I have 1.5M Amex points. Which epic trip should I take?

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And o was showing off my 110k point to my brother yesterday wow

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I cashed out exactly that many points in my Schwab for 1.1c and then bought stocks which tanked :)

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ANA RTW trip

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Don’t know what to tell you, but I’d like to request that you post some pics here when you get back. 😊

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Dang good for you! Where ever you go, it’s going to be awesome! How long did it take you to accumulate that many?

Business spend

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Jesus, how did you accumulate so many points?

Business spend!

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