Final Points and Dollahs.

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The last of the MGM Rewards CC points dropped in. 

The final tally will be: 72358 Tier points (just 2600 points short of retaining Gold, piece of cake, should be done deal on the first day) and a little over $125 Slot Dollars, independent of the other Freeplay from the trip package.

I was sweating tier points a bit after the April trip but a strong September trip (of points, not winnings) and plenty of CC spend got me there. Doubtful I would have gotten there w/o the CC. It's harder to earn points now since the Mlife-MGM Rewards switchover. In previous years on 4 trips I was beyond Gold in 2 trips. Eh. Benefits are better now so worth the tradeoff I guess.

On the money side, blegh. Unless I do well on the virtual cards in town, I will have to float the CC debt this month which I hate to do. It'll be the first interest I've paid on anything in years. It's not worrisome, I'll pay off whatever needs to be paid in January, but I really need to look at my spending going forward. I'm spending too damn much money on weekends, or at least I am when I'm in constant Vegas save mode.

But I'm not going to stress over it. As previously stated carrying some debt for once might actually improve my credit score and it'll only be for a month anyway. Upside is I'll have the full $1K save per day in town and if I can do the normal and bring back a grand or so to pay down the CC it won't be such a big deal anyway. Coming back with more would be fine.



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