Want $1,000 for your next Vegas trip? It starts at home with the two of the five P\u2019s \u2014 proper planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A recent Chase credit card promo for 100,000 points that was featured in LVA just ended. If you caught this, it\u2019s a real winner. Those points are worth $1,000 or more. If you missed it, many promos throughout the year are worth grabbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m a big fan of Chase rewards points, along with a Chase Southwest card. Together they\u2019ve provided me free flights, rental cars with free insurance, and more. Yeah, rentals are my big splurge, but they’ve paid off many times over. Case in point, I get to drive out to Rainbow and Emerald Island in Henderson, where good values abound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chase promo required $5,000 in charges in three months. Paying food, gas, utilities, and other expenses got me there. Of course, it\u2019s important to pay off your card every month to avoid the vicious interest rates, but if you\u2019re charging basics, like food, gas, utilities, and other routine expenses, it should be easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you book through the Chase travel portal, you get a 25% bonus. Let\u2019s say your flight is $400. You use $300 in points. Nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I work the systems to get my one week trip to Vegas, complete with air, car, and hotel, for around $600. Yes, for the whole week. At that point, I\u2019m $1,000 ahead even before I\u2019ve landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some folks like the comp route and if that works for you, fine. As for me, I don\u2019t want to be obligated to a casino for playing several hours a day for comped RFB. I live by \u201cstay where I want to stay and play where I want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I may stay at the Downtown Grand and play some, but will play more at Four Queens, Plaza, and out to Rainbow or somewhere else where the video poker is richer and the points promos are sweeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Downtown, your Southwest boarding pass is worth free matchplays at The D and El Cortez. Southwest has nonstops from my Raleigh airport several times a week and no baggage fee when using your Southwest Chase card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I often do a one way on points to Vegas (Southwest) and a red eye back on another airline, which I prefer, as I don\u2019t like wasting the whole day in the air. And leaving late gives me that whole last day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you missed the Chase $1,000 deal, there are still great offers. I find sites like Points Guy excellent resources to keep up on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least once a year, Southwest has card deals where you can easily qualify for a free companion pass for a year. This amazing bonus can easily run $750 to $1,000 in value and that\u2019s on top of your free points. I used to fly on points and my wife on a free companion pass. Again, we saved $750 to $1,000 before we landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So work the systems, folks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can create a bankroll from savings with proper planning. It\u2019s a great feeling to be ahead $1,000 before you land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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