Originally Posted by
rakso79
Is it worth it to use the Standard Chartered Manhattan card? You need to put exactly S$4,000 on it one month in one quarter and you get a 5% rebate. If (with business expenses and the month timed with a big purchase) you hit S$4,000, does this seem like a good idea? Definitely hard to get 5% from air miles.
It depends on how you use your ff points, and how you value cash-in-hand vs ff points. Say, if you only use your miles on economy reward tickets, then each mile is worth only about 1 - 1.5% at most in most cases. If you use them in J, F, upgrades, etc, they can easily be worth more.