Julybies. July 2021 Freebies and Discounts.

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Another very respectable set of savings for the July Vegas.

-5 nights at Aria, $409 all in. Would be $2339 (!) if I was booking with no status. Savings of $1930.
-$50 in Freeplay and $50 in resort credit from the booking package, $100 value.
-$73 Mlife points from the Mlife CC that will be converted to Express Comps for resort credit. Probably a few $$ more accumulated in-trip. Call it $80 value.
-1 night at Cromwell, $106 all in, would be $152 if booking with Caesars, saved $46.

Altogether $2156 saved over Joe Imanobodywithnostatus. That room saving is the tits. Rates everywhere now are insane, glad I locked in the great packages back when they were practically giving away rooms. Less than $100/night at a 5-star in Vegas in the middle of a bitch-ass busy summer, hard to beat that. Solid rate at Cromwell for the fly-in night too through Priceline.

So I belly-ache on this blog from time to time about Mlife but in truth they take pretty good care of my low-rolling ass. $2000+ of savings and discounts over rack rates is not to be snorted at. I will get a meal and a half out of the Ex Comps and resort credit and at least $50 and maybe a hand pay out of the Freeplay.

Just now paying off the Mlife CC for the coming month so I will have a more or less full $4.5K to throw on it while in town after all the Aria CC holds, and I expect to do that a bit more now that I'm resolved to maximize my spend at MGM resorts again after the Identity debacle. I'll still spend some money and earn some points at Cosmo but it won't be the focus anymore. Still taking something like $5500 in cash as always for the 6-night trip, but no reason not to maximize those triple points while in town playing and spending at Mlife spots. Most meals and a good portion of drinks will be Mlife'd.

So, a good 'bies this time and starting to get some hype for the trip. A little over 2 weeks out.

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