I learned a lot, saved a lot... and increased
a lot mine & family travels
My first long haul has been in 2013. I joined FT in 2014 (same year of joining BAEC), and now I do 3 to 5 long haul trips per year. So, yes I spend more in total, but surely less for each trip!
I also wouldn't have dreamed of flying F before Flyertalk, and yet I recently had my 4th F trip (out to SIN on 77W, back from HKG on A380).
I can't but thanks everyone here