How to determine # of points that must be used this UY?

[Simba's Mom]

I've never been able to figure out what points I have that must be used this UY, they can't be banked any more, I call them the "use 'em or lose 'em" points. But I THINK that after 20 years, I finally found a way to figure it out, short of calling or Chatting. First, I go to the Member website to "My DVC". I make sure the line is under my current UY (since our UY is August, that's August 2023). I look at the # of points Currently Available, say the number is X, then I look at the next number, the # of points available to bank, that number is Y. If X=Y all the points can be banked, no "use 'em or lose 'em" points. If X>Y, the difference, X-Y are my "use 'em or lose 'em" points. And if Y>X, poor Olaf's head must have fallen off again!
One year, I discovered half way through the UY that I had over 160 points I had to use. and I ended up taking my first (and I hope last) late July WDW trip. Hope I found a way to know sooner. Did I?

 

[CarolMN]

Sounds right to me, LOL.

 

[CarolynFH]

Short of maintaining a spreadsheet as some of us do, that's a great way to do it. If we had had online access to "My DVC" back in the late 1990s, I might not have my spreadsheet at all!

 

[Simba's Mom]

Short of maintaining a spreadsheet as some of us do, that's a great way to do it. If we had had online access to "My DVC" back in the late 1990s, I might not have my spreadsheet at all!

Actually, I was thinking back to that time making reservations, since we joined when VWL (now Boulder Ridge) was built. It was several years before a website came on-line. I remember we had to call for reservations, and MS was only open until 4:30pm (Central Time) or so. Around 2003(?) they added one evening a week, which was great.

Thanks for the help with "use 'em or lose 'em" points. So glad it's so easy to figure out.

 

[Akck]

So far, I haven’t had to worry about it. We‘ve been using up our points every year and then some. That may change now as we’ve added more points.