> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.churningtracker.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Points

> Log point balances across 55 programs, keep their history, and set the valuations that drive profit.

The **Points** page under **Cards & Accounts** holds a balance for each program and owner, with a history of every update. Valuations, the cents-per-point value you assign to each program, are what turn points into dollars across the app: in balance values, in card earnings on orders, and in points earned through cashback portals.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/churningtracker/PDcwznHARAqCUD3T/images/screenshots/point-balances.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=PDcwznHARAqCUD3T&q=85&s=489a884d517709ff0de05b5dcd1980c2" alt="The Point Balances page with summary tiles and the balances table" width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/screenshots/point-balances.webp" />
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The tiles at the top total your points and their value, split by credit card, airline, and hotel programs, and count balances that haven't been updated in three months.

## Add a balance

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the form">
    Click **Add balance**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the program and owner">
    There are 55 programs: 6 credit card, 35 airline, 8 hotel, and 6 other. Owner defaults to your primary account owner. Each program and owner pair can have one balance.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the balance">
    Whole numbers up to 100 million. The as-of date defaults to today. Member number, nickname, expiration date, and tags are optional.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Add Balance**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/churningtracker/PDcwznHARAqCUD3T/images/screenshots/point-balances-add.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=PDcwznHARAqCUD3T&q=85&s=191b6f6e2ac5f8cb1d0dabb98b40fb9f" alt="The Add point balance form" width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/screenshots/point-balances-add.webp" />
</Frame>

## Keep balances current

Click the balance in the table and type the new number. Saving creates today's history entry, and the as-of date moves to today. Open a row to see the **Points history** chart and the full history table, where you can edit any entry's date, balance, or notes, add a back-dated entry, or delete one. Two entries on the same date merge; the newest date is the balance shown.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/churningtracker/PDcwznHARAqCUD3T/images/screenshots/point-balance-details.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=PDcwznHARAqCUD3T&q=85&s=60f00e00e02955ad12cb26d8ca54cc82" alt="A point balance's detail panel with the history chart and table" width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/screenshots/point-balance-details.webp" />
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An **Expiring** badge appears when a program's expiration date is within three months. The as-of date turns red after three months without an update, and the sidebar badge counts those stale balances.

## Point valuations

Every program starts at 1.00 cents per point. Change it in the **Point Valuation** column of the balances table, or on **Points → Valuations**, where you can add a valuation for a program you don't hold a balance in yet. A valuation applies to the program for every owner. Deleting one sends the program back to 1.00.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/churningtracker/PDcwznHARAqCUD3T/images/screenshots/point-valuations.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=PDcwznHARAqCUD3T&q=85&s=225cbd108d4ed5cead96b7f206a0186d" alt="The Point Valuations page" width="2880" height="1800" data-path="images/screenshots/point-valuations.webp" />
</Frame>

Valuations are used in three places:

* The **Value** column on the balances page.
* **Card earnings** on orders paid with a points card from Amex, Chase, Capital One, Citi, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, or Bilt. See [Credit cards](/cards/credit-cards#earn-rates-and-card-earnings).
* **Points earned through cashback portals** on Rakuten, Capital One Shopping, Chase, AAdvantage eShopping, and Rove Miles orders. See [Cashback orders](/orders/cashback-orders).

Balances themselves never change profit. Only valuations do.

## Working with the table

* **Filters**: as-of date range, tags, program type, owner, outdated balances only, custom valuations only.
* **Bulk actions**: update tags, delete.
* **Import** opens a dialog for a CSV of balances; see [CSV imports](/imports/csv-imports). **Export** is covered in [CSV exports](/csv-exports).
* **Point loans** opens the loan ledger; see [Point loans](/cards/point-loans).


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