Originally Posted by irrational

I know most of you guys prefer miles/points... Not really a shocker given the nature of this forum. However, just as a data point, I figured mention that I exclusively MS for cashback. I do it for the same reasons as yourself, to earn a nice vacation for me and the family, but with a large family the idea of flying scares the crud out of me. Also, not sure what hotels we'd like to stay at, so that rules out the Hilton cards, etc.

Just my 2-cents.