The 2011 list of Thrifty People

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Steam

Mass Effect 1 and 2
Stalker Clear Sky
£9.47 (Won't add yet, will prob buy more!)

Psp Go USB Cable (I broke my old one coming back from Japan, and never got round to replacing it.)

£2.97

Morrisons
Goldeneye £5
Super Scribblenauts £5
Castlevania £5

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Seven** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:15 pm

Humble Bundle: Shank, Nightsky, Jamestown, Bit.Trip RUNNER, Gratuitous Space Battles and Cave Story+ (PC, Steam) @ £6.63
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky (PC, Steam) @ £1.99
Swords and Soldiers HD (PC, Steam) @ £1.74
Payday: The Heist (PC, Steam) @ £7.49
Jurassic Park (PC, Steam) @ £10.99
Costume Quest (PC, Steam) @ £2.99
Orcs Must Die! (PC, Steam) @ £5.99
Batman Arkham City (PC, Steam) @ £19.99
Defense Grid: The Awakening + All DLC (PC, Steam) @ £2.99
Audiosurf (PC, Steam) @ £1.49 GBP
Aliens vs Predator (PC, Steam) @ £2.99
Blur (PC, Steam) @ £3.74
E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy (PC, Steam) @ £1.24
Limbo (PC, Steam) @ £1.74

December Total: £85.05
Total Spent: £1648.64

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edit: I made next year's thread. I'd do it after Christmas but I realised I'd be busy all next week, so I wanted head start. 2012

Deus Ex (360) - £10

tomvek = £360 (Spent £147) Balance = £213

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PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Rubix** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:01 am

Bought

Assassins Creed Revelations SE [PS3] £24.98 @ GAME

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marillion Col wrote:I've also just bought Super Mario 3DS Land and Mario Kart 7 for £26.96 each. Not including them on here yet as I think one of them will be an Xmas present off my mum. If I keep the other, then I'll update my details on here. Also, UDraw, which I ordered yesterday (see above) may also be an Xmas present off my wife. When I find out what games are going to be Xmas presents, I'll update where I'm up to. Skyrim, which was previously going to be an Xmas present may now be replaced by something else, so I'd have to include it here.

No matter what, I'm still gonna be way over budget again.

All sorted now. Mario Kart has been put away until tomorrow so I just have Super Mario 3D Land (£26.96) to add to my own purchases.

edit - Have also just added £10 to my 3DS to get Pullblox & Zen Pinball

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marillion Col = £500 [color=#FF0000](Spent £611.81)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = -£111.81[/color]

UPDATE

Bought:
Gran Turismo 5 Car Pack 2 @ £3.14

Traded:

POT: -£316.25
SPENT: £3.14

BALANCE: -£319.39

cooldawn = £700 (Spent £1019.39) Balance = -£319.39

2011 PURCHASE HISTORY
January - 2010 Balance @ £66.69 | PixelJunk:Shooter @ £3.19 | LittleBIGPlanet 2 @ £38.86 | Dead Space 2 @ £36.85 = TOTAL £145.59
February - Move Starter Pack @ £49.99 | Navigation Controller @ £24.99 | Bayonetta @ £15.00 | Bioshock @ £15.00 | The Orange Box @ £13.85 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit @ £25.85 | Farcry 2 @ £10.85 | Vanquish @ £14.86 | Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition @ £17.86 | Heavy Rain: Move Edition @ £20.86 | Test Drive 2: Unlimited @ £37.85 | Killzone 3 @ £37.85 = TOTAL £284.81
March - Yazuka 4 @ £29.86 | Crysis 2 @ £37.85 | Motorstorm Apocalypse @ £34.85 | SHIFT 2: Unleashed @ £34.85 = TOTAL £137.41
April - Homefront @ 34.99 | Medal of Honour @ £29.99 = TOTAL £64.98
May - L.A. Noire @ £37.85 = TOTAL £37.85
June - inFAMOUS 2 @ £37.85 = TOTAL £37.85
August - MAFIA II Directors Cut @ 14.99 = TOTAL £14.99
September - Resistance 3 @ £38.86 | F1 2011 @ £34.85 | Child of Eden @ £16.85 | Formula One: Championship Edition @ £10.98 | ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection @ £27.85 = TOTAL £127.39
October - Crysis @ £15.99 | Dark Souls: Limited Edition @ £37.85 | Batman: Arkham City @ £36.85 | Gran Turismo 5 Complete Pack DLC @ £9.99 | Battlefield 3 @ £36.85 = TOTAL £137.53
November - Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception @ £37.85 | Assassin's Creed: Revalations @ £34.85 | Saints Row: The Third @ £37.85 = TOTAL £110.55
December - Gran Turismo 5 Car Pack 2 DLC @ £3.19 = TOTAL £3.19

