Originally Posted by biggestbopper

1. I would certainly be crushed if I lost my FF miles. However, I plan to continue my "burn, baby, burn" approach to miles 'cause who knows how long they may be around or what they may be worth in the future.

2. I have done lots to get my miles--namely flying and filling out dull credit card apps.

Come to think of it, Kimberly may have a point--we have not invested a lot of money in getting miles. Although the rebate lost by using a FF card instead of a cash back card has a quantifiable value. Call it 1.5% of money charged on credit cards. Still, not that much.

In any event, I suspect FF programs are about to get way devalued as they relate to credit card bonuses since it looks as though the remarkably excess monoply profits US card companies have been using to cross-subsidize benefits to FTers are about to be hit hard by new consumer protective laws and regulations.

Burn, baby, burn!