Originally Posted by
CCIE_Flyer
Someday I'll retire from revenue travel and dip into my own mileage balance but in the mean time my best value is, hands down, giving family experiences they would otherwise never have (e.g. domestic F/int'l C).
Priceless.

+1
I don't think I've used a single mile that I have earned on myself since I started accruing them. I either book my wife into Intl C or Domestic F (while I use SWU or CR-1's to u/g myself) or book savers for family members.