The 2010 list of Thrifty People

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **Avon** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:21 am

Avon wrote:Old Balance = £70.12

Bought Smackdown vs Raw 2011 £17.91 (360)
Bought BABC2 (iPhone) 59p
Bought LPS (iPhone) 59p
Bought NFS : HP (iPhone) 59p
Bought TW (iPhone) 59p

Final Balance = £49.85

That's me done for the year.

Tempted by Fallout New Vegas at £18 but resisted with loads of games to play, so final balance is still £49.85.

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **rinks** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:35 pm

OK, time to squeeze this budget as far as it will go.

Opening balance: £4.40
Alan Wake - The Writer DLC - 200 MS points = £1.70
Tempest - GameRoom single play - 40 MS points = 34p
iPhone games: Osmos, Jenga, Doodle Jump (59p each) = £1.77
Angry Birds - Mighty Eagle in-app transaction = 59p
Closing balance: £0.00

rinks = £1000 (Spent £1000.00) Balance = £0.00

So I guess that's it for the year.

Last edited by Rubix on Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:51 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Bought
Epic Mickey (Wii) - £17.99
Free Wii Points: 500

1000 Used for Zelda: Majora's Mask

Before = (Spent £318.63) Balance = £183.56
New Total Rubix78 = (Spent £336.62) Balance = £165.57
PSW = £6.27, Xbox Points = 1300, Wii Points = 200

JAN Bought: PSW £10, Vagrant Story™ (PSW), Bayonetta [X360] £FREE, Mass Effect 2 [X360]£29.99 Sold: Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Vice City Stories [PSP] £9.00, Wipeout Pure [PSP] £8.50, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue [PS3] £10.50
FEB Bought: Broken Sword [iPhone] £3.99, Final Fantasy VIII £7.99 (PSW), Heavy Rain [PS3] £27.99, Marval Vs Capcon (800 Points), Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney [DS] £15.99
MAR Bought: Angry Birds [iPhone] £0.59, Final Fantasy XIII [PS3] £34.95, PSW £5, Singstar £5.48 (PSW), God of War Collection [PS3] £23.46, God of War III [PS3] £FREE, PSW £10, Final Fantasy [iPhone] £5.49 Sold: Zoo Keeper [DS] £6.70
APR Bought: Final Fantasy II [iPhone] £5.49, Dragon Age [X360] £13.93, PSW £10.00 Sold: Halo ODST [X360] £9.53, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars [DS] £9.53, Lost Odyssey [X360] £5.20
MAY Bought: 13 month xbox Live £31.99, Red Dead Redemption [X360] (£39.99 -£25.00 Game Voucher, - £7.50 Game points) £7.49, Final Fantasy IX (PSW) £7.99 Sold: GT [PSP] £12.46, 42 All-Time Classics [DS] £7.70, The Orange Box [X360] £9.00, Resident Evil 5 [X360] £10.52
JUN Bought: Super Mario Galaxy 2 [Wii] £29.99 WEP pack 3 - Lego Batman, Pure and Wireless Controller [Xbox 360] £16.99
JUL Bought: Bioshock 2 [Xbox 360] £7.99 Alan Wake - Collectors Ed. [Xbox 360] £19.99
AUG Bought: Starcraft 2 [PC] £FREE 500 "Xbox Live Points £4.95 1,200 Used Limbo" 2100 Xbox Live Points £16.99, Used 1200 on Lara Croft
SEP Bought: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep [PSP] £16.14, Halo Reach [X360] £27
OCT Bought: Fifa 11 [PS3] £10 Sold: Fifa 10 [Xbox360] & Far Cry 2 [Xbox360] £12
NOV Bought: Gran Turismo 5 - £33
DEC Bought: Mario Collection - £15.25, Epic Mickey (Wii) - £17.99, Free Wii Points: 500 [1000 Used for Zelda: Majora's Mask] Sold: Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360) - £4.20, A Boy And His Blob for the Nintendo Wii - £20.50, BioShock 2 (Xbox 360) - £8.01

Got a few games on Steam, for a total of around £5.

Sputnik= £400 (Spent £385) Balance = £15

SUCCESS 8-)

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **Avon** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:48 pm

Avon wrote:
Avon wrote:Old Balance = £70.12

Bought Smackdown vs Raw 2011 £17.91 (360)
Bought BABC2 (iPhone) 59p
Bought LPS (iPhone) 59p
Bought NFS : HP (iPhone) 59p
Bought TW (iPhone) 59p

Final Balance = £49.85

That's me done for the year.

