The Thrifty Gamer

Video games are one of those areas which can be either really expensive to the wallet or a great way to save some cash and have fun at the same time. If you are the type of person who must play all the latest and greatest as soon as they come out, then it can become a very expensive enterprise. However, if you are like me and you subsist on the dollar menu then you are in luck because video games can provide hours and hours of fun for a single one time purchase.

As I already mentioned before, I am a poor student so I pretty much live off the dollar menu at the local fast food joint and I buy cheap furniture to furnish my apartment. The most expensive piece of equipment I own is my TV and my Xbox 360. When hunting for bargains in gaming there's a few simple tips you must keep in mind. You have to get things that are a bit out of the season. There is no shame in it and you can really get quite a bit for your money if you keep to the sites that allow you to do bargaining so you get the most bang for your buck.

I only play video games that are about a year old (unless of course it is a great high profile game like a Call of Duty). I also make it a point to only buy second hand games if I can (cmon there's really no difference there) because its not like the game degrades in quality if it has been played before! I also buy cheap furniture that is built off exisiting styles but not neccesarily from a big name maker.

I am not saying that you should never go out, on the contrary, I go out quite often but I always make sure to off set the cost of spending a night on the town with a night of gaming at home!

Written by OldSkoolFool (22 pts ) in Console Gaming Blog
Last Edited on Feb 1 2011, 02:19 PM
Tags: buy cheap games, Buy cheap furniture

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