Originally Posted by
Deltus
... and realistically the OP can totally ignore the lifetime column for now. If they maintain their current trajectory of ~50 TPs per year, they will be on track to achieve Gold for Life in 694 years' time, probably no need to set a calendar reminder...
50 tier points is actually quite a lot for most people - it could be 10 short-haul flights - and I think it quite reasonable that someone might think they would be Bronze after earning 300. I'd have probably made the same mistake once.