[alex_lav]

Sorry I'm not understanding the point you're trying to make. This person handed over the 5500 in cash, not the 17.8k you quoted, correct? It's not like they had a budget of 17.8k, because they wouldn't have gotten those miles had they not been flying in the first place.

[deepzn]

The point is it wouldn't apply to most people without points. And the point they were trying to prove in the post is it was possible for others.

[alex_lav]

> And the point they were trying to prove in the post is it was possible for others.

Qualifying for sign up rewards is doable by almost anyone with decent credit. And if you didn't have the credit, you wouldn't be able to get the lease anyway.

[uoaei]

Did you also do the math for how long it takes to accrue that many points and how much money you need to spend to get access to them? I don't see any evidence that you considered those factors.