Wealthy people don't leave money on the table. If they can earn "free money" with a credit card point game, then why not?
Some of the cheapest people I know are wealthy. Cheap as in, they negotiate the hardest for the lowest price, even though it is meaningless to them. I have been told out right on more than one occasion that it's not about trying to make something affordable, but more of the shear enjoyment of making someone else take less just because they can.
Second this. When my extremely wealthy CEO overheard I was in the market for a new vehicle, he happily volunteered to get on the phone and pit 3 local Ford dealerships against each other in a bidding war for my business. I ended up saving an additional 12% off what I thought was already a discounted price. I think a majority of us regular people don't know how to tap into that ruthless negotiation when buying cars, houses, mattresses, etc.
Some of the cheapest people I know are wealthy. Cheap as in, they negotiate the hardest for the lowest price, even though it is meaningless to them. I have been told out right on more than one occasion that it's not about trying to make something affordable, but more of the shear enjoyment of making someone else take less just because they can.