teir rewards and free accounts

thought about tryin to search for the answer to this but im not even sure how with the flood of questions about both.

anyways, what im tryin to find out is, what sorta ways can a free account get teir rewards exactly?

i made a free account just so i could manage my solo SGs without having to ask around. welp, free accounts cant join SGs till teir 2, and im only at teir 1. i was already aware that you could purchase points and for every so many points you buy you get a reward token also and thats a viable option.
well so i logged on to ask my fellow pinnbadgers if there was possibly a cheaper alternative to this and some said that they seem to recall that you gain a single reward token for your first purchase.

if that is the case, i could (in theory) purchase 5 bucks worth of points and buy some little something from the market and viola id have my SG access. can anyone confirm or deny any of this information?

You just have to spend 5 bucks in order to get the Reward Token. That's all you need in order to get a second account that can help you manage your base.

Your first purchase of points from the market grants you a Reward Token no matter the size. If you decide you want anther token all points purchased ever counts towards the 1200pts equals 1 Reward Token. If you buy the $5 point package you'll be 1/3 of the way towards your second point.

Keep in mind that it looks like if you want to pay base rent, you'll have to do it on a VIP character. Using the Premium account to invite alts should work fine though, as long as the character has SG permissions.

derp, i didnt even think to look for a guide. thanks you all.

ive also got a VIP account, but still the mention is appreciated Selina.