Bearing in mind that the TO-DO list helps you with almost 500 VP, there are other alternatives to make up for the IAHBE.
The 100 TCredit pack which gives you a VP of 1200 is a good alternative. Adding a share of the S-Builder gives you some PSAs every month.
The 50 Pack PSAs To Go gives you gets you EA-qualifying 1622 VP monthly.
Any combination of TCredits , S-Builder, PSAs To GO is a good option.
There is no necessity to get the EA-qualifying 1500VP standing order because any standing order which gives you less than 1500VP can be easily topped up by purchasing 1 to 10 Tcredits. Purchase of 1 Tcredit gives you 102VP