Originally Posted by
joer1212
Exactly. Thank you!
People need to wake up and realize they're in denial about how badly this hobby has deteriorated.
Several years ago, I was able to churn cards with impunity, earning about a quarter of a million free miles and points with each application round. By contrast, my app-o-rama last night consisted of 7 credit card applications, Only one of them was approved (with an annual fee not waived the 1st year, which was never a thing before). Total miles earned? 50k.
I don't mean to sound spoiled, but the game is vastly worse now. It can be proven with simple grade school arithmetic. The numbers just don't add up like before.
Yup, will be a sad day when I've redeemed my remaining points and miles. I will probably do more domestic trips within the U.S.
I've had an incredible 4 year run. Traveled to a ton of countries in F/J class so I'm grateful as hell. But the gig appears to be up!