{"id":5866,"date":"2013-08-31T20:08:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T03:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=5866"},"modified":"2013-08-31T20:19:28","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T03:19:28","slug":"you-know-youre-a-miles-and-points-blogger-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2013\/08\/31\/you-know-youre-a-miles-and-points-blogger-when\/","title":{"rendered":"You Know You\u2019re a Miles and Points Blogger When\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You know you\u2019re a miles and points blogger when\u2026<\/p>\n

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  1. You visit CVS more often than your doctor<\/li>\n
  2. You dream about the perpetual point machine<\/li>\n
  3. You do a cost\/benefit analysis on a hotel loyalty program<\/li>\n
  4. You hotel hop just to earn stay credits<\/li>\n
  5. You re-price a hotel just to save $5<\/li>\n
  6. You mileage run for the best cpm<\/li>\n
  7. You know that AA doesn\u2019t offer UDU\u2019s for non-EXPs<\/li>\n
  8. You know being an SPG Gold member is worthless<\/li>\n
  9. Most of your friends are on Twitter<\/li>\n
  10. Devaluations are your worst nightmare<\/li>\n
  11. You know how to get around the MQD & PQD requirements<\/li>\n
  12. You want your readers to click on your affiliate links<\/li>\n
  13. You ask readers to call the reconsideration line so you can get an affiliate conversion<\/li>\n
  14. Very few comments on a blog post leads to depression<\/li>\n
  15. You know readership dies on the weekends<\/li>\n
  16. You tell your readers not to carry a balance on their credit cards<\/li>\n
  17. You tell your friends that you\u2019re off to an exotic location only for one night<\/li>\n
  18. You tell your readers that travel is free<\/li>\n
  19. You sign up your parents for credit cards and help them manage it<\/li>\n
  20. You constantly worry about the dreaded Financial Review<\/li>\n
  21. WordPress is your starting homepage<\/li>\n
  22. You go to FTU and Chicago Seminars just to have a presence and promote your blog<\/li>\n
  23. You hold Twitter contests just to increase your followership<\/li>\n
  24. You get e-mails from newbies asking for help<\/li>\n
  25. Your readers want to buy you a drink<\/li>\n
  26. You only fly Business and First Class<\/li>\n
  27. You know how to keep your miles from expiring<\/li>\n
  28. You get excited when your upgrade has cleared<\/li>\n
  29. You dread the middle seat on a 2-3-2 configuration in J<\/li>\n
  30. You complain about the IFE to get compensation<\/li>\n
  31. You complain about a 5 minute delay<\/li>\n
  32. You always want to board first to secure overhead bin space<\/li>\n
  33. You dislike it when flight attendants serve you a pre-departure beverage in a plastic cup<\/li>\n
  34. Dom and Krug are your best friends<\/li>\n
  35. You downloaded the CVS app on your iPhone<\/li>\n
  36. You complain about the WiFi just to avoid the resort fee<\/li>\n
  37. You love it when an award ticket gets mis-coded as a revenue flight, thus earning you miles<\/li>\n
  38. You get excited when you trump everyone on the standby list<\/li>\n
  39. You know what Gate Lice is<\/li>\n
  40. You lift off mileage runs on Flyertalk and re-blog them<\/li>\n
  41. You know the angries on TBB<\/li>\n
  42. You know a member of The Flight Deal<\/li>\n
  43. You get excited when readers mention one of your memorable blog posts<\/li>\n
  44. You constantly monitor your Alexa score<\/li>\n
  45. You worry about affiliates dropping you for not having enough conversions<\/li>\n
  46. You complain about a two minute hold on the elite phone line.<\/li>\n
  47. You know how to sneak additional guests into your hotel room without paying extra<\/li>\n
  48. You hate nonstop flights<\/li>\n
  49. You\u2019re in a constant battle with spam<\/li>\n
  50. You complain when your Dom and Krug is too warm<\/li>\n
  51. You\u2019re a constant winner on UA\u2019s \u201cHalfway to Hawaii\u201d game<\/li>\n
  52. You know that it\u2019s impossible to open the emergency exit during the flight<\/li>\n
  53. Most of your friends are bloggers<\/li>\n
  54. You dread the \u201cold product\u201d in F and J<\/li>\n
  55. You hold DO\u2019s to meet up with your readers<\/li>\n
  56. You dread when there\u2019s no TSA Pre-Check<\/li>\n
  57. You\u2019d rather walk 15 minutes to another Terminal for TSA Pre-Check<\/li>\n
  58. You get upset when you don\u2019t get your suite upgrade and the hotel is still selling suites<\/li>\n
  59. Twitter is the fastest way for readers to reach you<\/li>\n
  60. You\u2019re used to Delta devaluations<\/li>\n
  61. You blew all your HHilton HHonors points on AXON awards<\/li>\n
  62. You know that the Alaska Boardroom has a pancake maker<\/li>\n
  63. You beg the agent to let you into the Flagship Lounge<\/li>\n
  64. You take pictures of the hotel toilet<\/li>\n
  65. You Instagram your hotel suite and first class meals<\/li>\n
  66. You\u2019ve slept in a car during a mileage run<\/li>\n
  67. The ice cream sundae is the best thing you\u2019ve ever ate<\/li>\n
  68. You spend your Friday and Saturday nights looking for mileage runs<\/li>\n
  69. You mileage run to sit up front for next year\u2019s mileage runs<\/li>\n
  70. You\u2019re shocked when you get upgraded on Silver status<\/li>\n
  71. You sign up for Accor Platinum status on different e-mail address<\/li>\n
  72. You sign up for a status challenge just to get status up front with no intention of qualifying<\/li>\n
  73. You know what \u201cmiles per minute\u201d mean<\/li>\n
  74. You use a Regus Business Center just for free coffee and wifi<\/li>\n
  75. Slow WiFi is your worst enemy<\/li>\n
  76. You know controversial posts like this brings you a ton of readers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Have I left out any? Please feel free to create your own in the comments section!<\/p>\n

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