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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 6:31 pm
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Originally Posted by decibel08
but if delta is like most companies they probably like getting their revenue ahead of time. i'd reward someone for buying a $400 ticket 3 months ahead rather than wait and see if someone buys an $800 ticket the day before. money in their pocket is worth more than potential money yet to roll in.
Like my Finance Professor from college said at least once in every lecture "A bird in the hand is better than 2 in the Bush" and that was usually followed by "Remember the time value of money".
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