How much do you have banked in rewards and why?

[GetTheFico]

Hotel points: I save for a good trip

Cashback: I redeem ASAP

Currently have the following...

IHG account: 90K points + 1 free night

Marriott account: 80K points

Hyatt: 2 free nights

Citi Double Cash: $24 (will cash out once I reach the threshold)

AmEx BCE: $22 (will cash out once I reach the threshold)

[skigirl916]

Approximations of current balances (I've cashed in quite a bit already):

AA 180K

UR 80K

SWA 75K

Arrival: $1000 in travel

Venture: $500 in travel

CB from all other cards: $300-ish

[Anonymous]

Chase AARP:  115 dollars (just unlocked the 100 dollar bonus)

Chase Freedom:  16 dollars (haven't used it much since cashing out)

Bank of America Better Balance Rewards:  0 (I use it as soon as I get it on the one thing I put on there which is internet)

Bank of America Cash Rewards:  201 dollars (100 dollar bonus plus gas/groceries when Sallie Mae is capped out)

Sallie Mae Mastercard:  48 dollars.  (I build up to 100 dollars and then cash out.  Usually this takes about 3 months with gas, groceries, and amazon. 

Contemplating saving all of these up and accruing points until the summer and then spending them on a trip to Chicago. 

[Anonymous]

~225k miles through my Alaska Airlines account

~52k points (and climbing fast) through Chase

-$5.76 on QuicksilverOne (yes that is negative haha, an item was returned)

~50k MR Points through AMEX

Saving up my AK Air miles for two first class tickets to Thailand (planning on proposing to my gf on this trip so making it extra special).  Saving up my Chase UR points to transfer out for round trip tickets to Europe and my MR points for whatever I can get for a flight.  

I'm considering getting a hotel card but I use HomeAway or Airbnb a lot these days because why rent a room when you can get an entire house?  

[dwz55]

Let's see now

160k for Chase Freedom

155k for CSP

80k for  Barclay Arrival +

25k for Best Buy Mastercard

350$ for my Capital One Quicksilver

305$ for my Discover it

Why? Cause I like seeing my balance grow

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

~225k miles through my Alaska Airlines account

~52k points (and climbing fast) through Chase

-$5.76 on QuicksilverOne (yes that is negative haha, an item was returned)

~50k MR Points through AMEX

Saving up my AK Air miles for two first class tickets to Thailand (planning on proposing to my gf on this trip so making it extra special).  Saving up my Chase UR points to transfer out for round trip tickets to Europe and my MR points for whatever I can get for a flight.  

I'm considering getting a hotel card but I use HomeAway or Airbnb a lot these days because why rent a room when you can get an entire house?  

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Lol, the balance on my QS Visa was -$0.24 when I closed it.

[hot4u]

American airlines    244,161 Saving for 2 roundtrips to Paris

Hawaian airlines     39,373 Island Hopping

United                        114,251   left after 2 roundtrip flights this year for sister-in-law.... Scoring points with Wife

CSP                            48,017

SPG                            32,874

HHonors                    12,498

Mainly redeem my points and purchase for Airline travel.

Example SPG 20,000 points for 25,000 American airline points

CSP will refill United points

FTD 20/30 points per dollar specials Keeps both my parents flushed with flowers all year long.

Not cheap just Frugal < Wifes Comments

Need Excel spreedsheet to keep track.

[Anonymous]

I have over 47K AAdvantage miles banked (I just get a couple every year now to keep them active through Rewards Network and am otherwise saving them for a "someday trip". Maybe someday I'll get an AAdvantage card for the extra miles but I'm in no rush).

I have been redeeming Discover cash back monthly just cause. I PIF anyway but it is nice to save a couple bucks.

[Anonymous]

i have about....

$150.51 on orbitz

$25.09 on discover

$2.20 on quicksilver

3224 miles on venture one

8193 miles on arrival

some are too little to spend on anything, and some I have spent and left overs.

[Vegas247]

Barclay Rewards MC- 134.00 Cash

Amex- 51.00 Cash

Discover It-  385.00 Cash

Chase Freedom- 64.00 Cash

Over $ 634 dollars in almost exactly a year of having the cards. The cash is avialable and I have not cashed them in yet......Is there a time frame that I have to cash out?, or can I leave the cash rewards in there for as long as I want?

P.S I did not include the change, I just rounded off......