I was just thinking the other day, when will I give up my pursuit of FF elite status on multiple airlines, elite status at hotel chains, and the joy of accumulating a ton of FF miles?

I have been flying long hauls since I was 3 months old and haven't stopped since then. At least one RT long-haul / year until I was 11. Then minimum 50,000 miles / year from 11-22. And then I started working and have been flying 200,000-320,000 miles / year since then.

Recently, I have started getting tired of traveling all the time for work. (The new security measures and long lines have definitely contributed to the stress of weekly travel.) I still love to travel for lesuire even if it is a weekend trip to Europe or even Asia to see friends. So I started asking myself, when will I give it all up and just fly with no status?

My conclusion is that I enjoy the recognition of status which brings upgrades and priority waitlists, etc... basically traveling in First or Business and staying in Suites in nice hotels. So, my aim is that I will be making enough money to be able to pay for all these nice things in life without getting them complimentary as part of some status.

So my question to myself is do I have enough miles to sustain my current style of traveling until I can truly afford every trip on my own nickel? My answer is that I probably need to travel for another 1-2 years and then I will have enough miles to sustain my current style until I can truly afford everything on my own.

So when do you feel you have had enough?