Tempted by Fallout New Vegas at £18 but resisted with loads of games to play, so final balance is still £49.85.

Ok, just bought Just Cause 2 (360) for £4.99 at play.com.

New Balance = £44.86, final answer.

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **Seven** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:52 pm

The update will be done on 31st by morning, but there'll be final update on first day of 2011. I'll be at my mate's house on 31th at night, so wouldn't be able to update at midnight on that day

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **False** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:46 pm

Opening = £200 (Spent £296.27) Balance = -£96.27

PS3 320GB + GT5 = £284.99
PC 360 Controller = £17.99
Heavy Rain = £Free - Traded in NFS Hot Pursuit from console bundle
Aliens vs Predator PC = £3.75
Trials 2 PC = £1.50
Portal = £1.50
Saints Row 2 PC = £2.50
Mirrors Edge PC = £3.24
KotOR PC = £1.75
Borderlands GOTY PC = £9.99

I think thats all of it..

Closing = £200 (Spent £423.48) Balance = -£223.48

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **Rubix** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:26 pm

Rubix78 wrote:I have created next years Signup

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **Rik** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:57 pm

Rik = £1750 (Spent £3543.70) Balance = -£1793.70

2100 Xbox Points £2.50
Various games in Steam Sale £20
Gravity Crash PSP £4
Front Mission Evolved 360 £10
Tropico 3 £10
HAWX 2 £12

Rik = £1750 (Spent £3602.20) Balance = -£1852.20

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by PJ » Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:27 am

I haven't updated my totals since earlier on in the year, I think it's safe to say I failed. Epically.

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **Seven** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:44 pm

Shatter (PC) @ Steam - £1.75
Just Cause 2 (PC) @ Steam - £4.99
Metro 2033 (PC) @ Steam - £4.99
Humble Bundle 2 (Revenge of the Titans, Machinarium & Cortex Command) - £13.03
Civilization V (PC, Steam) @ Tineash (GRc Trading Post) - £12.50
Bob Came In Pieces (PC) @ Steam - £1.62
Flight Control HD (PC) @ Steam - £1.49

Gothic Universe Edition (Includes first three Gothic games, PC) @ Steam - £9.99
Plants vs Zombies GoTY for mate as he gifted me Super Meat Boy + Winterbottom on PC/Steam - £4.89
Recettear: A Item Shop’s Tale (PC) @ Steam - £4.42
Trials 2 Red Lynx Edition (PC) @ Steam - £1.50
Paid Sliva back for Battlefield Bad Company 2 (PC) @ Steam - £6.79
Complete Star Wars Collection Pack (PC) @ Steam - £34.99
Sam and Max: The Devils Playhouse (PC) @ Steam - £8.99
Battlefield 2 Complete Pack (PC) @ Steam - £3.75
Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY (PC) @ Steam - £3.75
Monkey Island Special Edition Bundle (PC) @ Steam - £2.62
Serious Sam Gold Pack (PC) @ Steam - £2.99

No Changes to Budget:
Got Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) & Assassin Creed Brotherhood (360) for Christmas
Fallout 1, Back to the Future: The Game from best mate
Fallout 2, Bit Trip BEAT & Broken Sword Remastered from mate
Got extra copy of Valkyria Chronicles 2 from GRc SS, asked me to just trade it in for something I want

Traded in GT5 (PS3) & extra copy of Valkyria Chronicles 2 (PSP) along £5 for:
Epic Mickey (Wii)
Darksiders (360)
and used £20 GAME giftcard + £15 from Christmas money on:
Dragon Quest IX (DS - not counted towards the budget)

Crysis Pack (Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Crysis MP on PC) @ Steam - £6.24
Section 8 (PC) @ Steam - £1.99
Amnesa: The Dark Descent (PC) @ Steam - £3.12
The Ball (PC) @ Steam - £3.74

December Total: £176.91
Total: £3128.04

Updated.

The final update, along percentages will be done tomorrow.

