Originally Posted by
GrayAnderson
So, if the exchange were some fixed amount (e.g. "At 35k MQDs, you can get a shiny new baggage tag!"), that's a target. If it's just generically "You can convert all your excess MQDs to RDMs at 1:1" or "you can transfer half of the excess MQDs to a household member", that's not a target.
yeah but this is a weird hair-splitting distinction to make. It's really just a matter of how granular the target is, it could be in the extreme case each target is one additional MQD.
One is juggling two statuses
if you're chasing another status then this is a really simple decision.
Conceptually, the fact is that if I could put $50k/month on the DL Amex for my business,
this is suddenly a completely different discussion than what we've been talking about, and honestly if you're putting that level of spend on any DL branded card I think you need to really re-evaluate your life choices.
The "benefits of status" are quite thin on the ground if you're paying up front for F (remember, lounge access doesn't even come through there). All you've really got is extra points-earning.
but you already have unlimited skyclub visits in this scenario, so again,another extremely weird hair-splitting scenario. IDK man, I think you're way overcomplicating everything in this discussion.