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.
Burn, baby, burn!
My thoughts exactly.
Also I often say to people who über-optimize their usage of miles (intercontinental upgrades to F seem to be
en vogue) and wonder on my intra-European Y redemptions:
"1/ plenty more from where these came from and 2/ better to use 60-70k Lufthansa miles ("funny money") than to pay 1000-1200 real euros for the family holiday tix)