My purchases don't seem to be linked with xbox live rewards?

Hello uberchris3,

You can earn Xbox Live Rewards Credit in two ways:

1. By finishing the offers located on the MyMissions page at
https://rewards.xbox.com/mymissions/ .

-or-

2. For non-offer purchases, you can earn Credits by earning a one star MyVIP level through purchasing at least $300 USD or regional equivalent of eligible content. After you receive your first star you will begin to earn a percentage of your eligible purchases
back as payback Rewards Credit. Pre-orders, in-game consumables, and subscriptions are not eligible for MyVIP.

In September 2014 we changed to the MyVIP policy. As a result, payback based off Gamerscore (MyAchievements) was discontinued. Also, as of July 2014, we do not award Credits for Xbox Live Gold renewals. MyVIP has a recalibration every year. At the end of
the year, we place you in your MyVIP rank for the new year based off your eligible spending from the previous year, and set your progress to the default state. This happened in September 2015 and December 2016. You can check your current MyVIP level/progress
at (https://rewards.xbox.com/myrewards/). You will also find a statement of all your Credit and Deposit activity, located in the MyStatement section on that page. We see that you have one star, and have been
receiving payback for your purchases. Keep in mind that pre-orders are not eligible for MyVIP.

So that means that my current xbox one purchases, etc don't count for xbox live rewards? Seems like we would be punished for upgrading in that case.

Hello ARISTEIA

I logged into the Xbox LIVE Rewards website and my points balance seems wrong. What should I do?

A. First, remember that these are Rewards Points that have been earned through Xbox LIVE Rewards. This total does not include any Microsoft Points that have been purchased under your Xbox LIVE account. Don't worry, you can spend Reward Points just like the
rest of your Microsoft Points.

Secondly, don't forget that Rewards Points are deposited into your Xbox LIVE account twice per month. Check the Rewards Points Pending section of the MyRewards page to make sure you don't have any pending transactions, which will not yet show up in your Total
Rewards Points Awarded. Rewards Points do show in your
Microsoft Billing Points activity area along with points you've purchased or redeemed. You can look for your deposits there as well.

For general program questions check out the Xbox LIVE Rewards forums page.

http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_rewards_support/f/29.aspx

You'll want to post in the Xbox Rewards Questions forum in order for support to check into it for you.

meh, I agree $6 seems a bit excessive but I think I'm gonna cash in my Xbox Live Reward points so its effectivly free. I presume everyone knows about
xbox live rewards link in case you want to take a look.

Basically put - Free microsoft points