Originally Posted by oklAAhoma
Do you have time to earn enough miles through other means? Credit card sign-up bonuses, I-Dine (or whatever they call it now), cc purchases, etc.
I don't know about the other programs but with AA you can get reduced fare tickets with 15K miles. Maybe that's an option for you? Only 8K to go.
Good luck.
This is good advice. AA and citibank often have 10K miles or more bonuses for getting their credit card, with the annual fee waived the first year. You can get a personal one and a business one so 20K free miles. This will take you a couple months, as you have to get the card, use it, and wait for that billing cycle to post.
Other airlines have similar deals, but the annual fee is not usually waived, although you can get big bonuses for maybe $50- $75, not a bad deal at all.