Redeem the points for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards nets you even more
value per point since you get a 20 % discount on the price.
Not exact matches
At 20,000
points per night, this was a good
value since rooms were going for over $ 500 / night.
Since 2008 doing approx 1000 miles
per year, I put it through an mot on the 10th January, it passed without advisories;; The underneath is very solid indeed and doesn't need any work, the current paint was done approx 7 years ago to a good standard but is not perfect, when it had a change from Albert Blue (traces of it around the battery boxes) to the current black;; It still has the US import sticker on the left side door post, the original chassis plate and the chassis stamp on the bulkhead are all there;; It drives very well, I've driven it for circa 40 miles with no problems;; It has 15» Fuchs alloys and the spare is a chrome steel wheel;; The rear end has been «modernised» at some
point, I personally would remove the rear Porsche reflector and fit an original panel and bumper stops to get it back to the original pre impact bumper look, I could do this for you if required, cost circa GBP 800;; The seats have been changed to 80's leather recaros and the door cards to a later style, again I'd put some period seats in and back date the door cards if required at cost price;; The 80's recaros are worth good money so shouldn't be too much further expense if they were sold separately;; Further information to come but please contact me if you have any queries;; In summary, a really good looking classic 911Targa, that is great
value and can be enjoyed as is, or improved for not a lot of money;;
When you transfer
points to an airline, you might find yourself having decreased the
value of a
point,
since an airline's frequent flyer mile may, in certain cases, be worth less than 1 cent
per mile.
Since both cards have no annual fee, we recommend getting both if your credit score allows it - use your The Amex EveryDay ® Credit Card from American Express whenever you can get 2 % savings using it, and the Chase Freedom ® every other time - due to their higher
value, you will be better off earning 1 UR
point per $ 1, rather than one MR
point.
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Per My Viewpoint For All
Value Seekers... Juicy Excerpt # 2: The
points you are making have been expressed centuries ago and probably
since the first market was ever created.
While cash back cards don't offer the same potential
value of travel rewards
points (each travel rewards
point can be worth a few cents, depending on the type of travel you redeem them for, whereas cash back
points are almost always worth 1 cent
per point), you won't risk losing out
since you can always use cash, whereas you might end up with leftover travel
points.
The card offers 1.5 % cash back everywhere you shop, which is better than the 1.5
points per dollar spent that you earn through the PenFed Pathfinder Rewards American Express Card
since the
points vary in
value depending on the redemption option.
That means if I assume that the median home size by square footage
since 1970 doubled in
value, and I compare what Americans wanted then in size to the same size now (even AEI
points out that households have declined in size - the biggest LOL of all, but that means that even if the median home size hasn't doubled in square foot,
per person, the square footage size of a median home has exceeded doubling), then:
Since earnings are three
points per dollar through the Bank of America Travel Center, versus 1.5
points for other purchases, the standard one - cent -
per -
point value essentially becomes three cents for every dollar spent.
Since you earn 3X on all travel and dining, anyone who spends $ 2500 or more
per year on some combination of travel and dining will easily earn back the annual fee on an annual basis, at least if you
value Chase Ultimate Rewards
points at ~ 2 cents
per point.
Therefore,
since the user can get two airline X miles for a single
point, this redemption results in a
value per point of 2 x $ 0.01 = $ 0.02.
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Since you ascended to your current role of Chief
Value Destroyer, the shares have dropped over 45
per cent», is one Dan Loeb line detailed in this FT article, which is an entertaining look at some of the more
pointed comments Dan Loeb has made in his publicly communicated letters to CEO's of companies he sees as under managed.
The usual approach is to
point out that
since airline gift cards are reimbursed at face
value, you're «actually» paying $ 200 (American Express Platinum) or $ 300 (Chase Ritz Carlton) less
per calendar year than the annual fee would suggest.
At 20,000
points per night, this was a good
value since rooms were going for over $ 500 / night.
Since a child's ticket costs about $ 84 at the Legoland website, the
value is $.009
per point, which is not so great.
Since earnings are three
points per dollar through the Bank of America Travel Center, versus 1.5
points for other purchases, the standard one - cent -
per -
point value essentially becomes three cents for every dollar spent.
This is probably the most important benefit,
since travel partners can provide
values of $ 0.02 and above
per point.
However, this is not the best use of your membership rewards,
since points tend to be
valued at less than 1 cent
per dollar for these types of rewards.
Flyers can use Avios
points (at one cent
per point) to pay for things, but this represents a rather poor
value since a short - haul flight costs only 4,500
points in economy.
Since this ticket normally costs $ 5,000, she is receiving four cents in
value per point and mile redeemed.
Since JetBlue is a revenue - based program, its levels closely correlate to the cash cost of a ticket, and in most cases you are lucky to get a
value of 1.6 - 1.8 cents
per point.
This hotel also offers the best
value for Hilton Honors
points in terms of cents
per point since you can redeem 95,000
points for right at almost 1 cent
per point.
