Recent content by Simoleon

If I'm trying to hold myself accountable for every purchase and trying to avoid going into the red (read: deficit), how exactly do I have the "I gotta have it" mentality? If anything, I am making myself wait for games instead of buying them on instant gratification. I guess I just don't follow...

You are exactly right, GuardianE. Like I said, it's going to take some creativity and some flipping. I already have a few transactions made that I'll update that will give me some much-needed cushion. It's more of a personal challenge, just to see if I can do it. It's also fun because it...

You are absolutely correct. Should be $18.01, not $10.51. This thread isn't going to last long if I keep shorting myself money! Correct tab will be reflected in the next update. Thanks for the correction.

My goal right now is to build a cushion so I can buy a few games if Amazon, Walmart, etc. come out with slick deals on GoW III or Red Dead. So I posted a listing for 5 games on Craigslist -- Batman: Arkham Asylum ($25), Assassin's Creed II ($20), inFamous ($15), Fallout 3 ($15), and Army of Two...

Here are my first two transactions, when I came up with the goal of being Cash Flow Positive: Trade-in on Amazon: :ps3:Modern Warfare 2 (+ $38.50) :ps3:The Orange Box (+ $7.50) Running Total = + $46.00 Though this money was issued as an Amazon gift card, I consider this as good as cash. I...

In this day and age of deficit spending, I'm setting a goal of not spending a single dime out of my own pocket on video games. To do this, I'll have to make trades, hope for gifts, and make some shrewd buys and sells. The challenge will be difficult, especially considering the games that are on...