A Reality check

Day three budget

Sunday we had a real Vegas morning. We started with Krispy Kreme doughnuts ($2), then lounged by the hotel’ssmall pool with Bloody Marys ($12). Would it redeem us to reportthat we also swam a few meager laps?

We knew we were getting low on funds, so we resolved to partakein only free activities after checkout (we left a $5 housekeeping tip). We stood in line for a free pull atthe giant slot machine out in front of the Tropicana. We didn’t win a Mustang, but we got free ticketsto the small but interesting Casino Legends Hall of Fame inside the casino.

Down the Strip, we watched two free circus acts at the Circus Circus casino. Though the crowds were a littleoverwhelming, the strongman duo and the flying acrobats wereimpressive.

And this is where our luck came in. We added up our expenses andrealized we were overbudget by $10.38. Ever the optimist, myhusband dragged me back to New York-New York and, after putting $2into a slot machine, won $25! After buying a shrimp salad and abeef rice bowl for lunch with a two-for-one coupon at Chin Chin Café ($13.50), we went shopping, ending upwith souvenir dice ($2.07).

So maybe we didn’t exactly hit our target. But doing Las Vegasfor around $300 sure made us feel lucky.

Day three budget
$9 in pocket

Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Bloody Marys by the pool: $14 ($5 in the hole)

Tip for housekeeping: $5 ($10 in the hole)

Score tickets to Tropicana’s Casino Legends Hall of Fame:
FREE

Amazing circus performers at Circus Circus:
FREE

Lucky slot machine: $23 ($13 remaining)

Lunch with a 2-for-1 coupon at New York- New York’s ChinChin Café: $14 ($1 in the hole)

Souvenir “lucky” red dice: $2 ($3 in the hole)

Total Spent
$303