So far I have spent about $450 out of pocket and have about 16k partner miles toward MVP. I have flown SEA-DFW-CLT rt for $123. I also used a $250 voucher (from the CLT flight) and $150 cash to go to the Dominican Republic. The other $180 was for two trips SEA-YKM one saturday to challenge for MVP for this year. I'll take a couple of other transcons this year and get MVP again. I expect them to be around $250/ticket.