The 2011 list of Thrifty People

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Joer** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:56 pm

Rubix78 wrote:
Snower wrote:Gonna join in on this! Give myself a 1k budget.

So far, bought Mass Effect 2, but cost nothing. So still £1k left!

Usual username?[/quote

Either Joer or Ars Moriendi. Might go back to Joer. :shifty:

Due to the 3DS being released this year, I'm going to set myself the higher budget of £500 for 2011. Saying that, a large portion of my 2010 spending was a PS3 so I will hopefully be in the black again this time next year.

Saying that, I am going to actually count XBLA and PSN purchases this time, as I never kept track of those last year. And I am going shopping in the sales tomorrow.

I may also trade in a few titles to keep the piggy bank ticking over.

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by PJ » Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:45 am

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC) = £3.74
Plants Vs. Zombies (PC) = £2.80

SPENT = £6.54
REMAINING = £493.46

St. Putnik wrote:This year I plan to buy no videogames at all until I've finished the ones I have, which will take a long time, all year hopefully.

I'd put my limit on £0, but to be realistic I'll set my limit to £150, in case I have to get a new controller, the usual unresistable Steam deal comes out, or I simply see a game I MUST own in the next 12 months.

So:

Sputnik - £150

Actually, make it £100

Plz add me, Rubix. :wub:

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **PCCD** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:53 am

Put me down for £300

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Seven** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:59 pm

The following games on PC; Steam:
STALKER Call of Pripyat (£3), Zen Bound 2 (£1.74), Puzzle Dimensions, QuantZ, Puzzle Agent, Lumines (£3.99), Max & The Magic Marker, Crayon Physics, Delve Deeper, Secret of Magic Crystals (£3.99), Mr. Robot, Jolly Rover, Samorost2, And Yet it Moves (£3.99) = £20.70

January Total: £20.70
Budget: £1979.30

Seven = £2000 (Spent £20.70) Balance = £1979.30

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Seven = £2000 [color=red](Spent £20.70)[/color] [color=green]Balance = £1979.30[/color]

And it's gonna be my last purchase unless theres AAA game I really want. Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded for DS will be bought on release day and if Batman AA2 is out this month then that too. Then that's it for this month. I hope.

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Rubix** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:11 pm

St. Putnik wrote:
St. Putnik wrote:This year I plan to buy no videogames at all until I've finished the ones I have, which will take a long time, all year hopefully.

I'd put my limit on £0, but to be realistic I'll set my limit to £150, in case I have to get a new controller, the usual unresistable Steam deal comes out, or I simply see a game I MUST own in the next 12 months.

So:

Sputnik - £150

Actually, make it £100

Plz add me, Rubix.

Done, sorry I missed you before

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **False** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:13 pm

Opening = £250 (Spent £000.00) Balance = £250.00

Bought -

DoW
DoW Winter assault
DoW Dark Crusade
DoW Soulstorm
DoW 2
DoW 2 Chaos Rising
Sim City 4
Tropico 3
Tropico 3 Absolute Rower

All for £40

Closing = £250 (Spent £040.00) Balance = £210.00

Since we're at it, it's "Summary". How you wrote it disturbs my vision.

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Rubix** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:18 pm

St. Putnik wrote:Since we're at it, it's "Summary". How you wrote it disturbs my vision.

Parksey wrote:Due to the 3DS being released this year

gooseberry fool. I forgot all about that when making my post.

Can you bump my budget up to £450 please Rubix. :shifty:

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Rubix** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:16 pm

el-Crimbo wrote:Can you bump my budget up to £450 please Rubix.

Of course I can

Last edited by cooldawn on Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.

UPDATE

2011 BUDGET: £700

Bought:
Balance brought forward from 2010 @ £66.69

Traded:

