Earning miles
Nov 25, 2008 | 6:24 pm
#2
In Memoriam
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: dallas texas usa
Programs: aa plt 4.9MM LTAC
Posts: 14,828
fly, buy w/cc, stay at hotels etc etc.....perhaps some more info from you will help....do you fly, if so on what airlines....good luck....
w/81 posts, you should have some ideas...
w/81 posts, you should have some ideas...
Nov 25, 2008 | 6:33 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA LT PLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,567
Nov 25, 2008 | 6:34 pm
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 451
No, but my daughter who is 17 and in college has been working and saving her money because she wants to travel everywhere!!!! I am sure she doesnt know about FF Miles but I would love to learn and encourage her to do same.
Nov 25, 2008 | 7:03 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Home
Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,674
For students, I recommend to enroll in United College Plus. UA will give 10K graduation bonus miles for each level/degree (i.e. bachelor's, master, doctorate/Ph.D) with mail-in transcripts. Not sure if they still offer bonus incentive with volunteer/community work (like 500 hrs or something). I believe Chase/UA offers credit cards to college students as well. Much smaller new account bonus (2K miles or something). But it may just work for young students without credit history to start from somewhere.
Go to our UA Forum and search for college plus, you'll see some threads that I personally had posted in.
Too bad there's no active MP refer-a-friend bonus promo that I am aware of right now. Otherwise, I could refer your daughter.
Our own pgary's website referenced in post #3 does have sections for students. You should check it out (or have your daughter check it out). It sounds like she's a FTer-in-the-making. She should start reading FT herself!
Go to our UA Forum and search for college plus, you'll see some threads that I personally had posted in.
Too bad there's no active MP refer-a-friend bonus promo that I am aware of right now. Otherwise, I could refer your daughter.
Our own pgary's website referenced in post #3 does have sections for students. You should check it out (or have your daughter check it out). It sounds like she's a FTer-in-the-making. She should start reading FT herself!
Nov 25, 2008 | 11:39 pm
#8
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: IAD
Programs: UA Gold + 1MM; HHonors Gold; Marriott Plat
Posts: 751
Nov 26, 2008 | 9:19 am
#9
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: DC Metro (WAS--DCA/IAD/BWI)
Programs: AA Plat 2MM, OW Sapphire, QF Bronze, Marriott Silver, Starwood Gold; National Emerald
Posts: 2,535
Doesn't cost much to maintain status. I've been keeping Platinum for about $2600 per year.
I hope to clear 2MM and lifetime Platinum by the end of 2009, but my rate of progress is not typical (though nearly all my MRs were same-day turn arounds on weekends, so it is doable by a student).
Steve