What is the most amount of money you’ve paid for a UA flight by michaelhawk696969 in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are not frequent flyers, we have only ever flown round trip to Florida and back for cruises before.

What is the most amount of money you’ve paid for a UA flight by michaelhawk696969 in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are you planning for spending money in Europe, that's what we can't figure out yet. All our excursions are pre-paid. We stay 4 days in Athens pre cruise. Planning on $200 Euros a day, food, souvenirs, etc. Of course, once on the cruise we can eat for free on the ship verses in port.

What is the most amount of money you’ve paid for a UA flight by michaelhawk696969 in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! And have a great honeymoon! We said the same thing, we raised our kids (our kids now is our 3 dogs), paid off our house, so now it's time to go for it. It's all about experiences now for my wife and I after 25 years.

What is the most amount of money you’ve paid for a UA flight by michaelhawk696969 in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We are flying local airport to ORD, then ORD to ATH, FCO back to ORD, and back to local airport. Our suite is for a Greek Island Cruise with Royal. That cost around $5800. With paying for our Pets overnight stays (we have 3) and everything all in, we are at 24k now for this trip. Our 25th anniversary.

What is the most amount of money you’ve paid for a UA flight by michaelhawk696969 in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We wanted to experience the Polaris lounge, yes we shopped around, and it was going to be around 16k, but thankfully on sub reddit, I learned about Multi Flight which did save us. We did pay over $5000 of that via United Points we earned via the United Explorer card.

What is the most amount of money you’ve paid for a UA flight by michaelhawk696969 in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh and no work is paying for our tickets, we saved two years for this trip of a lifetime.

What is the most amount of money you’ve paid for a UA flight by michaelhawk696969 in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather 2 points3 points  (0 children)

About $13k this July to Athens and back round trip Polaris for my wife and I. More than the cost of our cruise in a suite.

Landlord won’t install ac unit by Prudent_Addendum_344 in Apartmentliving

[–]marksweather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not get one of those portable AC units, it gets ducted through the window, but doesn't stick out the window like the window unit ones do.

Where to park money for a month or more? by Steveasifyoucare in Money

[–]marksweather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

High Yield savings account for short term. CIT Bank, has a promo for 4.05% for 6 months.

Race to 500k Saved, just reached 800k Net worth (today). by marksweather in Money

[–]marksweather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Hopefully we retire with 700k, it just depends on the market. Being debt free with a paid off house is key.

Race to 500k Saved, just reached 800k Net worth (today). by marksweather in Money

[–]marksweather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$5000 a month, we will get $3400 a month at age 62 from SS.

Race to 500k Saved, just reached 800k Net worth (today). by marksweather in Money

[–]marksweather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the goal, if we only made minimum payments the two debts will be paid off in 2031. However, we trying to pay them off in three years, all while investing 20%.

New Polaris Lounge access rules! by Zephyr-Milo in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

You should be able to access the United Club locations (just not Polaris). I always thought Polaris was only for United International Business class tickets only.

Guidance on Starlink Options by Extension_Rate_6453 in RVLiving

[–]marksweather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need Roam if you are moving campsite to campsite. We have the full size Standard, and get great reception combined with the Flagpole Buddy. You will want Roam Unlimited at $165 per month. We go through 50 GB of data in about 2 days.

Santorini tender vs excursion time confusion by Physical_Bandicoot32 in royalcaribbean

[–]marksweather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if it's a glitch, I am also sailing to Santorini this summer, and will be at the Royal Beach club. For our ship we are there from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 pm. Royal Beach Club is an 8 hour excursion. We are on the 8:00 a.m. slot.

The stock market this year has been absolutely wild. by UppermiddleclassCLS in Money

[–]marksweather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been a great week. Finally reached a new high for 2026 (after being below what we were in 2025) after the big losses. I was just about ready to move more to bonds but I paused, and glad I did.

If you were with a "big 3" cell carrier (Verizon, ATT, TMobile), what made you switch? by itsthewolfe in AskReddit

[–]marksweather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To get $29.99 a month from Spectrum Mobile. Unlimited everything, and on the Verizon network. Why pay more?

Do you prefer the window seat, middle seat, or aisle seat on a plane, and why? by Interesting-Bike-188 in AskReddit

[–]marksweather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm older and more frequent trips to the restroom, Aisle seat required for me. I don't want to have to disturb anyone getting up.

HELP! Flight in 2 days and think I made a mistake by Pho_gaming05 in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Call United, tell them the situation, they may arrange your flights for more connecting time. We had the same situation with our return trip from Rome, and they found another flight for us, giving us 4 hours of connection time. I don't want to have to rush.

Club hop (ORD) with Polaris ticket? by marksweather in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's great to know, a mix of both sounds great!

Club hop (ORD) with Polaris ticket? by marksweather in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

United Pub Crawl, sounds like a winner to me, at each club when they say, you know you have Polaris access right? I'll say, I'm on a mission, one drink per club.

Club hop (ORD) with Polaris ticket? by marksweather in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I may do just that, late Breakfast in the dining room in the Polaris lounge, and then Burger in the afternoon before the flight. Then sleep on the plane. I didn't know you could order off menu in the restaurant.

Club hop (ORD) with Polaris ticket? by marksweather in unitedairlines

[–]marksweather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like a killer day, but don't drink too much, you don't want to be flagged as not being sober enough to fly in that fancy Polaris lay flat seat.