By the end of jan, I will have taken three trips all of which will earn me 0 miles with none of the alliances:

Jan 3rd -- flew WN ELP-DFW -- earned RR credits but no miles per se...

Jan 16-19 -- CJS-BJX on Avaicsa Airlines -- same as WN -- collect 5 R/T get a free R/T ticket -- no miles ..no alliance

Jan 23-31 -- ELP-GRU -- award ticket on DL J --no miles earned...

But at the same time, I will earn a ton of PC points which will make me PLAT by March end....

so, it is kind of like golf...lowest score wins