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Signing up for credit cards to get airline bonuses and flying more are good options to earn miles. With an average redemption/valuation of 1 cent/mile or maybe 1.2 cents/mile why would it make sense to buy airline miles at 1.7 or 2 cents/mile?










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    Signing up for credit cards to get airline bonuses and flying more are good options to earn miles. With an average redemption/valuation of 1 cent/mile or maybe 1.2 cents/mile why would it make sense to buy airline miles at 1.7 or 2 cents/mile?










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      Signing up for credit cards to get airline bonuses and flying more are good options to earn miles. With an average redemption/valuation of 1 cent/mile or maybe 1.2 cents/mile why would it make sense to buy airline miles at 1.7 or 2 cents/mile?










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      Signing up for credit cards to get airline bonuses and flying more are good options to earn miles. With an average redemption/valuation of 1 cent/mile or maybe 1.2 cents/mile why would it make sense to buy airline miles at 1.7 or 2 cents/mile?







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          It makes a lot of sense for the airlines, obviously.



          If you are very near to a free flight, it might make sense to buy a small amount, but generally, it is a very bad deal for the buyer. Not everyone realizes that, though.






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            Your experience might vary depending on the mileage program, but whenever I've been offered, buying extra miles is a huge waste of money.



            This might be done to get money from people that assume this must be a good value without doing the math.



            A legitimate use of it, however, might be when you're very close to a redemption value (e.g. the minimum for any flight is 7500, and you have 7000), there's no other reasonable way to get the miles, and you're able to buy the amount you need without going over too much.






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              It makes a lot of sense for the airlines, obviously.



              If you are very near to a free flight, it might make sense to buy a small amount, but generally, it is a very bad deal for the buyer. Not everyone realizes that, though.






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                It makes a lot of sense for the airlines, obviously.



                If you are very near to a free flight, it might make sense to buy a small amount, but generally, it is a very bad deal for the buyer. Not everyone realizes that, though.






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                  It makes a lot of sense for the airlines, obviously.



                  If you are very near to a free flight, it might make sense to buy a small amount, but generally, it is a very bad deal for the buyer. Not everyone realizes that, though.






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                  It makes a lot of sense for the airlines, obviously.



                  If you are very near to a free flight, it might make sense to buy a small amount, but generally, it is a very bad deal for the buyer. Not everyone realizes that, though.







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                      Your experience might vary depending on the mileage program, but whenever I've been offered, buying extra miles is a huge waste of money.



                      This might be done to get money from people that assume this must be a good value without doing the math.



                      A legitimate use of it, however, might be when you're very close to a redemption value (e.g. the minimum for any flight is 7500, and you have 7000), there's no other reasonable way to get the miles, and you're able to buy the amount you need without going over too much.






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                        Your experience might vary depending on the mileage program, but whenever I've been offered, buying extra miles is a huge waste of money.



                        This might be done to get money from people that assume this must be a good value without doing the math.



                        A legitimate use of it, however, might be when you're very close to a redemption value (e.g. the minimum for any flight is 7500, and you have 7000), there's no other reasonable way to get the miles, and you're able to buy the amount you need without going over too much.






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                          Your experience might vary depending on the mileage program, but whenever I've been offered, buying extra miles is a huge waste of money.



                          This might be done to get money from people that assume this must be a good value without doing the math.



                          A legitimate use of it, however, might be when you're very close to a redemption value (e.g. the minimum for any flight is 7500, and you have 7000), there's no other reasonable way to get the miles, and you're able to buy the amount you need without going over too much.






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                          Your experience might vary depending on the mileage program, but whenever I've been offered, buying extra miles is a huge waste of money.



                          This might be done to get money from people that assume this must be a good value without doing the math.



                          A legitimate use of it, however, might be when you're very close to a redemption value (e.g. the minimum for any flight is 7500, and you have 7000), there's no other reasonable way to get the miles, and you're able to buy the amount you need without going over too much.







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