-I "dumb down" the way I talk about travel, miles, points, etc. when speaking with someone who is not a frequent flyer or doesn't care about miles and points. For example, instead of explaining status and saying "I'm 1K with United, which allows me to use system-wide upgrades," I might say, "I fly so much that the airlines throw me free upgrades now and then."

-I like to recline my seat

-For over two decades of my life--until I found FT--I never bothered to earn miles when I flew. I estimate that I left around 300,000 BIS EQMs and countless more bonus miles and credit card-earned EQMs sitting on the table.

-I drink heavily in airports and hotels when I travel and have no trouble holding my liquor, but I am ashamed order more than two drinks during a flight for fear of either being judged by the FA or cut off.