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Old Dec 27, 2010 | 11:42 am
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Originally Posted by Pseudo Nim
... points multiplier on your card, say 1.5x, the txn fees are 2.2%, you are looking at ~$1,350 to get 100k points
I'm having trouble replicating your calculation. If the card earns 1.5 miles per dollar and the transaction fee is 0.022 per dollar, the cost per mile must be 0.0146, which is $1,466 per 100,000.
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