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$0? If SO
We’re both young working adults, so to everyone’s point of not charging SO, I don’t think we’re at the point to completely equal on finances yet
CSR was mentioned a number of unnecessary times. You sure this isnt just a sneaky ad for Chase!? I'm onto you! 😁
Do you both make the same?
Ok I understand better now. I would say unless this is with alt travel where it’s actually more convenient for you to go over there, there’s a time component as well as a cost component, and easiest to just make trips roughly even and who visits pays. If that’s not possible, I’d say let him buy your ticket once every few trips.
Maybe I am weird about these things though, as I prefer taking turns paying for meals as opposed to splitting each time (with SO or good friends). seems less transactional that way.
I guess I should elaborate, I’ve been paying out of pocket cash to visit him and somehow we need to even out when I’m mostly paying cash and just used my CSR miles to book us a trip. He’s paid for two flights to visit me with only United miles, so he hasn’t had to pay anything out of pocket. Just trying to figure out the most cost effective way for us to utilize points (I’m the only one accruing them) and who pays for which visits, as some flights will cost more than others
In a long distance relationship ^
Charge SO? No way. Put both of your costs on the table and do even split (if you both make even money)
When I did this we valued points trips at 80% of cash out of pocket cost. So if it would have been a 500 flight it counted 400. We split down the line the total cost. Points have value, even if indirect. We're married now so it's moot but worked at the time
Thanks @BCG2, I was wondering the valuation to place on points and felt bad if he wasn’t accruing points but I was and I’m also paying for some trips out of pocket because I can use my CSR and get more points.. so he’s in debt to me now for all of these trips but I don’t want to charge him dollar for dollar
I don't charge my SO on any hotel stuff because I'd ultimately spend the same number of points if I were alone. Flights, however, I charge full cost equivalent (what it would have cost for cash if booking at the same time).
Kind of unfair to be cashing the points for fair market value. If the SO was paying the amount might as well buy it and accrue points
Similar situation and making more than SO so our agreement is whoever visits pays... since i am making more at the time, i visit (and pay) 70-80% of the time, SO visits and pays the rest... we only get to see each other about once a month so im going there 9 times per year and SO visiting me 3 or so...granted im earning points so out of my 9 visits i can do a couple with just points wheras SO usually has to pay cash
Would it be “roughly even” if he just paid other costs on trip, like cabs and food? I’d say it’d be fair to use the market price for plane/hotel as long as you would have bought it with money (ie if you are only flying business or staying at the ritz cuz it’s cheap with points, please don’t charge your SO full market value of that). And then find some category of trip expenses comparable to that total and ask your SO to cover that.
Were mostly only paying for flights to visit one another in respective cities so no hotel necessary. So it’s rather difficult to be “even” if he covers food (also he is a big eater I’m vegetarian so realistically my meals cost a fraction of what his do but I don’t even count that). Mostly just trying to figure out how we can fairly reimburse each other for cash flights since I’m not accumulating miles fast enough to book every flight for free every month we plan to visit one another. What I thought was reasonable was 50% or less for each flight (sometimes I’ll go visit my family for a day or two so it wouldn’t be right to make him split the flight evenly in those cases)
$0 seems right to me honestly. We’re talking points here...thats something I’d happily part with to see my SO.
I’d even posit using points to have the other person sit on a plane is a win for you...
Probably should dump him and eat the points