hello, I am one of the many consultants that work in the US (mon-thru) but live in Canada. My ticket prices have stayed about $400 per trip. I thought purchasing AC's flight pass would save me money, but finding that it'll actually costing me a lot more (comes out to 600/trip).

I'd like to ask other frequent flyers out there what you are doing to bring down the price of your tickets? One thing I found is if you purchase your ticket from US---> Canada (works only if you fly there often) you save a bit on the taxes on the US lag of the trip.
Another option is always to take connecting flights, but who has the time for that?!