Las Vegas Monorail ©Las Vegas Monorail Bacchanal Buffet ©Caesars Entertainment Paradise Buffet ©Fremont Hotel & Casino how to: Do Las Vegas on a Budget SHOP SAVVY Spend the day shopping without spending a lot of money at Las Vegas North Premium Outlets and Las Vegas South Premium Outlets , located in Downtown Las Vegas and on the south end of the Strip, respectively. You’ll save 25 to 65 percent on popular fashion brands that include True Religion, Burberry, Tory Burch, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors. Together these sister outlet centers offer more than 300 must-shop stores. You don’t need to break the bank to have a good time in Vegas. Check out these free and affordable deals, ranging from over-the-top buffets to live lounge shows. that operates 24 hours a day. The Deuce runs up and down the Strip, stopping at virtually every hotel and casino along the way. Buy an inexpensive bus pass with uses ranging from two hours to three days. AFFORDABLE EATS Big on buffets? You won’t go hungry in Vegas. Caesars Entertainment offers a 24-hour Buffet of Buffets pass that’s good at nearly all of its properties, including Caesars Palace, the Flamingo, Harrah’s Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino and the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Best of all, the Buffet of Buffets pass costs only $59.99 plus tax during the week, and you can enjoy all the buffets as many times as you like. At Mr. Lucky’s , a 24-hour retro diner in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, order the off-menu $7.77 Gambler’s Special: steak and grilled shrimp with mashed potatoes. Sign up for Hard Rock’s Backstage Pass Rewards Club and you’ll be privy to the secret special of the day and member prices on menu items. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 > SEE A SHOW Free lounge shows offer a fun evening of entertainment with no cover charge. You’ll be transported to Louisiana as you watch live bands in the intimate Bourbon Street Cabaret at The Orleans Hotel & Casino. Croon karaoke, make a request for Big Elvis to sing some of the King’s greatest hits, or cheer on a pair of twin sisters duking it out on dueling pianos at The Piano Bar at Harrah’s Las Vegas. And see live music or catch the game at the Tropicana Lounge in the Tropicana Las Vegas. Sign up for hotel rewards programs to snag exclusive money-saving offers. GET AROUND Easily travel the Strip from one end to the other on the affordably priced Las Vegas Monorail . Trains arrive every few minutes and run late into the night. Seven convenient station stops land you at or near some of the Strip’s top resorts and attractions. Sightsee affordably aboard the Las Vegas Deuce on the Strip , a double-decker bus Tip: 8 /// VisitLasVegas.com