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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 1:20 am
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Originally Posted by Jaimito Cartero
Yeah, this is the kind of guy that will die young, and no one will get any use out of his points. Sad, very sad.

If he was smart, he'd trade or <cough> sell some of them, put the money in a retirement account, and then have some real money to be able to travel 15-20 years from now.

Frequent flyer, hotel and other loyalty points are not gaining more value over time. Quite the opposite.
i don't agree with his method but to each his own....

i end up using points for my vacations every year....i see no point in saving them all up....i have a 200k balance for a rainy day but i don't care if i spend the rest....
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