ShokWaveRider
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When I was working I travelled a lot. I accumulated over $1m with one carrier and $700k with another.
We flew to Australia FC recently and used up a bunch going other places over the years.
Currently I have $380k left with one that expire in 2015 and 200k with another that do not expire.
I looked on the sites and to use one of the carriers miles costs more now in points and CASH that it ever did. AND the cash they want, in my example $300+ per ticket cost more than a discount carrier to the same location.
SO I am thinking of using the miles to buy merchandise. I know this is an inefficient way of using them, but I can get a New Ipad air TOL., buy the DW some new Kitchen appliances and other things I would not normally buy.
Is that a good use of them? We drive most places now and if we go abroad I like the package deals or even Cruises, better purchased on the open market.
We flew to Australia FC recently and used up a bunch going other places over the years.
Currently I have $380k left with one that expire in 2015 and 200k with another that do not expire.
I looked on the sites and to use one of the carriers miles costs more now in points and CASH that it ever did. AND the cash they want, in my example $300+ per ticket cost more than a discount carrier to the same location.
SO I am thinking of using the miles to buy merchandise. I know this is an inefficient way of using them, but I can get a New Ipad air TOL., buy the DW some new Kitchen appliances and other things I would not normally buy.
Is that a good use of them? We drive most places now and if we go abroad I like the package deals or even Cruises, better purchased on the open market.