Comments on: When to Use Frequent Flier Miles http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/when-to-use-frequent-flier-miles/ Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:58:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr Credit Card http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/when-to-use-frequent-flier-miles/#comment-1241 Mr Credit Card Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:48:43 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=1623#comment-1241 OK - fair enough since you do not have a dedicated airline credit card. In this case, you did the right thing then. Mr CC OK – fair enough since you do not have a dedicated airline credit card. In this case, you did the right thing then.

Mr CC

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]]> By: Margaret http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/when-to-use-frequent-flier-miles/#comment-1029 Margaret Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:19:29 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=1623#comment-1029 Sometimes it is difficult to decide what to do but I think you made the right choice. I had some coupons to be redemed at Woolworths but held onto them to use later and guess what. Woolies went belly up in the UK and went bankrupt. I wish I had just the one bird in my hand. Margaret Sometimes it is difficult to decide what to do but I think you made the right choice. I had some coupons to be redemed at Woolworths but held onto them to use later and guess what. Woolies went belly up in the UK and went bankrupt. I wish I had just the one bird in my hand.

Margaret

]]> By: Carrie http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/when-to-use-frequent-flier-miles/#comment-1011 Carrie Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:08:55 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=1623#comment-1011 i don't really care to get another credit card just for airline miles. i already have amex clear and amazon visa which both give me 1% back in other ways. and considering that this is the first time i've flown american in several years, it doesn't make sense to wait several years more to have another chance to use the miles. i don’t really care to get another credit card just for airline miles. i already have amex clear and amazon visa which both give me 1% back in other ways. and considering that this is the first time i’ve flown american in several years, it doesn’t make sense to wait several years more to have another chance to use the miles.

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]]> By: Mr Credit Card http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/when-to-use-frequent-flier-miles/#comment-1007 Mr Credit Card Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:29:24 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=1623#comment-1007 I felt that you could have not used the miles. Here's why? 1. If you have been using Citi's AA card, you would have earned 1 mile for every dollar that you spend. (plus off course you probably earned some of those miles when you flew previously with AA). 2. If it cost 25,000 miles to get a ticket, redeeming 25,000 miles for a $250 ticket would be equal to you earning a 1% rebate. 3. But you chose to use 25,000 miles for a $190 airline ticket, you are effectively getting less than 1%. Plus you actually had to pay for the remaining miles that you did not have enough. 4. You did save money now, but you would have saved more if your next flight had cost say $299. FWIW Mr Credit Card I felt that you could have not used the miles. Here’s why?

1. If you have been using Citi’s AA card, you would have earned 1 mile for every dollar that you spend. (plus off course you probably earned some of those miles when you flew previously with AA).

2. If it cost 25,000 miles to get a ticket, redeeming 25,000 miles for a $250 ticket would be equal to you earning a 1% rebate.

3. But you chose to use 25,000 miles for a $190 airline ticket, you are effectively getting less than 1%. Plus you actually had to pay for the remaining miles that you did not have enough.

4. You did save money now, but you would have saved more if your next flight had cost say $299.

FWIW

Mr Credit Card

]]> By: Debra http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/when-to-use-frequent-flier-miles/#comment-1002 Debra Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:06:52 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=1623#comment-1002 Great idea on buying the miles you need. I had no idea it would be that inexpensive. Have a great trip! Great idea on buying the miles you need. I had no idea it would be that inexpensive. Have a great trip!

]]> By: Danielle http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/when-to-use-frequent-flier-miles/#comment-993 Danielle Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:19:17 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=1623#comment-993 My little family lived in Ohio for five years and all of our family lived in either California or Washington State. So we made frequent trips across the country and I found that I could always get cheaper better tickets on the airline websites. .-= Danielle´s last blog ..Cross-Blog Conversation with Melitsa Avila =-. My little family lived in Ohio for five years and all of our family lived in either California or Washington State. So we made frequent trips across the country and I found that I could always get cheaper better tickets on the airline websites.
.-= Danielle´s last blog ..Cross-Blog Conversation with Melitsa Avila =-.

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