2010 PURCHASE HISTORY
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
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

Opening Balance: £302

Christ, it's been a while since I did this and I have probably forgotten a few now, but to the best of my recollection....

Bought:
Assassin's Creed Revelations : £40
Civilisation V : £in the steam sale, can't remember how much :oops:

Maybe a tenner?
Professor Layton : £30
Civilisation Revolution : £20

Closing Balance: £202

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Finish.Last  = £1000 [color=#FF0000](Spent £798.00)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £202.00[/color]

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You should still have the Civilisation receipt in your email/Paypal account?

Jaymo wrote:You should still have the Civilisation receipt in your email/Paypal account?

You're absolutely right, mate. Just checked, it was £10.19! A bargain!

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **HSH28** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:48 pm

I will do the mother of all updates before the end of the year...its going to be one big list of games.

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Rubix** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:06 am

Got for Xmas

Uncharted 3 [PS3]
Zelda Skyword Sword [Wii]

No Change to Spend

PostGoddamn fuckface by **Mr.Jeff** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:29 pm

January
Dead Space 2 (PC) - £26.99
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (X360) - £23.00
Ghost Trick Phantom Detective (DS)- £24.00
Total - £73.99

February
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom (PS3) - £17.85
Atelier Rorona (PS3) - £17.85
Final Fantasy - The 4 Heroes of Light (DS) - £9.85
YS Oath in Felghana (PSP) - £19.73
YS 7 (PSP)- £21.45
Pokemon Black (DS) - £26.86
Total - £112.59

March
Radiant Historia (DS) - £22.17
Tactics Ogre Premium Edition (PSP) - £17.99
Okamiden (DS) - £22.85
Total - £63.01

April
Deathsmiles (X360) - £9.85
YS I & II Chronicles (PSP) - £20.95
Legend of the Heroes: Trails of the Sky Premium Edition (PSP) - £27.05
Gods Eater Burst (PSP) - £17.99
Portal 2 (PC) - £25.85
Enslaved Odyssey to the West (X360) - £12.00
Bulletstorm (PC) - £13.85
The Witcher Enhanced Edition (PC) - £9.85
Star Ocean The Last Hope International Version (PS3) - £14.85
Total - £152.24

May
The 3rd Birthday (PSP) - £17.85
Final Fantasy Dissidia 012 [Duodecim) (PSP) - £17.85
Grandia Extreme (NTSCPS2) - £14.50
Lufia - Curse of the Sinestrals (DS) - £22.82
Final Fantasy IV - The Complete Collection (PSP) - £9.99
Total - £83.01

June
Ar Tonelico - Qoga - Knell of Arc Ciel (PS3) - £29.86
Killzone 3 (PS3) - £17.85
Goldeneye (Wii) - £9.85
Total - £57.56

July
Solatorobo (DS) - £22.99
Chantelise (PC) - £5.84
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (PC) - £3.74
Dragon Quest VI - Realms of Reverie (DS) - £19.98
Total - £52.55

August
Torchlight (PC) - £12.99
Terraria (PC) - £2.99
Xenoblade Chronicles (PAL) - £49.99
Total - £15.98

