The 2012 list of Thrifty People ::Please update your info!::

Update (that I forgot about):
Flatout Ultimate Carnage: £5.77
Serious Sam Indie Royale: £3.00

Delusibeta = £400 (Spent £13.70) Balance = £386.30

Delusibeta = £400 [color=#FF0000](Spent £13.70)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £386.30[/color]

Bought!

Final Fantasy XIII-2 - £39.99
Final Fantasy Hardback Guide - £11.48
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection - £28.00

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Rubix = £350.00 [color=#FF0000](Spent £075.46)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £274.54[/color]

PostRe: The 2012 list of Thrifty People by **Dante** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:00 pm

Traded some games in and bought Soul Calibur V and FFX13-2+guide = +£25 profit

Dante = £1200 (Spent £86.24) Balance = £1113.76

Last edited by HSH28 on Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:41 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Accidentally deleted.

Xbox 360 Half Life 2 : The Orange Box £10.76

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Errkal = £600 [color=#FF0000](Spent £10.76)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £576.01[/color]

UPDATE

Bought:
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection @ £29.86

Traded:

POT: £352.03
SPENT: £29.86

BALANCE: £322.17

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cooldawn = £400 [color=#FF0000](Spent £77.83)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £322.17[/color]

January - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 @ £39.99 | Gran Turismo 5 Car Pack 3 @ £4.79 | Gran Turismo 5 Speed Test Pack @ £3.19
February - Metal Gear Solid HD Collection @ £29.86

January
Tales of the Abyss (3DS) £37.85 @ Shopto
February
PS Vita Wi-Fi Only + free 8GB Memory Stick + Lumines PSVita £236.85 @ Amazon.co.uk (Pre-order, but I'm counting it anyway)

Total: £304.93
Seven = £2000 (Spent £304.93) Balance = £1695.07

Updated~

Still not bought one game in 2012 yet. 8-)

I bought a board game. Does that count?

Hot and fresh!

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim £15.60 (Steam + coupon)

Delusibeta = £400 (Spent £29.30) Balance = £370.70

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Delusibeta = £400 [color=#FF0000](Spent £29.30)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £370.70[/color]

I have my eye on one more game this month, so I reserve the right to update this post.

Update:

Bought Dark Chronicle and guide from Banjo £20 (includes, postage, postal order price etc).
Malicious PSN, had to add £6 to my PSN funds
Gotham City Imposters XBLA
Shank 2 XBLA - added £17 xbox live points to my live account for them both.
Quarrel XBLA - had to add more points £4.25

Spent = £47.25

White Rabbit = £500 (Spent £101.69) Balance = £398.31

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White Rabbit = £500 [color=#FF0000](Spent £101.69) [/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £398.31[/color]

And that's higher than I would have liked in February. :fp:

Not only have I not bought any games yet this year..... I've not even played any games yet this year. Got Skyrim, Saints Row The Third and Mario Kart for Xmas but none have been played more that 2 or 3 times.

PostRe: The 2012 list of Thrifty People by **Dante** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:01 pm

More games traded and bought Kingdoms of Amalur and Darkness 2 and was left with a tiny profit (£6)

Dante = £1200 (Spent £80.24) Balance = £1119.76

Bought Bulletstorm from HMV. However, I bought it using store credit I bought (for 75% off) last year, so under rule 1 that means I'll put that down as a free game. Also, IGN Prime raiding.

Bulletstorm £0.00 (HMV.com credit)
Rochard £0.00 (IGN Prime trial)
King Arthur £0.00 (IGN Prime trial)

Delusibeta = £400 (Spent £29.30) Balance = £370.70

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Delusibeta = £400 [color=#FF0000](Spent £29.30)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £370.70[/color]

Now that's what I call thrifty!

Last edited by melatonin on Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:28 pm, edited 3 times in total.

OKAY here we go.

melatonin = £500 (Spent £0) Balance = £500

Bought -

Mass Effect 3 pre-order (360) - £35
2100 MS points - £15
Alpha Protocol (360) - £4
Guitar Hero: Van Halen (360, DON'T LOOK AT ME) - £4
Bulletstorm (PC) - £4
King of Fighters XIII (360) - £10
Dodonpachi Resurrection (360) - £10
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (360) - £9
Ridge Racer 3DS - £3
Yakuza 4 (PS3) - £9
ICO/SOTC collection - £10
Super Street Fighter IV 3DS - £5

melatonin = £500 (Spent £118) Balance = £382

Opening balance: £985

Bought: The Darkness 2 £40

Closing Balance: £945

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Finish.Last = £1000 [color=#FF0000](Spent £55)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £945[/color]

I've chosen to remove myself from participation this year, mainly due to my current lack of enthusiasm for the gaming industry as a whole, my purchases are small and far between, I just won't have the enthusiasm to keep up!

HotD Overkil and Time Crisis (£24.78)

Dante = £1200 (Spent £105.02) Balance = £1094.98

PostRe: The 2012 list of Thrifty People by **HSH28** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:41 pm

Humble Bundle for Android - £4.56
Thor: God Of Thunder (DS) - £8.95
Rayman Origins - £13.95
3 x £20 PSN - £51.01
Wolfenstein - £2.49
Alan Wake CE - £22.99

Total - £103.95

January - 88.42
February - £29.39 + £103.95 - 133.34

HSH28 = £2000 (Spent £221.76) Balance = £1778.24

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HSH28 = £2000 [color=#FF0000](Spent £221.76)[/color] [color=#008000]Balance = £1778.24[/color]

PostRe: The 2012 list of Thrifty People by **Seven** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:05 am

4200MS Points Card £32.99 @ Cheapxboxlivecodes
The following PS2 games for £5 @ some pawn for electroic store:
Dark Cloud, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Jak X, Final Fantasy X, Summoner 2

Sold: Parappa The Rapper (PSP), Lumines 2 (PSP), Secret Agent: Clank (PSP) and got £20
Amazon pre-order lowered to £232.84, so £4.01 added back to budget
Sold: Valkyria Chronicles II (PSP), got £6
Amazon pre-order lowered again, to £227.84 - so £5 added back to budget
Sold: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360), got £20 in credit and used towards to:

The Darkness II Limited Edition (360) £34.99, with credit so costs me £14.99 @ Game Centre Ayr
February Total: £254.82
January Total: £68.08
Total: £322.90

Seven = £2000 (Spent £322.90) Balance = £1677.10

Still doing better than last year :mrgreen:

(At that point I've already spent £600ish whereabouts it's just £322.90 here :shifty:

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