Category Archives: Frugal Fridays

6/5/2003 Dear Jean, Recently, I purchased a copy of Frommer’s Las Vegas 2003. In it were two comments about LV slot machines that I don’t think are true and you’re the only one that I trust to give me a … Continue reading →

5/2/2003 I haven’t climbed up on my soapbox and given a lecture on the state of the video poker world for several months now, although the online chat groups are overflowing with talk of it. There’s a lot of moaning … Continue reading →

4/3/2003 It was good last week to be “”back home in Indiana,”” as the song goes, but it’s even better to be back in Las Vegas. Actually, we have felt more at home in this, our adopted city, since long … Continue reading →

3/6/2003 Jean, you aren’t in Indiana anymore – and you haven’t been for a long time! Those famous lines from “The Wizard of Oz” (slightly reworked) hit home for me the other night while I was sitting in the living … Continue reading →

2/6/2003 Are you frustrated by all the changes at your favorite casino? Why not “run Sin City from the ground up” — your own way? Go to http://casinoempire.sierra.com/casino.htm and “amass your own empire in this casino-simulation game that delivers the … Continue reading →

1/3/2003 Editor’s Note: This week’s Frugal Fridays is written by Marissa Chien, EA, owner of AdvantageTax+, a Las Vegas tax and financial consulting firm, contributor to the Las Vegas Advisor, and video poker player. One of her clients is Jean … Continue reading →

12/6/2002 Boy, do I dread writing this column today. I’ve known for many months I probably would have to do it eventually, but have been putting it off, hoping that there would be a miracle and circumstances would change. However, … Continue reading →

11/1/2002 You might think I need my head examined — and I might agree. But crazy as it sounds, we’re leaving sunny and warm Las Vegas tomorrow for a week deep in the Minnesota woods, where they’ve already had a … Continue reading →

10/4/2002 During the Gaming Expo, I had an interesting conversation with Ernie Moody, the creator of and patent-holder for most multi-line video poker games. After taking me around and explaining all the new variations, he asked if I could write … Continue reading →

9/12/2002 My file of notes is bulging after several weeks of philosophizing about the long-term, so I’ll put that subject on the back-burner for now. Besides, I got this note from a friend after he read one of those discussions: … Continue reading →