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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 2:10 am
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PatMike
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Originally Posted by wanaflyforless
Would you like to spend $0 on airfare (only having to pay taxes and occasional fees) for the 5,000 miles/year you do fly?

Very possible.

Only roughly 1/3 of all miles earned overall are from flying. The other 2/3 are earned from other activities.

Spend enough time on flyertalk and most people will easiliy be able to earn 50,000 - 100,000 miles per year doing things you already do. Spend those miles on your flights and never have pay for airfare again.

I've redeemed over 800,000 AA miles in the past few years on partner award tickets and still have an AA balance over 500,000 and I've NEVER been on an AA plane !

Also accumulated over 300,000 Delta miles and have never flown Delta.

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