Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
They can make that happen, but do you get a better value (compared to what Schwab would give you now) years down the road after years of devaluations and potentially with the mindset of “it’s hard to look for five saver awards, and I am sitting on X million points, so I don’t need to look for the best redemptions, so 300,000 Delta J seats, here we come!”
With an earnings rate of 600,000 per year I would certainly make burning part of my strategy now.
And it’s not an all or nothing situation. OP could keep a strategic reserve of (for example) 1.5 million points and redeem the rest.
Hard agree. People keep talking about these 5+ CPPs but this is just not worth it for many people. Very seldom do I make concrete travel plans 1 year out. Being limited in timing/group size for flights is also very annoying. I would rather burn my MR at a fixed 2 CPP whenever and however I want vs. spending my time searching for saver space on a trip I may decide to simply not take.
There are always very cheap deals for things but I don’t need to go bargain hunting constantly to feel satisfied with the deals I find simply. At a certain point time & flexibility >>>>>>>>> points (and frankly, money).