Sometimes You Can Leave Points On The Table

Frequently, I preach the motto: "Don't Leave Points On The Table." I love points and I hate seeing people not earning points for things they can. For instance, the time my boss bought a new TV from Best Buy without going through a points/cash-back portal. However, there are some points offers that are best left on the table or in your email account.

The other day I receive an email from Spirit Airlines that caught my attention.

The offer from Spirit looked great on first look, but absolutely terrible on further review.

This offer is similar to the United offer that I wrote about in February. Borrow money and earn miles. When I wrote about the offer last, I determined that you could buy the miles for cheaper than the interest paid on the loan. Overall, the offer is terrible. On top of this, United miles are worth a lot more than Spirit miles.

In conclusion, delete this offer out of email box.




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Southwest Sends Me A Gift

Yesterday an email arrived from Southwest. The subject line was very eye catching:

My first thought was what's the catch? What do I need to buy? What do I need to sign-up for? After a quick read, I learned that Southwest was giving me 500 points for not reason.

A quick check of my Southwest account and there is 500 extra points.

Score! Love getting free points for no reasons.

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