Ok, fellow flyers. I give up. The AA fares I have been traveling have been so cheap that I'm not going to meet some of the required thresholds. So, here's how I'm hoping you can help

• Finish before EOY
• Fly 50,000 miles
• Meet the $6,000 threshold in EQMs for as little as possible (yes, I have every credit card in the world)

I'm pretty flexible, but the amount of time to go back and forth to figure out partner items and the coding has been tough. I'm hoping someone else cracked the code. It appears there may be something I could achieve through the EQMs awarded on partner airlines as a percentage of flown miles.

HELP ME. I can't return to the back of the bus. I just can't.