Marriott Travel Package Companion Pass MakeUpYourMinder

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1	Welcome to Frequent Miler's Marriott Travel Package Companion Pass MakeUpYourMinder						New to Frequent Miler? Start Here
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6	1) Enter Your Info		2) Calculations Happen		3) Find Results Here:			How to read the results
7	Number of Marriott points you have available	220000	Number of additional Marriott points needed to redeem for 270,000 point Travel Package	50000	Total "Cost" of Travel Package:	$2,406		Look for 75% or better increase in value to proceed with Travel Package
8	In cents, how much do you value Marriott points? (Note: Reasonable Redemption Value = .68)	0.68	Cost of using existing Marriott points	$1,496	Total value of Travel Package:	$4,420
9	In cents, how much do you value Amex or Chase points (whichever you might transfer)? (Note: Reasonable Redemption Value = 1.82)	1.82	Cost in Amex or Chase points	$910	% increase in value:	83.71%
10	Note: If you prefer to buy the needed Marriott points, rather than transfering from Amex or Chase, then enter your cost per point to buy (1.17 via SPG, 1.25 via Marriott)
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12	In cents, how much do you value Southwest points? (Note: Reasonable Redemption Value = 1.6)	1.6	Value of 120,000 Southwest points	$1,920
13	In dollars, how much value do you expect to get from the Southwest Companion Pass?	$2,000
14	In dollars, how much value do you expect to get from a Marriott 7 Night stay certificate?	$500
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