The 2009 list of Thrifty People - The Result
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:44 pm
Like a lot of people, I spend far too much money on games and thought now is as good a time as any to change my habits.
I was going to limit the amount I spent on each game (I tried it last year but it didn't work) but thought I could still end up buying loads of games. Instead I thought I'd set myself a budget for the whole of 2009. I plan on limiting my total spending to £300 which, for me, could be quite difficult especially when you consider I spent over £200 in the space of 3 weeks in October.
Hopefully, this time I'll be able to stick to my resolution. There's plenty of bargains at the moment so I hope these will carry on into the new year. I bought Saints Row 2 last week off play.com for £18 and have just ordered Lego Batman off them for the same price. Also, if I delay getting new releases for a short while, I'm sure I'll be able to pick them up cheap a month or so later.
Is anyone else considering doing something similar or do you have a gaming related new years resolution?
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GRCade Annual gaming budget's for 2009:
Adam Pollard = £200 (Spent £202.74) Balance = £-2.74 (101.37%)
akijones = £400 (Spent £160.92) Balance = £239.08 (40.23%)
Alex = £350 (Spent £217.00) Balance = £133.00 (62.00%)
AlexHarman = £200 (Spent £39.80) Balance = £160.20 (19.90%)
Alpha eX (w.e.f. 22/08) = £200
Avon = £300 (Spent £295.54) Balance = £4.46 (98.51%)
bigcheez2k3 = £500 (Spent £37.06) Balance = £462.94 (7.41%)
Buffalo = £500 (Spent £250.78) Balance = £249.22 (50.15%)
cooldawn = £700 (Spent £369.42) Balance = £330.58 (52.77%)
Cropolite = €350 (Spent €478.00) Balance = €-128.00 (136.57%)
Dante = £1200 (Spent £1382.75) Balance = £-182.75 (115.23%)
F-Heonix = £300 (Spent £334.33) Balance = £-34.33 (111.44%)
FatDaz = £400 (Spent £305.34) Balance = £94.66 (76.33%)
final-fx = £250 (Spent £272.07) Balance = £-22.07 (108.83%)
gaminglegend = £200 (Spent £110.00) Balance = £90.00 (55.00%)
Garth = £300 (Spent £188.66) Balance = £111.34 (62.88%)
HailTTKB = £500 (Spent £173.26) Balance = £326.74 (34.65%)
hamm sandwich = £600 (Spent £79.26) Balance = £520.74 (13.21%)
Harry Bizzle = £250 (Spent £188.01) Balance = £61.99 (75.20%)
Henke = £250 (Spent £55.00) Balance = £195.00 (22.00%)
HSH28 = £1200 (Spent £2931.76) Balance = £-1731.76 (244.31%)
IronHide = £600 (Spent £601.60) Balance = £-1.60 (100.26%)
IronMaiden = £500 (Spent £14.18) Balance = £485.82 (2.83%)
JayGo = £500 (Spent £91.10) Balance = £408.90 ** Withdrawn **
JiggerJay = £500 (Spent £629.90) Balance = £-129.90 (125.98%)
Jimmy Shedders = £650 (Spent £151.71) Balance = £498.29 (23.34%)
Joer = £300 (Spent £67.42) Balance = £232.58 (22.47%)
KingK = £200 (Spent £489.32) Balance = £-289.32 (244.66%)
laggyjim = £300 (Spent £313.91) Balance = £-13.91 (104.63%)
Loire = £150 (Spent £2.08) Balance = £147.92 (1.38%)
marillion Col = £300 (Spent £1025.63) Balance = £-725.63 (341.87%)
mcjihge2 = £600 (Spent £624.49) Balance = £-24.49 (104.08%)
Neph = £350 (Spent £496.06) Balance £-146.06 (141.73%)
Nook29 = £500 (Spent £657.73) Balance = £-157.73 (131.54%)
Nova = £100 (Spent £30.00) Balance = £70.00 (30.00%)
