Originally Posted by ozweepay
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think you could get 5 UA MP Platinum Visa credit cards for $140 each (annual fee) and have 25,000 EQMs posted to your acct. This would make you 2P without ever flying.
A bit silly, but I think it's possible?!
Definitely possible. This year, I've activated four cards for a total of 20K EQMs, and will fly another 30K EQMs to make 1P. This has allowed me to take advantage of some good saver awards on reasonably expensive flights since the extra credit card EQMs give me a buffer and I don't have to do all my flying on revenue tix to make 1P again for next year. Gives me the best of all worlds - a chance to spend some of my RDMs and still keep my status.