On Curbing Video Game Lust
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I have a problem. My problem is that even when I’m on a tight budget, I have a hard time keeping myself from spending money on the things that I really want. Not buying ice cream? Easy enough. Eating lots of inexpensive food like apples and beans? Easy. Stopping myself from buying a Wii? Hard.
I don’t play that many video games, but the few that I do bother to play I really enjoy. In particular, I’m in love with the Halo and Zelda series. But I’m on a budget. And the fact that I have neither a Wii nor an X-Box means that it wouldn’t be a matter of $50 on a game (which would still be too much). Instead it would be more like $300.
So what do I do to keep my hard earned money from exchanging itself for a game console?*
- Keep myself away from places that talk about the latest and greatest in gadgets and gaming
- Stay away from the software and gaming aisles in Wal-Mart
- Recognize the fact that I only have time to play one game well at a time and that I’m already playing it (Command and Conquer 3 if you care to know)
- Think about the fact that there are probably only a couple of games for each console that I would find worth playing
Do any of you have similar problems?
* Yes, if it happened it would be the money acting of its own accord. I would have absolutely nothing to do with it. Because, after all, I would never do such a thing knowing that Young disapproved.