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Frequent Miler on the Air · Sunday, July 26, 2026

Nick's Approach to Valuing Points for Flights

Nick outlines his method for deciding whether to use cash or points for flights, starting with a 'reasonable redemption value' found on the Frequent Miler website. He checks how close the cash price of a flight is to this calculated value, considering significant deviations as a reason to use cash or points accordingly.

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So I start with a reasonable redemption value. We have a reasonable redemption value page.
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If you just Google frequent miler reasonable redemption value, you'll find it.
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So my first, my first sort of litmus test is, how close is it to the reasonable redemption value?
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Heard on Frequent Miler on the Air — “How do you decide whether to buy flights with cash or miles? | Question of the Week Ep10 | 7-26-26, published Sunday, July 26, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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