Originally Posted by
kokonutz
We've realized the diminished value of 'the game' and are bright enough to walk away from sunk cost in terms of piles of miles and lifetime statuses and focus instead on discounted premium class and luxury products while taking advantage of P&M only when it makes good sense.
But that's a paragraph, not an ongoing blog much less a potential business concern. @:-)
This is where I am. Six years ago, when I was just out of college, churning was great. The game was still lucrative. I didn't have the money to buy even discounted premium cabins but I had a great credit score and churned my way to a couple premium vacations a year.
Now I'm further into my career and make enough money to just buy discounted J when it shows up. I still churn occasionally when there's a good deal or I get targeted for a lucrative offer, but other than that I just buy what I want.
There'd be good money is someone creating Scott's Cheap Flights for premium cabins. Maybe that exists and I just don't know? I'd pay for that subscription.
The days of churning AA miles by the bucketload were great but it's also nice to no longer care what Citi's current rules might be.