Originally Posted by
lancexfang
Fundamentally, part of me likes to think of the miles and points as monopoly money. The fun is in the gaming part of it, not accounting. The other part - well, the way I grew up, I have always been taught to be frugal, and sometimes I don't know when to stop.
The simple fact is that Park Place and Boardwalk, with hotels, cost the same as they did back in the 1930s. Your FF miles and points might as well be called Pesos Argentinos these days. Every time you wake up, they're worth less.