T-Minus 100 days. Lol.

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This is not a countdown.

Nowhere near Vegas. This has to be one of the longest droughts in my Vegas history, at least since 2012. When it's over it'll end up being 6 months. Work-related. If it hadn't been for the expense of the car I certainly would have been able to sneak in another fall trip. Ironic, as I'm making more than I ever have but alas, here we are.

I'm just not able to save much money now. Added to the car, I'm just spending too damn much day to day. Things were ironically cheaper when I didn't have full-time access to a Target. 3 Target runs a week = 3 x $45 = ah fuck it I don't want to do the math. That and I go out every Saturday and drop $250-$300 per, and it's no secret where the money goes. Door Dash, drugs, etc. Ah well, 1st world man's burden.

Still no final-final room for the 6 unbooked days. I have gotten a full comp at Caesars on a Julius room, 6 nights for less than $350 so I booked that as a fall back, but I'm still holding out for best possible rate at MGM. Right now MGM is in the middle of a hack so I haven't even been able to check rates this week but that should all return soon. Casinos aren't in the habit of making no money for extended periods, no matter how it gets fixed. 

I may have missed my best MGM booking window, unfortunately, as my offers decreased with the turning of September. I lost some RC and FP and better room rates went up. Still can get some good deals, but holding off to see if the algorithm changes again. At the first sign of higher rates I book.

So, we wait. 3. More. Months.

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