> feeling all giddy when you get a "reward" later means you've been gamed.
It doesn't really feel that way as you're flying to Hawaii for free.
It doesn't really feel that way as you're flying to Hawaii for free.
What you're doing is the equivalent of always paying with bills, and dropping your spare change in a jar. And when the jar is full, you buy a ticket to Hawaii with the money in it. Except with a credit card, they keep the jar, take half the quarters, give you back the rest, and make you feel grateful for the entire experience.
There is no free lunch.
The lunch is not free. You're buying it for us.