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Actually, MO is 70 Cents per 2 VGC's, not $1 for Each (I can buy $999.30 MO, with 2 VGC's).
But be that as it may, the thing is, by using Spark, to offset, there is literally no out of pocket Expense for me to get these miles. Paying nothing is always better than Paying Something. And gas is a non-issue, as I have to be in that town 3 Times Weekly for my wife's medical procedures. If I were to just use United, without the offset, then I would be Paying for the miles. Does that make sense?
You are still paying for the miles...you are just using the Spark profits to do it. Depending on how you value United Miles, either the UA card or Spark produces higher profit per transaction and should be used exclusively. The only advantage to using both would be to avoid spending thresholds which could get you shut down.