Family flies over 7MM
Jul 16, 2012, 12:56 pm
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Family flies over 7MM
Family that flies United. Summary the family has flown over 7 million miles...
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/16/travel...html?hpt=hp_c3
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/16/travel...html?hpt=hp_c3
Jul 16, 2012, 1:16 pm
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Great article; thanks for sharing. ^ Too bad it didn't offer more than a surface explanation of the FF "lifestyle" and how one can make travel a family priority. Many of the comments are incredulous or writing them off as wealthy.
There's also the slight factual error about how many bonus miles they earn as MMers.
There's also the slight factual error about how many bonus miles they earn as MMers.
Jul 16, 2012, 1:21 pm
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Family that flies United. Summary the family has flown over 7 million miles...
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/16/travel...html?hpt=hp_c3
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/16/travel...html?hpt=hp_c3
Jul 16, 2012, 1:45 pm
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Some of this is just dumb though. Thirty hours in Sydney? From Illinois? That's not travelling, that's just spending time on planes.
Jul 16, 2012, 1:48 pm
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Thanks for posting, OP ^
Anybody else miss the gold and blue bp stock?
Anybody else miss the gold and blue bp stock?
Jul 16, 2012, 1:55 pm
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How so?! I've done one night in London. 3 hours in Amsterdam and countless other small trips and not for mileage running. Some people don't have the time to spend a week for what you call a proper vacation. Hardly dumb at all- I congratulate them for doing what they want.
Jul 16, 2012, 1:57 pm
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What a great story! Given the things that many middle-class families waste their money on, it was a pleasure to read about a family that gets its values straight! Forget the new cars, and have fun traveling.
I do a lot of short pleasure trips, too. 3 days in Taiwan, a weekend in Hong Kong, etc. Sometimes that's all you have time for all all you need.
I do a lot of short pleasure trips, too. 3 days in Taiwan, a weekend in Hong Kong, etc. Sometimes that's all you have time for all all you need.
Jul 16, 2012, 8:46 pm
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what a fun thing for a family to do. My now ten year old was a 1K for two years and has flown almost 500K and has enjoyed all of it. His younger brother hasn't had the same success yet, but will.
Jul 16, 2012, 8:49 pm
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Sounds like they had some wonderful family trips and can only imagine how cool it would be to be a kid and lifetime gold elite 
Stumbled across this blog the other day about a family that traveled the world for a year...
http://365saturdays.org/blog/
Stumbled across this blog the other day about a family that traveled the world for a year...
http://365saturdays.org/blog/