Originally Posted by
joshua362
While I agree that having my Company pay for a majority of my stays is "sweet", I'm not gaining any personal benefit besides these points, such as added pay. And I suffer from lack the lack of free time to spend with family, friends, house and persue interests and hobbies during these many, many trips.
There's no doubt that traveling is drudgery. And I sympathize with the Road Warriers who miss out on family time. However, unless "heavy travel" wasn't disclosed to you during the job interview, it's what you voluntarily signed up for. And while you might not get added pay, I certainly hope that you are well compensated for it.
Of course, we all have dismal parts to our jobs and not everyone ends up with "sweet" bonuses at the end of the year. It's a nice perk. Good for you.
Originally Posted by joshua362
I would hope that anyone who charges a $1MM in personal expenditures would HAVE to do so ANYWAY with cash or other means.
And I would hope that any business traveler who stays at a Marriott hotel would have to spend the night at a hotel anyway.
Originally Posted by Joshua362
Using a CC given the offers and deals out there today is just smart icing on the cake. I do it too and never pay cash where a CC is taken. If we could only get our mortgage, real estate and income taxes paid (without the 2.49% surcharge), could you imagine the glut of points out there?
I think the fact that we all love this website is a testament that we ALL love a good bargain. So why the animosity towards others who are doing exactly as they would do or are currently doing?
As I said before, applaud people who can book a reward week at a fabulous resort because they accumulated a bunch of hotel points. I don't really care how they earned them, as long as it was honest.