On: Airlines are a lot like central banks (2020)

[Shawnj2]

You can generally only get frequently flyer points by flying on an airline, and even then airlines sometimes sell points for money and it’s always a bad deal.

[wonderwonder → Shawnj2]

I get them on several of my credit cards as rewards. I have the option of getting FF points or something else.

[Shawnj2 → wonderwonder]

Yes you can use other rewards programs to get frequent flyer points but you could also get dollars instead if you wanted