How to Use the Trip Calculator on CC to Earn Your Dream Incentive Trip

[wadesgirl]

This is the first year I've been using the Trip Calculator on CC to figure out my points for the trip. Now I realize either I'm looking at it wrong or it's wrong! Where it says "Your Plan" it automatically puts in 52,000 points for the Toronto trip. Then I put in 8,000 recruit points because I know I need to have at least 4 recruits. Then I add in my show average. This tells me I'm only 9,579 points away.

But when I look at how many points I'm at, I'm only currently at 34,421 (that is including 4000 recruit points I've already earned) for points. Making me 17,579 points away total. It appears that it's adding in an extra 8,000 recruit points on top of the 4,000 I have already rather than 8,000 total needed. Am I looking at this wrong. It would be totally achievable with only needing 9,579 but I don't know if I could do it needing 13,579! I'm a little disappointed now This is the first year I thought I could earn a trip and I've been reading my points all wrong because of the calculator.

Yes I know I still have time and I'm not giving up but 13,579 gives me needing a monthly average of $4200 points for the rest of the year!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Where you are adding in points - you put in the points you know you have still coming in (not points already awarded) and then it tallies how many points you need besides those points.

For instance - If I know I have 2 consultants qualifying this month, I would put in 4000 points, and then I also know I have 250 points this month for being paid as a director, I would put in that amount, and then that, along with my already earned points, and my show avg. would be tallied together to tell me how much I still need to earn a trip.

Does that make sense? It sounds better in my head.

 

[wadesgirl]

Where you are adding in points - you put in the points you know you have still coming in (not points already awarded) and then it tallies how many points you need besides those points.

For instance - If I know I have 2 consultants qualifying this month, I would put in 4000 points, and then I also know I have 250 points this month for being paid as a director, I would put in that amount, and then that, along with my already earned points, and my show avg. would be tallied together to tell me how much I still need to earn a trip.

Does that make sense? It sounds better in my head.

It makes sense, I do understand it but the calculator itself it's very clear. It makes it seem like you are to put in the total amount of recruiting points because it's going off of the total amount of points you need to earn. That's where I got lost until today.

 

[Becca_in_MD]

As Becky said, you double-counted some points. If the points, even recruiting points, are in the total that they already have for you, then don't add them in again in the diff. categories. If you know you need 2 more recruits to qualify, then just put 4,000 points in under recruiting. Also, wait until Oct. 1 to recalculate if you like looking at the monthly averages. Or, do it now, see how many points you need, then divide by 3 months since selling after Dec. 15 isn't gonna happen too much.

Shoot. I need to look at the Toronto requirements again. I thought it was only 2 recruits. I'll have the sales points but not the recruits.

It's good that you're checking. You really have time to get it done!

 

[wadesgirl]

As Becky said, you double-counted some points. If the points, even recruiting points, are in the total that they already have for you, then don't add them in again in the diff. categories. If you know you need 2 more recruits to qualify, then just put 4,000 points in under recruiting. Also, wait until Oct. 1 to recalculate if you like looking at the monthly averages. Or, do it now, see how many points you need, then divide by 3 months since selling after Dec. 15 isn't gonna happen too much.

Shoot. I need to look at the Toronto requirements again. I thought it was only 2 recruits. I'll have the sales points but not the recruits.

It's good that you're checking. You really have time to get it done!

I just think it's confusing the way they have it on there! We'll see what happens!

 

[NooraK]

There's an easy fix to your problem: just recruit four more people instead of two more

 

[wadesgirl]

There's an easy fix to your problem: just recruit four more people instead of two more

I have two recruits that just need to qualify so I would just have to recruit two more! It was something I was thinking about today. Crazy thing is that this is the most I've recruited ever! So we'll see what happens!

 

[cincychef]

Or, do it now, see how many points you need, then divide by 3 months since selling after Dec. 15 isn't gonna happen too much.

I just had to chime in here, if you want it bad enough you can do it, last year I earned Disney by doing 11,000 points in December, I did shows after the 15th. So make your goal and if you stick to it you can get there.