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Something embarrassingly small. It’s not worth it.
by garmaine 8y ago
Something embarrassingly small. It’s not worth it.
- throwaway-1283 8y agoI took a first class flight to Japan during peak Christmas season on points from one credit card that I earned the bonus on by paying my rent with a credit card...it would've cost $15k out of pocket (even economy flights are almost $1000 one way during the holidays...)
- Axsuul 8y agoI am always hesitant on valuing redemptions for the price that would've been paid for the ticket, primarily because no one in their right mind would pay that price in the first place.
- throwaway-1283 8y agoYou can tell pretty easily who paid and didn't pay. Don't think the Japanese businessmen sitting in first used points.
- Axsuul 8y agoBut they still don't pay the full fare. They are atrociously high so that they can be heavily discounted, especially when it comes to corporate contracts.
- alexhutcheson 8y agoEh, even if you don't value airline/hotel points, you can pretty easily get ~$500/card in value in sign up bonus just for opening the card and using it for expenses you were going to incur anyway. You need to be discerning about what you apply for and only apply for the good deals, but it really doesn't take much time.
- garmaine 8y agoFor someone on HN, if you spend more than a couple of hours mental energy per card in total, it's not worth it.