Frequent flyer miles

Aug 18, 2011 12:10

We had such a good time in Seattle. I want to try to go every August if possible. Money's going to be tighter now, at least until the house sells, and there's been painfully little action on that front. But I think we can make it work with a little planning.

One thing I'm happy to have discovered is frequent flyer miles. I used to be part of the frequent flyer program of some airline or another, but I got mad and cancelled it when I found that their miles expired after some period of time. I would hear about people getting free tickets for their miles and think, "You must travel an awful lot to accumulate so many miles before they expire." Well, this year, I travelled an awful lot, and I decided it was time to sign up for the frequent flyer programs of the airlines I generally use. Happily, Delta's miles don't expire. But I should have a free ticket with Delta by the end of 2012, anyway. More excitingly, I'm now one trip away from a free ticket with Alaska Airlines - and since I have their credit card, I probably won't even need to travel to get those miles. Who knew? (Actually Tiffany knew. And, she told me, too. Thanks, Tiffany!)

Unfortunately you can't take credit for your kids' miles, or we'd already have a free ticket. I signed them up for their own memberships and look forward with dread to the junk mail lists they will probaly be added to as a result.
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