I could donate miles but I suppose since we are not talking about several hundred thou, like some have mentioned having, that my using the ones I had earned may be a better choice. I donate or raise moeny already in other ways for such things (marathons, etc.)

I dont mean to get in to any pissing contest either but I am a bit bummed out that no one has had other thoughts or strategies on this stuff... yes, you could track many things on your pc, but like I said, having less is more and also, not all those trackers do everything. Milepoint does not show your DL, Milesource does not do AA, and so on. Plus, these TOO need yet another password to have to use and remember. Eventually, I am trying to head to ward LESS pc use, not more.

It is like a game... the whole miles thing is kinda fun. I do enjoy it and love checking but I bet once I have kids and all that, I will lose track for sure. Kind of like imaginining that you may never forget a password and then one day you find yourself sitting there wondering what it was... An example of airlines being silly in this respect is Continental. Their FF program requires something like 4 numbers for a PIN. BUT their CO Vacations site requires no less than 6! So much for using the same PW, if you ever wanted to. OK, so I can alter it, but it goes on and on. I have control over tons of little accts or things I set up for myself and know what they all are, but when my father died, do you know how HARD it was to later get AOL to let us transfer the membership to my mom? They had a lot of nerve when his PIN was their biggest concern!
OUCH!

IN reference to miles, I supposed that being able to use em (maybe before they go away either by some airline rule or by other means) or lose em, is a good thing to strive for. I know how to keep something from expiring but what's the point if you never use it. So I made a goal to BRING UP such accts for once and for all, and then use em up.

just wanted to know if anyone else has done this type of thing and how they approached it.