Originally Posted by
gabdusch
I doubt it's worth it to achieve lifetime status for you in your current situation.
After all, all you'll gain is perks you can mostly enjoy when flying. Do you really want to MR for 16 years just to enjoy a few perks (most of which can be bought anyways) for the rest of your life at 25-50k a year?
My take is that MM status is worth something if you spend a good chunk your life travelling at 100/200K levels. People that fly that much, actually need the extra perks.
People that fly that much are probably top tier status anyway, so in many cases lifetime status wouldn't change anything until you stopped flying that much.
Not to mention if the program/airline stays around that long and/or changes. Take a look at the recent UA lifetime changes...some people are pretty upset over that one.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/chica...ry?id=16443814