up on this "special offer" than just ignoring it and signing up as an annual membership at the regular price to begin with. Also, this offer is only for upgrading from Basic. You can't use it if you are a current Premium member and want to extend your membership inexpensively by three months.

3 months at $11.25 = you save $11.25 off the quarterly rate, or $6.75 off the annual rate.

3 months at $11.25 + 3 months at $22.50 = you effectively pay $16.875 per quarter, or a savings of $5.625 per quarter off the normal quarterly rate. You still save $2.25 as compared to the annual rate billing.

Let it auto-renew a second time, and you're losing money, compared to the annual billing rate.

3 months at $11.25 + 6 months at $22.50 = you effectively pay $18.75 per quarter, or a savings of $3.75 per quarter off the normal quarterly rate. You lose $2.25 as compared to the annual rate billing.

Let it auto-renew a third time, and you're losing more money, compared to the annual billing rate.

3 months at $11.25 + 9 months at $22.50 = you effectively pay $19.69 per quarter, or a savings of $2.81 per quarter off the normal quarterly rate. You lose $6.75 as compared to the annual rate billing.

[Stumbler]

I havnt received my 1000L or the weekly 300L for getting a premium membership. Whens that kick in?

[Phil Deakins]

The weekly stipend begins immediately, so you should receive it within a week or so after going premium. I think it's paid to everyone on Tuesdays.

 

[Ceka Cianci]

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Stumbler wrote:

I havnt received my 1000L or the weekly 300L for getting a premium membership. Whens that kick in?

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you should get the 1k in like 45 days  or sometime in that 45 days.

the 300 will be next week on tuesday..