This method is basically the same as buying the the rest of the points needed at a rate of 1.20 - 1.25 cents a point, or 2
cents a point for Category 1 and 7 hotels.
In practice these are fairly blunt tools that tell me «1
cent a point for American miles is a really good deal» but that I'm not going to spend 2 cents unless there's a very specific scenario — like a few points at the margin to top off an account for an award I've put on hold — where it makes sense (and in that scenario, my valuation of each point is higher since they're helping me to save with a real redemption).
For everything else, the rewards rate is on the low side: two points per $ 1 spent on purchases at gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants and one point for every $ 1 spent on all other purchases is comparable to other rewards cards, but at an average of.7 cents for each point, you'd do better using another rewards cards that offer at least one
cent a point for everyday purchases.
Not exact matches
The OECD data shows that 72.4 per
cent of Canadians aged 15 - 64, what is normally considered the working age, were employed in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to 73.7 per
cent who had a job in the second quarter of 2008,
for a differential of minus 1.3 percentage
points.
Each
point is worth 1.25
cents each (Preferred) or 1.50
cents each (Reserve) when redeemed
for travel.
While Chase markets the card as «cash back,» it actually earns Ultimate Rewards
points that you can redeem
for cash (1
point = 1
cents), so that's 1.5 Ultimate Rewards
points on every dollar spent.
That meant that, after factoring in those taxes and fees, each Chase
point we redeemed
for the flight effectively got us 13.3
cents worth of first class value.
The success is evidence that 99
cents isn't the only viable price
point for iPhone apps.
Real estate assets in Canada accounted
for 40 per
cent of total wealth in 2012, he
pointed out, as opposed to only 32 per
cent in 1999.
Users of Cumberland Farms SmartPay save 10
cents per gallon at the chain's stations,
for example, while Exxon customers using its SpeedPass + app can redeem Plenti reward
points to cut the total price of their fill - up.
As a simple rule of thumb, if the value of each
point is less than 1
cent, use cash and keep your
points for a higher - value opportunity.»
For business - or first - class flights under 1,000 miles, points averaged 0.72 cent in value; for flights over 1,000 miles, it was 1.13 cents per poi
For business - or first - class flights under 1,000 miles,
points averaged 0.72
cent in value;
for flights over 1,000 miles, it was 1.13 cents per poi
for flights over 1,000 miles, it was 1.13
cents per
point.
The company's lone outstanding junk bond, worth $ 1.8 billion and maturing in 2025, briefly dropped two
points to as low as 85
cents on the dollar
for a yield of around 8 percent on Monday, according to MarketAxess data.
Points were worth an average of 1.03 to 1.08
cents apiece on such round trips, more than the average
for all economy flights.
If you exchanged your Chase Ultimate Rewards
points for cash to purchase the ticket, or if wanted to use fixed - value
points worth one
cent each — such as miles you can earn with the Capital One Venture card — you would need 120,000
points to cover the whole trip.
When you exchange
points for cash or as a statement credit, generally the best return you can get is one
cent for each
point applied towards the price of the ticket when you booked it.
The on - line publisher spends 10
cents a minute
for the fax service instead of the 15
cents to 20
cents it used to pay, which CEO John Westergaard says he finds «very attractive from a financial
point of view.»
As a result, it has shaved three - tenths of a
point off its projections
for growth
for both 2012 and 2013, to 1.9 per
cent and 2.0 per
cent respectively.
Ultra high - definition screens have fallen around 85 per
cent in the past two years, to the
point where they're just about affordable
for the average household.
Or sell with Square Register, our first fully integrated
point of sale,
for 2.5 % + 10
cents per tap, dip, or swipe.
Many trace the tipping
point for utility - scale solar to a 2014 announcement by Austin Energy that it would buy power from a new 150 megawatt solar plant — enough to light and cool 30,000 homes -
for 5
cents a kilowatt hour.
If redeeming
points for award travel, Amex
points are worth 1 -
cent each
for award flights and Chase
points are worth 1.25
cents each
for all award travel.
RBC's aggregate measure
for housing affordability in Canada rose by 1.2 percentage
points in the second quarter to 42.8 per
cent, the biggest quarterly increase in six years.
Because of the Durbin amendment, as of October 1, 2011, debit interchange is capped
for transactions (21
cents, plus 5 basis
points -LRB-.05 %), plus an additional penny
for issuers that qualify
for fraud)
for debit cards issued by banks and credit unions with $ 10 billion in assets or more.
The financial sector rose nearly 1 per
cent, after the People's Bank of China said late on Tuesday it would slash reserve requirement ratios (RRRs)
for most banks by 100 basis
points (bps), a move analysts say will reduce financing costs
for lenders.
