sure hope I havent lost any points heres what the dashboard says

[Dznypal]

listed in my dashboard starting with aug our UY 2021 and 2022 shows 100 points for each year--this part I understand
then march of 2021 UY aug of 2021 shows banking of 82 points honestly Im not sure where these came from since the last time we were there was Jan 2020
june 21 2021 shows our ressies for UY 2020 using 121 points which left 61 points
dec 2021 I cancelled the ressies pointing the 121 points I was able to rent out all the points we would have lost
jan 2021 I used 36 [points on a rental which left 146
which I used 56 points which left 90 points
feb of 2022 I banked 90 points for total of 190
but then on the same transaction day it shows 2021 -90 points
then it shows my ressies for june UY 2022 points used 108 which leaves me 82 to bank by the end of march acatually Im not really sure how I have 82 to bank when I thought I borrowed a few to make the last rental

the part IM so confused about is the +90 points and then on the same day -90 points I know I did bank them in time


also one other questions--when we bought into the DVC the agent asked us when we like to travel and stay--nothing about UY
so we told him we like travel in Jan and our favorite is the poly so we have an aug UY
is this the best UY for the time we stay or would another month have been better not sure though if there was any contracts for the poly with a better UY

acatually so far its been working out good for us just wondering though if another month would have been better

sorry this got to be long but this really confused me
thanks

 

[eticketplease]

listed in my dashboard starting with aug our UY 2021 and 2022 shows 100 points for each year--this part I understand
then march of 2021 UY aug of 2021 shows banking of 82 points honestly Im not sure where these came from since the last time we were there was Jan 2020
june 21 2021 shows our ressies for UY 2020 using 121 points which left 61 points
dec 2021 I cancelled the ressies pointing the 121 points I was able to rent out all the points we would have lost
jan 2021 I used 36 [points on a rental which left 146
which I used 56 points which left 90 points
feb of 2022 I banked 90 points for total of 190
but then on the same transaction day it shows 2021 -90 points
then it shows my ressies for june UY 2022 points used 108 which leaves me 82 to bank by the end of march acatually Im not really sure how I have 82 to bank when I thought I borrowed a few to make the last rental

the part IM so confused about is the +90 points and then on the same day -90 points I know I did bank them in time


also one other questions--when we bought into the DVC the agent asked us when we like to travel and stay--nothing about UY
so we told him we like travel in Jan and our favorite is the poly so we have an aug UY
is this the best UY for the time we stay or would another month have been better not sure though if there was any contracts for the poly with a better UY

acatually so far its been working out good for us just wondering though if another month would have been better

sorry this got to be long but this really confused me
thanks

Sorry your above is very confusing. Did you go into your Activity Statement and that is where you are seeing this?

My Dashboard shows points for all of my contracts for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 but not 2021

From what I can decipher you have an August use year of 100 points.

March of 2021 it shows 82 points from your 2020 points were banked into 2021 giving you a total of 182 to use starting August of 2021.

June 21, 2021 a reservation was made for 121 points some time between 8/1/21 and 7/31/21 leaving your 2021 Point balance at 61.
Dec 2021 you cancelled the reservation and points were returned to 2021 points bringing the balance back to 182.
Jan 2022 you used 36 points bringing the August 2021 total down to 146
You rented 56 points bringing the August 2021 total down to 90
Feb you banked the remaining 90 points from August 2021 to August 2022 leaving you with 0 points in Aug 2021 and 190 points in Aug 22
You then made a reservation was made for 108 points sometime between 8/1/22 and 7/31/22 leaving your 2022 Point balance at 82.
You then can bank the 82 points into August 23 Use Year by March 31st which would bring your 2023 Point total to 182.

also one other questions--when we bought into the DVC the agent asked us when we like to travel and stay--nothing about UY
so we told him we like travel in Jan and our favorite is the poly so we have an aug UY
is this the best UY for the time we stay or would another month have been better not sure though if there was any contracts for the poly with a better UY

acatually so far its been working out good for us just wondering though if another month would have been better

sorry this got to be long but this really confused me
thanks

Since you prefer to travel in January, December would be the best use year as it would give you more time to book/bank if something came up but August will would just fine as well as you still have until March 31st to bank.

 

[DL1WDW2]

My use year is August…and never had a thought about it until Now…
I have13 (2022) points to use or Bank by end of March.
Riviera Tower for Aug 13 is only 14 points & would be great birthday gift
Now I’m thinking August use year for August birthday Yes or No .
But in general the use year is not really important .
If I did not bank them , I could have used them along with One Time Use Points purchase but now that “window”has a restriction that prevents purchase/use within 4(?) months of travel or something like that.

