Numbers (Starting To Roll In).

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3 weeks out, starting to see things form up to final states.

The last MGM Rewards points have dropped in, I'm over the 20K threshold, without having set foot in town, which would be great if I was actually TRYING to get the Gold this year. Whether I even make the effort will hinge on this trip, probably. If I do manage to drop some coin at MGM sites and get 10K in the bank there I might make an effort. Not going to bust my balls to do so though.

The bigger plus I'm getting from the MGM CC now is all the Freeplay, of which I'll have nearly $200 going into town. That will be the main thing that will end up dragging my ass to Aria or Bellagio from the north strip. I'll cab all over the place anyway like I do to drink, but otherwise I'd probably be content to concentrate most of my gamble spend between RW and FB. Outside of those 3 not much else will likely make any money off of me this trip. 

Also have a more or less final number of what will be in the wallet. After paying off the CC and other sundry expenses between now and fly out I'll have $6500 going with me. Fine, but that means I was able to save a grand total of...$500 since Xmas. And yes I did lob a lot more overhead at this trip than I normally would but I still spend too damn much money in daily life. If it wasn't for my 401k I wouldn't be saving a penny. Need the Progressive Fairy to visit me on this trip.

All still well, though. Primed for the trip and counting down daily.                                  

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