Originally Posted by
thebigben
I'm a Software Engineer with no travel for work but decent enough pay to do 50 segments per year (BA Sliver here I come). I just moved to London so flights are pretty convenient and plentiful.
This might be a silly question, but - would it be worth paying for occasional upgrades earlier on in the year, where they’re available cheaply, to hit 600TP quickly? Or even taking a couple of special trips to rack them up? 50 flights in Economy is a long time to wait for lounge access/extra avios, and my guess is that someone in your circumstances that would benefit most from a quick dash to silver (or at least speeding yourself there via a few upgrades).