I used to
value them at around 1 cents
per point,
since the best you could do was cash them out to pay for a mortgage or student loan.
Since the cost of award tickets are based on the price of the
Value fare, you'll get the same 2.89 cents
per point for any route unless the cheapest Saver level fare is available.
Had I paid for the room instead of using
points, it would have cost me 929 EUR for each of the first 6 nights and 239 EUR for the last night totaling 5,822.10 EUR or $ 8,079.12 USD + the 120,000 Southwest
points will be worth roughly $ 1,800 x 2 (
since the Companion Pass doubles the
value of the
points) $ 3,600 = $ 11,679 in
value from 360,000 Marriott Rewards
points, bringing my cent
per point to 3.2 cents each.
That's 11
points per dollar, and
since I
value my
points at 2 cents each, it's like getting a 22 % discount!
It's important to note, however, that had you transferred Ultimate Rewards to Hyatt and then to Southwest and not obtained the Companion Pass you're losing $ 650 worth of
value since $ 1,100 — $ 450 (30,000 Rapid Rewards
value at 1.5 cents
per point) = $ 650.
Thus, if you
valued Ultimate Rewards at 2.2 cents
per point, you would actually be getting a larger return on your investment by purchasing Marriott
points during a promotion,
since you'd be exchanging $ 925 cash for $ 2,100 worth of Rapid Rewards instead of $ 1,100 of Ultimate Rewards for $ 2,100 worth of Rapid Rewards.
While they all come with annual fees, if you
value Southwest
points at 1.5 cents
per point and fly Southwest often, then it makes sense to hold on these cards
since the anniversary
points outweigh the cost of the card's annual fee.
Remember
since I used the calculation of the cheapest flight, if I actually used the
value of the convenient nonstop flight, my cents
per point value will go up.
Since the redemption
value drops to 1 cent
per point, you'd be spending an additional 10,000
points to cover that so that $ 600 ticket would cost your 35,000
points.
For example,
since Ultimate Rewards are so easy to earn if you utilize category bonuses and shopping portals, I will still use them for some redemptions even if the
value is under 2 cents
per point.
Since you get the 5th night free with SPG and a standard room could go for $ 581 including taxes, it'd be possible to get 4.8 cents
per point in
value.
This is a great
value since it brings the
point redemption rate to 2.2 cents
per point.
Since these tickets retail for around $ 6,000 and you only need 80,000 Starpoints to book them, you can get a
value of 7.5 cents
per point.
Some people would maybe just want to pay surcharges
since they could probably get more than 1.07 cents
per point worth of
value from their miles with a future redemption, while others may want to use the additional 27,000 miles because it would save them from having to come out of pocket with an additional $ 288.
If you're only going to redeem for a fixed
value of 1 cent
per point — or even 1.25 cents
per point — you might as well skip having a premium credit card and instead use a card like Barclays Arrival Plus World Elite card or the Fidelity Investment Rewards American Express,
since either of those cards will give you 2 cents
per dollar spent on everything.
Since monetizing these
points will yield a maximum
value of 1 cent
per point, you'll probably be best - served earning these flexible currencies with the intention of redeeming them for flights through their airline transfer partners.
You will only get a
value of o. 7 cent
per MR
point, so this is not the best use of your
points,
since you can always get at least double that
value through travel partners.
I routinely get at least 1 cent
per point when redeeming Hilton HHonors
points, and this
value tends to increase when taking advantage of the AXON / GLON options discussed in my previous post
since I have both Hilton HHonors elite status and a Hilton Amex — thus opening up reduced redemption rates.
Since the rate is more than $ 650
per night, this is an excellent
value, but I will go into a little more detail about the
value of different types of
points and miles later this week.
You can get a much better
value than 1 to 1.35 cents
per point if you're willing to do the legwork (especially
since American Express Travel doesn't offer the lowest fares).
Many people
value Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints at 2.2 cents
per point, which means that the branded American Express card now has a slightly better return, even on foreign travel
since that card will have no foreign transaction fees.
If you're manufacturing spend exclusively for the
value of the Flexpoints (redeemable for up to 2 cents
per point on mileage - earning airline tickets), you're (almost) always better off earning 1,008 or 1,010 Flexpoints for $ 3.95 or $ 4.95 (plus liquidation costs) rather than earning 503
points for $ 3 (ditto),
since you're paying just 33 - 66 % more for 100 % more Flexpoints
per dollar.
Since you earn 3X on all travel and dining, anyone who spends $ 2500 or more
per year on some combination of travel and dining will easily earn back the annual fee on an annual basis, at least if you
value Chase Ultimate Rewards
points at ~ 2 cents
per point.
Generally speaking, the second option offers a better
value for your redemption,
since you're getting a
value of just 1 cent
per point when using the first one.
Also, at this
point, you are actually paying $ 115.00
per month for a $ 55,000 policy
since you have the cash
value built up.