<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wanaflyforless:
Unless someone can help me do better, I will spend about $7656. (Help much appreciated!)</font>
Are you sure you've thought this out? Granted you're getting the extra miles, but I make top tier each year for something between $3,000-$4,000. I would never think of spending that much for status (it's almost twice what I spend), no matter how many miles it would generate.