September
Gears of War 3 (X360) - £39.99
Total - £39.99

October
Dark Souls (PS3) - £36.85
Dark Souls Official Guide - £11.24
Batman Arkham City (PS3) - £34.85
Total - £82.94

November
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) - £38.99
Knights in the Nightmare (PSP) - £19.37
Prinny 2 (PSP) - £19.12
Fate/Extra Limited Edition - £25.32
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC) - £29.86
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Limited Edition (Wii) - £49.85
Fallout New Vegas Complete (PC) - £12.28
Braid (PC) - £3.49
Bastion (PC) - £7.69
Limbo (PC) - £1.74
Total - £207.71

December
Cave Story+ (PC) - £3.49
Disgaea 4 (PS3) - £29.95
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC) - £12.95
El Shaddai: The Ascension of Metatron (PS3) - £12.95
Assassin's Creed Revelations Special Edition (X360) - £19.44
Shadows of the Damned (PS3) - £9.99
The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings (PC) - £12.99
Total - £101.76

Mr.Jeff = £1000 (Spent £1043.33) Balance = -£43.33

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So close but so far. Would have been fine had it not been for that mad bargain splurge at the end of the year. Still, that's within an acceptable proximity right? :shifty:

Another purchase before the new year. Zelda has forced my hand!

Wii Remote Plus - White £26.97

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Rubix = £400 [color=#FF0000](Spent £242.41)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £157.59[/color]

2011

2011 Budget: £400.00
2011 Balance: £157.59c

JAN Dragon Quest IX [DS] £18.28 Sold: Killzone 2 LE [PS3] £10.50
FEB Minecraft £13.10 [PC] Street Fighter VI (iPhone) 59p Game D Story (iPhone) 59p Little Big Planet 2 [PS3] £34.32
MAR Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood [PS3] £20.57, Sonic The Hedgehog (iPhone) £1.19 , Dissidia 012 [PSP] £24.98
APR 3DS Console £FREE, Street Fighter IV [3DS] £4.99, 3DS Case £7.99
May Final Fantasy IV CC [PSP] £9.99
June Zelda: OOT [3DS] £27.99
August Xenoblade [Wii] £26.87
October ICO/SOTC [PS3] £30, PSN £5, Batman AC Steel Tin Edition [PS3] - £34.70, Battlefield 3 [Xbox360] - £31.99 Sold Epic Micky [Wii] £10.30, Nintendo DS With Case £59.99
November Skyrim [PS3] £7.50, Take That Singstar [PS3] - £5.00, Trauma Centre New Blood [Wii] - £3.99
December Assassins Creed Revelations SE [PS3] £24.98, Uncharted 3 [PS3], Zelda Skyword Sword [Wii], Wii Remote Plus - White £26.97

JiggerJay = £800 (Spent £635.27) Balance = £164.73

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
Sam and Max series 1 £1.99
Wireless 360 Controller adapter for Windows £9
Zelda Spirit Tracks - DS - £4.99 (preowned @Argos)
Empire Total War - PC - £3.70
500 MS points - Xbox - £4.25
Dead Space - PC - £4.80
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - PSP - £7.20
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker - PSP - £7
2,100 Point cards x5 - £59.95
2,100 point card x1 (£5 on my Game Card) £6.99
Pokemanz Racist edition - £19.99 @ HMV (Had £10 left on a gift card from xmas!)
Assassins Creed Brotherhood - PC - £13 (code only from AVF)
Fight Night Champion - Rental - £7
PSP Go - Gamestop.ie £48.22
Bulletstorm Epic Edition - £14.99 @ Game (PC)
Bioshock 1 - PC - £3.49 Steam
Deathsmiles - £1.98 @ Game
Frostbyte Bundle £0.07
Max Payne Collection - £2.49 @ Steam
Kirby Canvas Curse - £15 @ NBK
Guild Wars Gold :fp:

