Originally Posted by
RustyC
I do a lot more bean-counting on the earn side than the burn side, with the latter a bit more emotionally driven.
Agree with this. I log all earn and burn in Excel, and CPM is calculated on both sides, but I am generally more concerned with the earn cost. Granted, I have moderate flexibility and have always redeemed for saver level awards, so I know my redemption CPM is always decent.