Gah I have not updated since I went over my budget :fp:

Not that I bought too much else, but I would not be surprised if my not too much else was another £100 :fp:

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **BAKA** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:57 pm

August > December
Total Budget: £1000
Opening Balance: £439.73

Purchases:
Heavy Rain (PS3) - £17.99
Fable III Limited Collector's Edition (360) - £52.85
Fable III Limited Edition Hardback Guide - £15.14
Fallout New Vegas (360) - £19.99
Dead Rising 2 (360) - £16.15
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS) - £25.99
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Strategy Guide - £9.94
Enslaved (360) - £14.98
Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition (360) - £17.99
Sapphire HD4350 Graphics Card - £26.56
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) - £16.15

Grandia PSOne (Download) - £6.29

2100 Microsoft Points Card - £14.99
2100 Microsoft Points Card - £14.99
Xbox 360S Play and Charge Kit (Black) - £9.99

Total: £279.99
Closing Balance: £159.74

BAKA = £1000 (Spent £840.26) Balance = £159.74

Spending History
January | Feb > June | July |August > December |

I'm pretty sure I haven't missed anything. I've genuinely attempted to curve my spending, waiting for certain titles to drop in the sales, and adding some games to my rental list. It also helped that I couldn't get the graphics card I wanted, because my PSU didn't put out enough power. I've cut my imports down aswell, I haven't imported any games this year. I've been extremely close with both Tales of Graces f and Ninokuni.

Strangely enough, the biggest impact on my gaming purchases seems to be my Blu-ray purchases. I think I shall attempt to curve those purchases rather than gaming next year.

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **HSH28** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:02 pm

MAG - £4.97
Everybody's Tennis - £0.00
Your Shape Fitness Evolved - £22.98
2 x 2100 MS Points - 29.98

ChuChu Rocket - £0.59
Infinity Blade - £3.49
Fruit Ninja - £0.59
Rage - £0.59
Game Dev Story - £0.59

Back to the Future The Game - £16.71
Flight Control HD - £1.49
Civ V DLC Double Civ Pack - £4.49
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath - £5.99
FEAR Complete Pack - £5.72
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time - £2.24
Lara Croft: GoL - £2.40
Bully: Scholarship Edition - £2.50
Aliens vs Predator - £3.75
Wings of Prey - £4
Arma 2 - £4.99
King Arthur Complete Pack - £3.74
Ghost Recon Pack - £7.49
Blue Toad Murder Files - £2.25
Mount and Blade Complete - £7.49
Rush - £1.18
Arma II: Operation Arrowhead - £7.99
Amnesa: The Dark Descent - £4.42
Swords and Soldiers HD - £1.75
The Ball - £3.74

Total - £158.11

Total for December - £272.03 + £158.11 = £430.14

Total for November - £206.32
Total for October - £385.86
Total for September - £360.93
Total for August - £79.40
Total for July - £232.44
Total for June - £89.18
Total for May - 217.57
Total for April - £292.39
Total for March - £307.61
Total for February - £179
Total for January - £162.27
Total for Year - £2943.11

Total left for year - -£1143.11

My final update for the year

Chickenwings147 Old Balance = £38.27

Bought
Links Crossbow Training w/zapper £8.58
Just Cause 2 £4.99
Mass Effect 2 £4.98

Final balance = £19.72

Bargain Gaming FTW :!:

From an initial budget of only £100 I've come in under budget - go me

p.s. respect to seven for his efforts in doing this all year

spend £436.54
balance = -£36.54

Xbox Live Subs £29.99
Angry Birds Seasons £0.59

new total spend £467.12
new balance = -£67.12

January
£72.82 (Rickenbacker Guitar Controller, Dead Space Extraction, Mass Effect 2 CE)
February
£59.50 (Ghosts 'n Goblins Gold Knights, Bioshock 2 SE, Flower, Plants vs. Zombies)
July
£85.99 (Xbox 360 S)
September
£94.99 (Halo Reach)
October
£85.28 (Peggle, PS3 Slim, Fable III CE)
November
£37.96 (Crackdown 2, COD Black Ops)
December
£30.58 (XBL Subs, Angry Birds Seasons)

I have spent rather more recently on gaming related presents (PS3 + GT5 for my brother). This doesn't count, does it?

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by PJ » Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:11 pm

black stig wrote:I have spent rather more recently on gaming related presents (PS3 + GT5 for my brother). This doesn't count, does it?

I wouldn't count it tbh.

Zenigame = £250 (Spent £122.00) Balance = £128

With plenty to spare.

Didn't realise I had actually spent that much tbh. :shifty:

Balance = £38.60

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite- £7.99
Humble Indie Bundle 2 - £6.50
Daxter - £6.99
Patapon - £6.99
Silent Hunter 4 U-Boat Missions - £3.05

End of Year Balance- £7.08

Made the Budget Ignoring the PSP I bought :fp:

PostRe: The 2010 list of Thrifty People by **Joer** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:09 pm

Will there be a 2011 thread for this?

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