 

[eticketplease]

My use year is August…and never had a thought about it until Now…
I have13 (2022) points to use or Bank by end of March.
Riviera Tower for Aug 13 is only 14 points & would be great birthday gift
Now I’m thinking August use year for August birthday Yes or No .
But in general the use year is not really important .
If I did not bank them , I could have used them along with One Time Use Points purchase but now that “window”has a restriction that prevents purchase/use within 4(?) months of travel or something like that.
Every year I think I understand DVC and then I forget and adding on all the other Genie+and LL and park reservations and dining window .
I go to Universal instead !

You can buy up to 24 One Time Use Points (OTUP) per use year.
The trip has to be within the 0-7 month window to buy them so you might not be able to use them for a Tower Studio as those usually require the 11 month window.

Since you also have an August use year I would bank the 13 points into 2023 and then make the reservation as it will automatically pull the banked points first and then have a great birthday

 

[Sandisw]

What does your dashboard show right now? It will only show Aug 2022 and beyond,

Since we are currently in your 2022 UY, it will show what you have and how many of those are bankable.

I think what could be confusing you is thinking about calendar year?

If what you see for number of points, matches what is bankable then those are your Aug 2022 points.

 

[Dznypal]

thanks for the replies the part Im confused on is in feb of 2022 I banked the 90 points so then I had a balance of 190 points but then on the same day it looks like 90 points were taken out since it then shows -90 and 0 points available

I got this all off the dashboard on the DVC website

thanks for the replies on UY aug so far has been working out great for us I was just curious what month would be the best

 

[Sandisw]

thanks for the replies the part Im confused on is in feb of 2022 I banked the 90 points so then I had a balance of 190 points but then on the same day it looks like 90 points were taken out since it then shows -90 and 0 points available

I got this all off the dashboard on the DVC website

thanks for the replies on UY aug so far has been working out great for us I was just curious what month would be the best

The points activity statement you are looking at is showing the -90 because it took them from your 2021 UY and moved them to your 2022 UY. That meant the 2021 UY went to 0.

That document is kept as activity for each individual UY so for 2021 it would show them leaving and getting you to 0. If you look at the activity statement for your 2022 UY, you will see the +90.

 

[Dznypal]

thanks for the great reply that makes perfect sense--when I saw the +90 the ones I banked and then -90 and 0 available I thought I had lost the points
thanks again

 

[eticketplease]

Feb you banked the remaining 90 points from August 2021 to August 2022 leaving you with 0 points in Aug 2021 and 190 points in Aug 22

Sometimes I am not able to explain things for others.

@Dznypal I'm glad @Sandisw was able to put you at ease with a better explanation.

 

[Dznypal]

Thanks all of a sudden I sort of panicked. I stilll get confused with UY and how thstveffects where the points come from. I feel so much better now thanks

 

[tjkraz]

My use year is August…and never had a thought about it until Now…
I have13 (2022) points to use or Bank by end of March.
Riviera Tower for Aug 13 is only 14 points & would be great birthday gift
Now I’m thinking August use year for August birthday Yes or No .
But in general the use year is not really important .
If I did not bank them , I could have used them along with One Time Use Points purchase but now that “window”has a restriction that prevents purchase/use within 4(?) months of travel or something like that.
Every year I think I understand DVC and then I forget and adding on all the other Genie+and LL and park reservations and dining window .
I go to Universal instead !

There is no such 4 month restriction on One Time Use Points.

The August UY points can be used for any stay between now and 7/31/23. Or you have until March 30, 2023 to bank them. If banked, they are good for any stay between 8/1/23 and 7/31/24.

DVC normally emails a reminder--and there are reminders in the web site--if you have unused points that are coming up against a banking deadline.

Dining is 60 days. Genie + LL can only be done on the day of the visit.

 

[CarolynFH]

that “window”has a restriction that prevents purchase/use within 4(?) months of travel

The 4-month rule has to do with using points outside of DVC, for instance at hotels. You have to book more than 4 months before the end of your UY. You can travel within those last 4 months, you just have to book before that. If you don't use OTU points and/or book hotels with your points, it's easy to be confused.

From the FAQ on the DVC website:

Q: What is the Rule of Four?
A.
The Rule of Four guideline is that you cannot book and travel on the Disney Collection (excluding hotels at Disneyland Resort in California and Tokyo Disney Resort) and Concierge Collection vacations within the last 4 months of your Use Year.
However, you can travel in the last 4 months of your Use Year as long as you've booked your stay more than 4 months before the end of your Use Year.

 

[DL1WDW2]

Thanks I just realized I was confusing the Rule of 4 for DVC Members
and saw your post .

 

[sndral]

thanks for the great reply that makes perfect sense--when I saw the +90 the ones I banked and then -90 and 0 available I thought I had lost the points
thanks again

The points activity portion always confuses me, likely because I’m not an accountant & thus I’m not familiar w/ balancing the books .