Since I trade
for many
points, not pennies, occasionally paying up a few
cents does not bother me.
[5] The share of interest - only loans in total housing credit then stabilised
for a time at around 40 per
cent, having increased steadily up to that
point.
At about the same time, APRA acted to ensure that the interest rate «buffer» used in the serviceability assessments
for all loans was at least 2 percentage
points above the relevant benchmark rate (with an interest rate floor of at least 7 per
cent).
NDP commitments include a two
point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance
for two years (already implemented by the Conservatives (but with a different phase in); an innovation tax credit
for machinery used in research and development; an additional one
cent of gas tax
for the provinces
for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding
for social housing; a major child care initiative; and, increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per
cent of Gross National Income (GNI).
Only Ink Preferred
points are worth 1.25
cents for award travel and can be transferred to a travel partner
You can choose to redeem your
points for travel through the Ultimate Rewards ® portal and receive a value of 1.25
cents per
point.
NDP promises include a two
point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented in the budget by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance
for two years (also already implemented by the Conservatives); an innovation tax credit
for machinery used in research and development; an additional one
cent of gas tax
for the provinces
for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding
for social housing; a major child care initiative; increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per
cent of Gross National Income (GNI); and restoring the 6 % annual escalator to the Canada Health Transfer.
While the $ 2.36 per share offer only implies a «small» 15 per
cent takeover premium to Deutsche's $ 2.05 price target, the research team
points to «recent operational risks in the hospital portfolio, the execution risks of the Northern Beaches greenfield project and our lower revenue growth outlook
for the private hospital industry.»
The Office
for National Statistics said the unemployment rate in May fell to 7.8 per
cent in the three months to May, 0.2 percentage
point lower than the previous two - month period.
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is keeping its trendsetting interest rate anchored at one per
cent for the remainder of the year and sending a message that it still believes the cost of borrowing will go up at some
point in the future.
Like the $ 95 - a-year Sapphire Preferred, you can transfer your
points on a 1:1 basis or redeem
for 1.5
cents each, but you get a few extra perks along the way:
Your
points are still worth 1.25
cents each when you redeem them
for award travel on the Chase travel portal.
Importantly, none of these groups could
point to federal government dysfunction on climate policy to defend their own inaction, he said, because the wild rhetoric of government dissidents like Craig Kelly does not reflect mainstream government policy
for the nation to meet its Paris commitments
for a 26 - 28 per
cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.
However, while many hotel rewards programs have a
point value of 1
cent or less, the Nerds estimate Starpoints to be worth 2.3
cents each when redeemed
for free nights.
This means your
points can be redeemed
for one
cent each as cash back, but if you also have a Chase Sapphire Preferred or Sapphire card, you also have the option to transfer your
points to airline and hotel partners.
Points are worth 1.5
cents apiece when redeemed
for travel booked through Chase, or you can transfer them on a 1:1 basis to a dozen hotel and airline partners, possibly giving you even more value.
Points are earned in Chase's Ultimate Rewards program, and can be redeemed
for 1.25
cents each towards travel booked through Chase's Ultimate Rewards website.
For instance, on Facebook's page, they point to a case study of Texas Sen. John Cornyn, R, where his campaign was able to reach a million voters for just 21 cents ea
For instance, on Facebook's page, they
point to a case study of Texas Sen. John Cornyn, R, where his campaign was able to reach a million voters
for just 21 cents ea
for just 21
cents each.
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target
for the overnight rate by one - quarter of one percentage
point to 1/2 per
cent.
2500 bucks
for dining is 10,500
points as its 4.2 %
for 2 reward
points at 2.1
cent per
point.
Each
point you redeem
for travel booked through Chase Ultimate Rewards is worth $.0125 (one and a quarter
cents), which means that 100
points equals $ 1.25 in redemption value, and
points are worth 25 % more than if redeemed
for cash.
Case in
point: Shake Shack, famous
for its long lines and griddled burgers, hiked some of its menu prices by up to 36
cents last month so it could better compensate its staffers.
Nifty futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange were trading 46
points, or 0.43 per
cent, lower at 10,711, indicating a negative start
for the Nifty50.
During the second quarter of 2014, affordability measures at the national level fell by 0.9 percentage
points to 48.0 per
cent for two - storey homes, by 0.6 percentage
points to 42.5 per
cent for detached bungalows and by 0.4 percentage
points to 27.4 per
cent for condominium apartments.
2
points isn't worth 2
cents when redeeming
for travel with the CSP 1 reward
point is worth 2.1
cents.