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Old 03-04-2026 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by MSP7ERB
I've never understood the value in purchasing vacation days. It takes a lot of money away from the paycheck just to add a few days to a vacation. I'll take the money now and just bid some days off around my existing vacation. What am I overlooking?
Buy vacation with FO hours and cash them in as a Captain. Doing this on top of filling the bank is a form of pay rate arbitrage when upgrading or even moving up in the same seat. Think of purchased vacation days like a bank transaction that lets you go above the LCW when withdrawing.
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