Oh Teh Noes = £300 (Spent £32.34) Balance = £267.66 (10.78%)
Peter Crisp = £300 (Spent £374.63) Balance = £-74.63 (124.87%)
plaido = £300 (Spent £527.49) Balance = £-227.49 (175.83%)
Project = £300 (Spent £262.93) Balance = £37.07 (87.64%)
Project Rain = £300 (Spent £155.09) Balance = £144.91 (51.69%)
Prototype = £250 (Spent £347.03) Balance = £-97.03 (138.81%)
PurplePenguin = £500 (Spent £316.68) Balance = £183.32 (63.33%)
Rex Kramer = £100 (Spent £195.50) Balance = £-95.50 (195.50%)
Rik = £1200 (Spent £4947.00) Balance = £-3747.00 (412.25%)
rikkit = £250 (Spent £181.27) Balance = £68.73 (72.51%)
Roonmastor = £120 (Spent £166.95) Balance = £-46.95 (139.12%)
Rubix78 = £500 (Spent £541.48) Balance = £-41.48 (108.29%)
Sarge = £750 (Spent £1488.00) Balance = £-738.00 (198.40%)
Seven = £1200 (Spent £1820.06) Balance = £-620.06 (151.67%)
Shadow = £1200 (Spent £67.70) Balance = £1132.30 (5.64%)
$ilva $hadow = £200 (Spent £137.00) Balance = £63.00 (68.50%)
Skarjo = £1000 (Spent £431.50) Balance = £568.50 (43.15%)
Slayerx = £300 (£1.81 in credit)
Something Fishy = £400 (Spent £220.00) Balance = £180.00 (55.00%)
suzzopher = £500 (Spent £241.21) Balance = £258.79 (48.24%)
TigaSefi = £300 (Spent £62.00) Balance = £238.00 (20.66%)
tomvek = £300 (Spent £248.04) Balance = £51.96 (82.68%)
TruGamez = £350 (Spent £367.01) Balance = £-17.01 (104.86%)
Weapon of Choice / Mommy / Eyes Of God / Trinity = £250 (Spent £194.94) Balance = £58.06 (77.97%)
Wedgie = £200 (Reduced from £300) (Spent £285.90) Balance = £-85.90 (142.95%)
White Rabbit = £250 (Spent £75.77) Balance = £174.23 (30.31%)
WKD = £350 (Spent £671.00) Balance = £-321.00 (191.71%)
Zenigame = £450 (Spent £58.97) Balance = £391.03 (13.10%)
I was going to limit the amount I spent on each game (I tried it last year but it didn't work) but thought I could still end up buying loads of games. Instead I thought I'd set myself a budget for the whole of 2009. I plan on limiting my total spending to £300 which, for me, could be quite difficult especially when you consider I spent over £200 in the space of 3 weeks in October.
Hopefully, this time I'll be able to stick to my resolution. There's plenty of bargains at the moment so I hope these will carry on into the new year. I bought Saints Row 2 last week off play.com for £18 and have just ordered Lego Batman off them for the same price. Also, if I delay getting new releases for a short while, I'm sure I'll be able to pick them up cheap a month or so later.
Is anyone else considering doing something similar or do you have a gaming related new years resolution?
__________________________________
GRCade Annual gaming budget's for 2009:
Adam Pollard = £200 (Spent £202.74) Balance = £-2.74 (101.37%)
akijones = £400 (Spent £160.92) Balance = £239.08 (40.23%)
Alex = £350 (Spent £217.00) Balance = £133.00 (62.00%)
AlexHarman = £200 (Spent £39.80) Balance = £160.20 (19.90%)
Alpha eX (w.e.f. 22/08) = £200
Avon = £300 (Spent £295.54) Balance = £4.46 (98.51%)
bigcheez2k3 = £500 (Spent £37.06) Balance = £462.94 (7.41%)
Buffalo = £500 (Spent £250.78) Balance = £249.22 (50.15%)
cooldawn = £700 (Spent £369.42) Balance = £330.58 (52.77%)
Cropolite = €350 (Spent €478.00) Balance = €-128.00 (136.57%)
