A rough budget for Vegas

We have a change jar at our house that we put toonies, loonies and quarters in. We use it for getting a little treat when we’re out for walks (usually Starbucks), but the main purpose was to save up a little bit to have a nice anniversary dinner together.

Well, we counted the change a few days ago, and we’re up to about $90. Sweet! I’m going to bring the change to the bank and take it out in US funds so that we can use it for a nice meal out in Vegas.

Speaking of money for Vegas, BF and I were talking yesterday and we think we should bring about $300 each in spending money. That should be more than enough considering we aren’t going to any shows, and the entertainment that we are going to see has already been paid for. I’d like to do the NY, NY roller coaster again, and do touristy stuff like that, but there’s always 2-for-1 coupons for those things. That $300 doesn’t include the $90 from the change jar. Plus I think we have about $60 in US cash sitting in our US money tin (we put all left-over US cash in an old chocolate tin every time we come back from a trip).

Last year when I went to Vegas, I had about $380 in spending money for 3 nights, and that was plenty. This time, we’re only going for 2 nights, and I know from last time that I won’t be buying any souvenirs. So $300+ each will definitely be enough for every expense, including parking at the airport, cabs, food, drinks, entertainment, tips, etc.