Originally Posted by gophish11

I'm at 215K LPs and trying to determine whether to reach for 250K. I already told myself I wouldn't reach for coupons, but surely at some point it's worth considering. What monetary value would you place on the 2 awards at the 250K level?

The bonus miles are the easiest probably - 30,000 x 2 = 60,000 x .015 = $900 (though I usually don't have much difficulty using for J awards to Europe on a $3K+ ticket). Still, I'll say this has $900 in value.

The LPs are a little tricky. You get half as many, but they obviously hold more value. If I'd taken the LPs last year, I'd be very close to 250K now. I'd maybe value 30,000 LP the same as 60,000 miles, so let's say $900.

SWU is where I expect a lot of disagreement. I took 6 last year and still sitting on 2 which is unusual. Historically, I've been one of the few that seems to easily maximize my value out of SWUs, but I traveled less last year, flew a lot on partners, redeemed a lot of miles, and paid into J a few times. While I'm usually getting $2K+ in value per upgrade on average, I wouldn't always be booking full fare business in the absence of an upgrade. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I'd personally value each SWU at about $800. So $800 x 4 = $3,200

The other LP rewards don't interest me from a value standpoint.

So I'm about $3,100 away in terms of AA spend from the 250K reward if earning 11LP/$. At this rate, I'd say it's not worth reaching for. Just curious how far others here are going to reach for their next reward threshold.