we do not travel for business or do we have a lot of money, i got started with FF miles when someone said to me pay for coach and then use your point to upgrade to first class. did not realize what he was talking about so i went on the airline websites and found so many ways to earn miles without flying.

we were discover people getting out 2% cash back and then i got my first Usair credit card and told my DH that we were going to try something new, if it didn't work we would go back to discover. i already had the starwood amex card and enough points to go to the westin kierland for a 5 night stay. we boarded the Usair plane and he started going back to coach and told him to come up front to first class, he looked at me (like how can we afford this) and i told him i paid $5 each for the tickets. he said you know what you are doing and i have been doing it ever since.

i do all my shopping on the airline malls and participate in all the promotions that do not include flying. i do not buy anything that i can't get a point for.

over the past 6 years i have accumulated over 2,500,000 airline miles in various programs. have used some of those points on the most amazing trips and now i am accumulating our retirement airline fund so we can travel for free when we retire.

i read inside flyer cover to cover and learn some amazing things from the pros at this site. thanks.