Current point balances: 715k Marriott, 210k American Airlines, 105k Starwood, 85k Amex. Impressive or sad?

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Not really P1, it's an easy transfer to SPG which are pretty valuable. IMO it's best to earn with SPG and redeem with Marriott.

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BCG2 successfully provided information without bragging, humble bragging, or bumble gagging. This is why BCG is big 3 and i'm drinking red wine on a plane using GOGO to feel like i'm connected to the world.

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You are sad, not the balances

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You essentially have 1M Marriott points. Take a damn vacation and spend it. Or give it to me.

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I'm going to cash mine in and take BCG's wife on a better vaca ;)

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A1 if hotel points were drugs, I'd think you're an addict.

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Marriot points are worthless

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Sell me 70k American please I need ok badly

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I've cashed it all in and taking the wife on a 10 day Spain / Portugal trip. That should be only thing people brag about when it comes to points. So yea, #brag

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If consulting doesn't work out, at least I can stay in a category 1 hotel for six months

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Sad because you don't take any vacation to spend them

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#humblecrapbragnoonegivesashit

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A1, you sound like a damn fiend

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Definitely sad. For being such a show off twat

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Jk, 😭, good for you BCG

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I have like 20k southwest,30k united (from my international travel requirements), 7k marriott. Why save them like that? I've had so many fun vacations

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I think it's sad you don't use them quick enough!

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A1, saw you looking on another post. What is your timeline? Barclay AAviator card just came out with a 60k offer after first purchase and paying annual fee. That puts you damn close.

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Impressively sad and sadly impressive.

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I have been on a triple connect high level marriott account for three years and have 10K delta miles and 20k Marriott points because I have lived a grand life

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