Do you not have CSR or CSP? Those could send 1,000 UR to each of Southwest, BA, and Hyatt to count as "Points Activity" Same with any AMEX MR earning card for BA.
Alaska Airlines has their dining network, same network as the other big domestic airlines. You assign a credit card in the app, and when you use that credit card to dine at a restaurant in the network, you get a few miles sent to your Alaska account. Each credit card can only be in one Dining Network program at a time, but this works once you find one dining place you like, you could rotate and update Alaska, Delta, United and American if one wanted to.
If you have 3,000 Marriott points hanging around, you can transfer those to 1,000 Alaska miles or 1,000 Avios, or something similar for Southwest.
The simplest option is to just buy 1,000 points or miles in each program. Costs might be, what, $20 per, but with ~$500 of value in each program, this absolutely ensures they stay alive today, and you get points you will use later. Redeeming points always needs more points to redeem 
@NRB525 wrote:Do you not have CSR or CSP? Those could send 1,000 UR to each of Southwest, BA, and Hyatt to count as "Points Activity" Same with any AMEX MR earning card for BA.
Alaska Airlines has their dining network, same network as the other big domestic airlines. You assign a credit card in the app, and when you use that credit card to dine at a restaurant in the network, you get a few miles sent to your Alaska account. Each credit card can only be in one Dining Network program at a time, but this works once you find one dining place you like, you could rotate and update Alaska, Delta, United and American if one wanted to.
If you have 3,000 Marriott points hanging around, you can transfer those to 1,000 Alaska miles or 1,000 Avios, or something similar for Southwest.
The simplest option is to just buy 1,000 points or miles in each program. Costs might be, what, $20 per, but with ~$500 of value in each program, this absolutely ensures they stay alive today, and you get points you will use later. Redeeming points always needs more points to redeem
Thanks! I only have 1000 or so UR points on my CSR, so im definitely too poor for that strategy T_T
oh yeah! I forgot about the alaska mileage dining thing. thanks for the reminder!
I might end up buying points at the last min if the mileage dining doesnt post to my account in time. thanks so so much!!!!!!
No Chase Freedom cards of any kind? If you have CSR, getting a CFU or CFF or both is highly recommended to earn more points.
If you do have CFF or CFU, those points can be transferred instantly to CSR.
@Anonymous wrote:when i spend with the credit card associated with the alaska mileage dining, how long does it take for those earned points to be transferred to my alaska miles account? thanks
It's been a while since I used the dining program, but I want to say it was within 30 days.