Originally Posted by onedog

Interesting, but $3k is just outside the range of tempting...

Anyhoo, I once met someone at a AA City office and we started chatting about the AC's and the cost of memberships.

He pulled out his wallet and showed me a (IIRC black colored) lifetime AC membership card. He said he paid something like $50 or so many, many years ago. He said it was one of the best purchases he ever made. Who knows, may in a decade or so, $3k will look like a bargain!

Lifetime AC membership definitely keeps you tied to AA.