£14.50
Ni no Kuni (DS) 1,500 Yen / £11.68
Phantasy Star Zero(DS) 300 Yen / £2.33
Hotel Dusk 215 (DS) 900 Yen / £7
Duke Nukem Forever - £12.85 (Zavvi)
The Witcher 2 - £17.85 (Zavvi)
Portal 2 - £13.85 (Zavvi) Saved a fiver on the Zavvi order so will factor that in.
Fallout 3 GOATEE - £6.75 Steam
Fallout NV + All current DLC - £18.71 (Steam)
Deus EX (Xbox) - £20.97 (Gamestop)
The World Ends With You - £13.61 (eBay)
Borderlands GOTY - £4.99 (Steam)
Batman (Preorder) - £22.70 (Tesco)
LA Noire (Traded in my Deus Ex and got £10 back)
Civilization 5 - £7.50
Gears of War 3 + 3 Months XBL - £42.99 (Tesco)
Rage £0.99 (Traded in GOW 3 towards this)
Battlefield Bad Company 2 - PC - £5.92
Traded Rage in for a £30 credit note.
Rented Batman £5
Battlefield 3 - GMG - £30.58
Xbox 360s 250gb - Sainsburys - £131.75 (25% off then 15% staff discount!)
Skyrim - PC - Asda - £22.30
Call of Duty MW3 - £26.65
Skyrim - PC - £29.98 Amazon
Skyrim - PC - £22.50 (Sold)
Old Xbox 360 - £60 (Sold)
~~Xbox Wireless Adapter - £15 (Sold)~~ I refunded Joer and gave him this for free, because I'm ace like that!
Mass Effect 1,2, Stalker Clear Sky £9.47 (Steam)
Goldeneye £5 (Wii)
Super Scribblenauts £5 (DS)
Castlevania £5 (360)
Saints Row 3 £14.99 (PC THQ store)
PSP Go Charger £2.97

Added Saints Row 3, Mass Effect 1,2, Stalker Clear Sky, PSP Charger, Goldeneye, Super Scribblenauts and Castlevania.

Total change for period - £42.43

MS Points - £16

tomvek = £360 (Spent £163) Balance = £197

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PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Avon** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:44 am

Old Balance £183.22

Bought Saints Row 3 £11.80 (used £5 gift card & Gamestation points)

Final Balance £171.42

Finished up with £202 left, which I'm really chuffed at (and a little surprised). It's been an amazing year of games, too, looking through my posts in this thread brings back a lot of great gaming memories (and Uncharted 3).

See you all in the 2012 thread!

White Rabbit = £400 (Spent £750.90) Balance = £-350.90

Well, as I guessed I did indeed spend more, although I didn't quite foresee it being this much more:

Kinect with Kinect Adventures £85
Your Shape 2012 £27
Gunstringer £20
Dance Central 2 £28
Kinect Sports £27
Winter Stars £26
Child of Eden £10
500 MS points £4.25 - bought Your Shape DLC
2 x £8.50 MS Points - bought Stacking, Sega Rally Online, and Robin DLC.
Yoshi's Island DS £15
Chrono Trigger £15
New Super Mario Bros. DS £18
Professor Layton and the Lost Future £16
Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call £23
999 £27
Super Scribblenauts £7
Ghost Trick £14
The Last Window £15
Pilot Wings 3DS £22
Zelda OOT 3DS £28
Tales of the Abyss £30
Super Mario Kart 7 £30
Wii Console £30 (the third one I've bought and I will be keeping this one. I was so happy to have it back I went mad buying games I loved on it and those I was desperate to play. Made for a wonderful lead up to Christmas playing all of this. :wub:

)
Super Mario Galaxy £12
Super Mario Galaxy 2 £28
Kirby's Epic Yarn £25
Zelda Twilight Princess £10
Zelda Skyward Sword limited edition with controller £50
Xenoblade Chronicles £27
Luigi's mansion GC £14 (thank god I found my GC Controller)
Wii/ GC memory card £5
Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 360 £23
The Darkness 360 - free
Crackdown 2 £4
Deus Ex HR £9
Portal 2 £18
Total = £759.25 - £250 that ended up being paid for me for Christmas = £509.25