Dante = £1200 (Spent £1382.75) Balance = £-182.75 (115.23%)
F-Heonix = £300 (Spent £334.33) Balance = £-34.33 (111.44%)
FatDaz = £400 (Spent £305.34) Balance = £94.66 (76.33%)
final-fx = £250 (Spent £272.07) Balance = £-22.07 (108.83%)
gaminglegend = £200 (Spent £110.00) Balance = £90.00 (55.00%)
Garth = £300 (Spent £188.66) Balance = £111.34 (62.88%)
HailTTKB = £500 (Spent £173.26) Balance = £326.74 (34.65%)
hamm sandwich = £600 (Spent £79.26) Balance = £520.74 (13.21%)
Harry Bizzle = £250 (Spent £188.01) Balance = £61.99 (75.20%)
Henke = £250 (Spent £55.00) Balance = £195.00 (22.00%)
HSH28 = £1200 (Spent £2931.76) Balance = £-1731.76 (244.31%)
IronHide = £600 (Spent £601.60) Balance = £-1.60 (100.26%)
IronMaiden = £500 (Spent £14.18) Balance = £485.82 (2.83%)
JayGo = £500 (Spent £91.10) Balance = £408.90 ** Withdrawn **
JiggerJay = £500 (Spent £629.90) Balance = £-129.90 (125.98%)
Jimmy Shedders = £650 (Spent £151.71) Balance = £498.29 (23.34%)
Joer = £300 (Spent £67.42) Balance = £232.58 (22.47%)
KingK = £200 (Spent £489.32) Balance = £-289.32 (244.66%)
laggyjim = £300 (Spent £313.91) Balance = £-13.91 (104.63%)
Loire = £150 (Spent £2.08) Balance = £147.92 (1.38%)
marillion Col = £300 (Spent £1025.63) Balance = £-725.63 (341.87%)
mcjihge2 = £600 (Spent £624.49) Balance = £-24.49 (104.08%)
Neph = £350 (Spent £496.06) Balance £-146.06 (141.73%)
Nook29 = £500 (Spent £657.73) Balance = £-157.73 (131.54%)
Nova = £100 (Spent £30.00) Balance = £70.00 (30.00%)
Oh Teh Noes = £300 (Spent £32.34) Balance = £267.66 (10.78%)
Peter Crisp = £300 (Spent £374.63) Balance = £-74.63 (124.87%)
plaido = £300 (Spent £527.49) Balance = £-227.49 (175.83%)
Project = £300 (Spent £262.93) Balance = £37.07 (87.64%)
Project Rain = £300 (Spent £155.09) Balance = £144.91 (51.69%)
Prototype = £250 (Spent £347.03) Balance = £-97.03 (138.81%)
PurplePenguin = £500 (Spent £316.68) Balance = £183.32 (63.33%)
Rex Kramer = £100 (Spent £195.50) Balance = £-95.50 (195.50%)
Rik = £1200 (Spent £4947.00) Balance = £-3747.00 (412.25%)
rikkit = £250 (Spent £181.27) Balance = £68.73 (72.51%)
Roonmastor = £120 (Spent £166.95) Balance = £-46.95 (139.12%)
Rubix78 = £500 (Spent £541.48) Balance = £-41.48 (108.29%)
Sarge = £750 (Spent £1488.00) Balance = £-738.00 (198.40%)
Seven = £1200 (Spent £1820.06) Balance = £-620.06 (151.67%)
Shadow = £1200 (Spent £67.70) Balance = £1132.30 (5.64%)
$ilva $hadow = £200 (Spent £137.00) Balance = £63.00 (68.50%)
Skarjo = £1000 (Spent £431.50) Balance = £568.50 (43.15%)
Slayerx = £300 (£1.81 in credit)
Something Fishy = £400 (Spent £220.00) Balance = £180.00 (55.00%)
suzzopher = £500 (Spent £241.21) Balance = £258.79 (48.24%)
TigaSefi = £300 (Spent £62.00) Balance = £238.00 (20.66%)
tomvek = £300 (Spent £248.04) Balance = £51.96 (82.68%)
TruGamez = £350 (Spent £367.01) Balance = £-17.01 (104.86%)
Weapon of Choice / Mommy / Eyes Of God / Trinity = £250 (Spent £194.94) Balance = £58.06 (77.97%)
Wedgie = £200 (Reduced from £300) (Spent £285.90) Balance = £-85.90 (142.95%)
White Rabbit = £250 (Spent £75.77) Balance = £174.23 (30.31%)
WKD = £350 (Spent £671.00) Balance = £-321.00 (191.71%)
Zenigame = £450 (Spent £58.97) Balance = £391.03 (13.10%)