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Getting additional credits within the same month?

9:16 PM, Saturday November 8th 2025

When I signed up for the $5 tier to submit my box challenge I guess its length made me not realize that I'll probably finish lesson 2 before I get my next credit. I'm not done with lesson 2 yet, but I figured it would be better to ask before I needed to.

Is there a way to get additional credits within the same month? Would cancelling and re-joining the $5 tier give one additional credit, or should I upgrade to the $10 tier?

Sorry if this has been asked before, I could not find a search feature for the discussions page.

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10:32 AM, Sunday November 9th 2025

When students require more credits and prefer not to wait, they can upgrade their tier to the next step up. Doing so will charge them the difference between the tiers, and will similarly provide them with the difference in credits. Unfortunately cancelling and signing back up doesn't work as Patreon counts you as being signed up for a given tier for the whole month, so it wouldn't charge you upon signing back up.

7:24 PM, Tuesday November 18th 2025

Just wondering, how do we know which tier we are?

9:24 PM, Wednesday November 19th 2025

On the Patreon website, if you click Settings and then the Membership tab (or alternatively, use this link while logged into Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/settings/memberships), then click on "View Details" next to the listing for "Uncomfortable", it'll show you your current tier (between "Uncomfortable" and where it shows your next charge date).

Currently you're on the Casual Student tier, which includes 1 credit per month.

2:30 PM, Thursday November 20th 2025

Oh cool thank you

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