POT: £700
SPENT: £66.69

BALANCE: £633.31

2011 SPEND TO DATE: £66.69

2011 PURCHASE HISTORY
January - 2010 Balance @ £66.69

2010 PURCHASE HISTORY = TOTAL £566.69
January - SOCOM: Confrontation Cold Front Pack @ £7.99 | MAG @ £31.85 = TOTAL £39.84
February - Bioshock 2 @ £29.85 | Flower @ £2.39 = TOTAL £32.24
March - God of War Collection @ £18.61 | Demon's Souls @ £43.42 | God of War III @ £37.85 = TOTAL £99.88
April - OutRun Arcade Online @ £5.25 = TOTAL £5.25
June - Red Dead Redemption @ £39.99 | Battelfield: Bad Company 2 @ £29.98 | Alan Wake @ £29.98 | Trials HD @ £5.00 | Yazuka 3: Premium Edition @ £21.86 | Assassins Creed II: Complete Edition @ £26.85 | Blur @ £24.85 | Demon's Souls: Black Phantom Edition @ £33.85 = TOTAL £212.36
July - PixelJunk Monsters @ £2.39 = TOTAL £2.39
September - HALO:REACH @ £38.85 | Peggle @ £3.19 | F1 2010 @ £31.85 = TOTAL £73.89
November - Assassins Creed @ £8 | Assassins Creed: Brotherhood @ £32.85 | Gran Turismo 5: Collectors Edition @ £59.99 = TOTAL £100.84

2009 PURCHASE HISTORY = TOTAL £483.42
February - Race Pro @ £39.99 | Microsoft Play & Charge Kit @ £14.99 | Killzone 2 @ £39.99 | Sony DualShock 3 @ £39.99 = TOTAL £134.96
March - SOCOM: Confrontation @ £39.99 = TOTAL £39.99
June - Battlefield 1943 @ £9.99 = TOTAL £9.99
September - Supercar Challenge @ £39.99 | inFAMOUS @ £37.99 | Forza Motorsport 2 @ £4.99 = TOTAL £82.97
October - Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising @ £29.85 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves @ £37.85 | Forza Motorsport 3: Limited Edition @ £46.85 = TOTAL £114.55
November - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 @ £42.99 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 'Game of the Year' Edition @ £29.99 | Batman: Arkham Asylum @ £27.98 = TOTAL £100.96

Calculation fail. Something went wrong during 2010 so my spend was even higher than I expected. Overspent by £66.69...not £21.

Adjusted post above accordingly.

JiggerJay = £1,200 (Spent £16.83) Balance = £1,183.17

Last steam sale purchases :

Company of Heroes Gold £3.74
Mafia II £4.99
Half-Life 1 Anthology £1.34
Half-Life 2: Episode Two £0.89
Commandos Pack £2.99
Half Life 1: Source £0.89

Non Steam

Sam and Max series 1 £1.99

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Rubix** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:29 pm

cooldawn wrote:Calculation fail. Something went wrong during 2010 so my spend was even higher than I expected. Overspent by £66.69...not £21.

Adjusted post above accordingly.

You also put you total wrong. 66.69 from 700 is 633.31

From last year

2011 BUDGET: £300

Balance brought forward from 2010 @ £165.56
PSW = £6.27, Xbox Points = 1300, Wii Points = 200

BALANCE: £465.56

2010 PURCHASE HISTORY

JAN 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 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 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 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 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 Super Mario Galaxy 2 [Wii] £29.99 WEP pack 3 - Lego Batman, Pure and Wireless Controller [Xbox 360] £16.99
JUL Bioshock 2 [Xbox 360] £7.99 Alan Wake - Collectors Ed. [Xbox 360] £19.99
AUG 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 Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep [PSP] £16.14, Halo Reach [X360] £27
OCT Fifa 11 [PS3] £10 Sold: Fifa 10 [Xbox360] & Far Cry 2 [Xbox360] £12
NOV Gran Turismo 5 - £33[/color]
DEC 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

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Seven** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:43 pm

Whoops, forgot one indie pack I also bought so I'll fix my totals:

Before: Seven = £2000 (Spent £20.70) Balance = £1979.30

Indie Future Pack £3.99

After: Seven = £2000 (Spent £24.69) Balance = £1975.31

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Seven = £2000 [color=red](Spent £24.69)[/color] [color=green]Balance = £1975.31[/color]

Rubix78 wrote:
cooldawn wrote:Calculation fail. Something went wrong during 2010 so my spend was even higher than I expected. Overspent by £66.69...not £21.

Adjusted post above accordingly.

You also put you total wrong. 66.69 from 700 is 633.31

Yeah...the calculator even told me that but I still input it wrong :fp:

Too tired today.

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **PCCD** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:59 pm

I was hoping to get away with that £6.50 spend this morning on the sly as well :lol:

I got the Rock Band Drum Kit for £10 in HMV. Too good a deal to resist!

LewisD = £180 (Spent £10) Balance = £170

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