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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 8:58 am
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Originally Posted by jamflyer
Agreed, I value miles/points only to the extent that it would cover tickets I would have purchased....
Agreed, and on this basis I calculate the minimum value $0.0175 and typical value $0.0225.However, most of our spending goes on cards which deliver 1.25 miles per dollar or more, which means that even $0.0175 per mile is 2.1875% return.
Last edited by mia; Aug 20, 2011 at 9:14 am
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