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Jan 21, 2011 | 3:04 pm

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jrpaguia

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: SJC and ONT

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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer

Burn them as fast as earn them (with modest balance) because mileage always devalues over time.

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Originally Posted by sbm12

@:-):-:^:-:@:-)

I burn. Often. I earn, too. But I burn.

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Originally Posted by LizzyDragon84

For me, I earn until I achieve whatever redemption goal I'm saving up for and then I burn them. I don't see any reason to sit on them since they generally lose value over time.

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+infinity and beyond.

It's just a little depressing to see my account down to 5 or less digits each time I redeem...so I start scheming on ways to bring my balances back up again....then I burn.

It's a vicious circle.

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