Saving 0.85 cents per mile for redeeming United miles for a ticket - Good or bad?

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It should be at least 1 cent because of the credit card as reference

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Depends... If you are getting an unlimited supply of miles (frequent travel) then go for it. Why lay out the cash? Other wise bad value.

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Atleast 1 cent/mile. I would target at least 1.5cpm . Looks like this three economy tickets to Asia? You might wanna consider business class which tends to be much better value. For a few extra miles you can have much more comfortable journey where the ticket prices are significantly higher.

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M1 whats typically considered a good value? I am essentially using 127500 points for a 1100$ ticket on United

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