1) GREAT Start
2) I was able to convince my wife very easily... I told her the following:
Do you want to travel? (answer: yes)
Do you want to travel to nice destinations? (answer: yes)
Do you want to stay in nice hotels? (answer: yes)
Do you want to fly in business or even first class for long flights? (answer: yes)
Well, then, hunny, the ONLY WAY we will ever be able to do all the above is by squeezing every mile and point we possibly can. (answer: lets do it!)