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WARNING! PEOPLE... WHATEVER YOU DO DO N. O. T. EVER EXTEND YOUR CHALLENGES. THAT IS MONEY THAT YOU WILL N. O. T. GET BACK! I EXTENDED TWICE, AND IT IS N. O. T. STATED THAT YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE THE EXTENDED MONIES BACK BEFORE YOU CLICK CONFIRM. MEANING... YOU WILL BE THROWING AWAY YOUR HARD EARNED MONIES PERIOD!. DOOOOOOOOOOO NOT EVER EXTEND YOUR TIME OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR EXTENDED MONIES. THIS WAS NOT MADE CLEAR ON THIS WEBSITE! I AM GOING TO SEEK HELP ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT HAVE THOUSANDS TO THROW AWAY JUST BECAUSE I EXTENDED MY TIME. IF I HAD OF KNOWN THAT, I WOULD HAVE DONE A CLEANSE TO LOSE THE FINAL 6 POUNDS IN THE FIRST ROUND!
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Hi Stacy. We offer the option to Buy More Time to our HealthyWager participants as a courtesy to help you hit your goal without losing your full initial investment.
Many people take advantage of the opportunity to extend their time - it is very common, but your complaint is not common. The fact that your original prize will not change is actually explained to you in a few places.
1) The pop-up (as shown in the screenshot you shared in the HealthyWager chat room) lets you know that "your prize will not change" in the last sentence.
2) The Buy More Time FAQ (https://www.healthywage.com/faq/healthywager-buy-more-time-faqs/) states:
How much does it cost to buy more time?
Buying more time will add an extra six months’ worth of your original wager amount onto your HealthyWager. Example: if your original wager was $50 per month for 12 months, and you buy more time, you will owe an additional $300 (or $50 x 6 monthly installments). Example: if your original wager was $30 per month for 9 months, you will owe an additional $180 (or $30 x 6 monthly installments).
How will buying more time affect my prize?
Your prize (i. E., the amount HealthyWage will pay you if you win) does not change in any way when you buy more time. If you win, the amount HealthyWage will pay you will be exactly the same as the amount you would have won without buying more time (you will not recoup the additional fee you pay to buy more time, even if you win).
3. The HealthyWager Rules (https://www.healthywage.com/rules/healthywager-challenge-rules/) state:
You can buy more time
You have the option to extend your challenge by buying more time. The option will be available on your dashboard until the end date of your challenge. Buying more time will add six months (and six months’ worth of cost) to your HealthyWager. The prize and weight loss goal will remain the same. When you buy more time, your prize does not change and you will not recoup the additional investment (even if you win). The extra money buys you additional time to win your original prize payout amount.
Example: Mary starts a six-month HealthyWager paying $50 each month to lose 50 pounds with a prize of $1,000. She realizes she will not hit her goal in time, so she buys more time. She will then pay an additional $50 each month for another 6 months (for a total additional investment of $600). If she wins, she will get her original $1,000 prize amount (she will not get her $300 additional investment back).