since it is so close to the end of the year, I can buy now and next year too...so I could get 60,000 miles in 4 months..? Hmmm, although you must keep the bonds for 6 months I don't consider this a bad investment...I'm not sure I can earn a tickets worth of intrest in 6 months at the way other investments are going these days...I'll look at getting a bunch in december then cashing them in 6 months later then buying more...I am starting to see a cycle here