I acquire miles and points to use them and the benefits they come along with. I save them for a rainy day, or a special trip. I love free things!!! Who doesn't?

I love thinking about how much something would have cost me had I not had the miles/points to use them?

For example, my wife and I got recently went FC to Seattle from MSP for $200 each, and stayed at the W Seattle in a junior suite that would have cost at least $350 a night for free.

For $400, we got to live like the Jet Set crowd, we got more for our money than I could dream of. I like to accumulate miles, but spending them is what life is all about. it's not like money- money can set you free and give you independence. miles can not. They are a luxury, not a necessity, and using them is in and of itself a luxury.

For all of you that love accumlating miles, but get no joy in spending them, please contact me, as I will be happy to spend them for you.

Part of this has to do with the fact that we are young and have no kids, knowing that we won't be able to do things like that if we had kids....