Originally Posted by
hanover.john
1. I do not currently spend the money I would make on purchases anyway. I would have to go out of my way to make the purchases on the net or otherwise.
You don't make any small purchases at all right now?
Originally Posted by
hanover.john
Thanks for the interesting answer. Can you please explain what you mean by bigger bankroll? What do you mean by "redeem it much more effectively"?
Coach awards aren't the best value for burning miles. The best value would be an international premium cabin award. For 105,000 miles you can get a business class ticket to Europe which would otherwise cost you $5,000. Not that you would value it at $5,000, but most of us value premium international cabins at some kind of a premium. In general I'd say 1.5 cents per mile is a more reasonable value for miles.