Before I joined this forum I used to be think I flew quite alot (my wife still thinks I fly far too often) with an average of 4 roundtrip flights per month mainly for work.

But from going through these boards, I pale in comparison - it never ceases to amaze me how certain members are able to rack up so much flying time/miles. Many have multiple top tier status, are able to fly RTW's often (I recall Spotwelder saying he's usually in some airport 6 days of the week) and just generally constantly flying around the world.

My question is - how are you able to do it?
Is it for work reasons? If so, I'm curious as to which jobs involve constant flying around the world.
If for personal reasons, unless you're quite well off, how can you afford it?

I was thinking of a DONE4 sometime next year but just can't seem to find the time (I'd prefer spending more than just 2 weeks if I'm circling the globe) with my job commitments. So in this situation I can afford the ticket but can't afford the time (i.e. I'm still not well off enough to just take time off whenever and for however long I want!).

Anyway, just to say that as someone becoming more and more hooked on travelling, especially now trying to do more leisure travel - I'm impressed with you lot.