Although I took advantage of sale prices, I lost out on quite a few significant price drops on certain games. Buying the Kinect and Wii seemed like bargains at the time but ended up costing me a fortune in games for them, I should have known I wouldn't have been able to control myself. As it's the last day of the year, I can't see there being another penny spent on games, so here is the final total spent:

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White Rabbit = £400 [color=#FF0000](Spent £1260.15)[/color] [color=#FF0000]Balance = £-860.15[/color]

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **Seven** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:45 pm

-Christmas Presents-
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (PC, Steam)
Sega Rally & Die Hard Arcade (Saturn)
2000 Nintendo Points (Wii)
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record (PC, Retail)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (360)
-Bought with Christmas Money-
Beat Hazard DLC Pack (PC) £1.06 @ Steam
Rayman Origins (360) £18.85 @ Shopto
Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC, Retail) £39.85 @ Shopto
-Resuming games that count towards budget-

Sonic Generations (PC) £6.79 @ Steam
Mario Kart 7 (3DS) £29.87 @ Amazon

December Total: £121.71
Total Spent: £1685.30

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Seven = £2000 [color=#FF0000](Spent £1685.30)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £314.70[/color]

Right, I think that's me done for games this year as it's last day. Unless Steam sales are good, which I doubt it, no more updates from me

Since I may not be on tomorrow, I'll go ahead and say this: Thanks Rubix for doing this year's Thrifty thread. Good work keeping it updated

PostRe: The 2011 list of Thrifty People by **HSH28** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:09 pm

November

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC) - £22.69
Super Mario 3D Land - £25.10
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - £31.85
Driver: San Francisco - £13.45
Playstation Network Card (£25 PSN) - £21.55
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - £12.95
Orcs Must Die! - £2.99
Fallout: New Vegas + DLC - £12.28
Psychonauts - £2.99

Total for November - £145.85 + £34.26 - £180.11

December

Mario Kart 7 - £27.99
Dungeon Defenders + DLC - £4.29
Infamous 2 - £13.95
Ace Combat Assault Horizon CE - £14.95
Yakuza 4 - £8.97
House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut - £13.99
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - £3.74
Resistance 3 - £15.99
Dark Souls LE - £22.88
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary - £19.99
Mortal Kombat - £14.95
Singularity - £3.74
Red Orchestra 2 - £12.49
Monday Night Combat - £1.99
Payday: The Heist - £7.49
Mass Effect 2 - £4.99
Blur - £3.74
Brink Collection - £4.74
E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy - £1.24
Prototype - 3.74
Wings of the Luftwaffe - £2.49
Hard Reset - £3.24
Renegade Ops - £3.39
Rock of Ages - £1.74
Worms Ultimate Mayhem - £2.74
Sonic Generations - £6.79
Bastion - £3.89
Dead Space 2 - £4.99
Rome: Total War Complete Pack - £2.49
Quake 4 - £3.74
Men of War: Vietnam - Special Edition - £7.49
Edge - £1.86
Xotic - £1.49
Universe Sandbox - £1.74
Puzzle Agent 2 - £1.55
King Of Fighters XIII DE - £14.98
Saints Row The Third - £16.99
Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon - £7.99
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy - £15.98

Total for December - £311.42

Total since last update - £457.27

Total for December - £311.42
Total for November - £180.11
Total for October - £244.11
Total for September - £210.59
Total for August - £126.24
Total for July - £190.95
Total for June - £329.80
Total for May - £226.90
Total for April - £212.77
Total for March - £394.68
Total for February - £211.30
Total for January - £176.09

HSH28 = £2,400 (Spent £2814.96) Balance = -£414.96

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However, I've personally decided to take into account money I've recieved from Christmas at £150 and to take the cost of my 3DS hardware off my total at £180.

This leaves my adjusted total at...

HSH28 = £2,400 (Spent £2484.96) Balance = -£84.96

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