Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
Don't the Chase United Visa Cards earn one redeemable mile (RDML) per dollar of general spend? Isn't that worth about 1%? If so, this would reduce the opportunity cost by ~$2K, to "only" $1-3K for UA MileagePlus™ Premier Gold membership.
Yes, but until OP comes back and indicates specifically what perks *G has that are appealing, it's difficult to value the ROI there.