Parents have offered up free round-trip flight using their Southwest miles. My preferred airline is AA. Do I take the free trip or purchase my own ticket? #statusstruggles

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The consultant lifestyle is about getting as much stuff for free as possible, therefore take the free trip.

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Take the free trip.

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Well if you'd rather pay a couple hundred dollars to get some points then go ahead. I'll take the free trip 😎

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Or you could let them use their points on a holiday of their own - and maybe give them some of yours for a night or two in a nice hotel....

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I know I think that's what I'm going to do..it just kills me a little bit inside to be losing out on the extra miles/segments!

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depends... how much the ticket is... and number of stops.. and also how many elite qualifying miles... and also chances of an upgrade.. I try to justify flying AA as much as I can, but sometimes it doesn't make sense.

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Seriously? You accumulate miles for free flights in the future and you're being offered one right now. If you're a couple thousand miles short of the next level in December, you can always do a mileage run

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OMG, you should pay for your own ticket instead of mooching off your parents

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Just be sure to take an extra weekend trip while on the bench next to make up for it

^agreed. It depends..

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