Comments on: Pay with Miles, Investing, and Credit Cards http://www.mydollarplan.com/pay-with-miles-investing-and-credit-cards/ because money doesn't grow on trees Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JannyPants http://www.mydollarplan.com/pay-with-miles-investing-and-credit-cards/#comment-9784 JannyPants Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:56:54 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=1019#comment-9784 Last year my sister and I pooled our miles and a friend of our brother donated miles and we were able to bring my niece and her family for a visit from CA. My niece was in a serious car accident and was very depressed so we thought a visit would cheer her up. I was on the phone with USAIR for almost 90 minutes, but the woman I was working with was on the ball and anticipated our every need. It was a very difficult task to source non-stop or only one-stop flights where we could make seating arrangements and have my niece's special needs handled. I had no idea that I would be so emotional planning a trip, but I was in tears at the end of the phone call. I hope everyone gets a chance to USE their miles, but if you don't need them, consider donating them to your favorite charity. It did us ALL a world of good to have the whole family together. Instead of making trips to see her, we'd been sending money for her multitude of expenses. Last year my sister and I pooled our miles and a friend of our brother donated miles and we were able to bring my niece and her family for a visit from CA. My niece was in a serious car accident and was very depressed so we thought a visit would cheer her up.
I was on the phone with USAIR for almost 90 minutes, but the woman I was working with was on the ball and anticipated our every need. It was a very difficult task to source non-stop or only one-stop flights where we could make seating arrangements and have my niece’s special needs handled. I had no idea that I would be so emotional planning a trip, but I was in tears at the end of the phone call.

I hope everyone gets a chance to USE their miles, but if you don’t need them, consider donating them to your favorite charity. It did us ALL a world of good to have the whole family together. Instead of making trips to see her, we’d been sending money for her multitude of expenses.

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://www.mydollarplan.com/pay-with-miles-investing-and-credit-cards/#comment-9777 Financial Samurai Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:21:17 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=1019#comment-9777 It's worth ALWAYS spending your miles within a year. Don't let them expire. It's like the time value of money. Use it, or watch hit's value disappear. It’s worth ALWAYS spending your miles within a year. Don’t let them expire. It’s like the time value of money. Use it, or watch hit’s value disappear.

]]> By: Credit Card Chaser http://www.mydollarplan.com/pay-with-miles-investing-and-credit-cards/#comment-9775 Credit Card Chaser Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:55:08 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=1019#comment-9775 There are definitely a lot of really nice airlines credit cards out there but I personally prefer to just use my cash back credit card because it sometimes just makes things so much simpler and I can use the cash for whatever I want. There are definitely a lot of really nice airlines credit cards out there but I personally prefer to just use my cash back credit card because it sometimes just makes things so much simpler and I can use the cash for whatever I want.

]]> By: causes of diabetes http://www.mydollarplan.com/pay-with-miles-investing-and-credit-cards/#comment-9773 causes of diabetes Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:38 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=1019#comment-9773 Do I have to fly 25,000 paid miles on Spirit and pay annual fee to get a "free" ticket on Spirit? Do I have to fly 25,000 paid miles on Spirit and pay annual fee to get a “free” ticket on Spirit?

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