Game Time With Mister Raroo: ‘How to Afford Games When Your Cash Flow is Low’

[Mister Raroo returns with his regular ‘Game Time’ column to discuss how his personal finances no longer permit him to buy games in the same quantity as he used to - and why that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, given the multitude of choices and alternatives available to today’s gamer.]
From Surplus to Deficit
It’s interesting how just a short amount of time can make such a difference on your perspective. Videogames certainly have the potential to be an expensive hobby, and a few years ago I didn’t think twice about dropping $50 on any game that caught my attention. I had enough disposable income that the price of games was never a factor in my decision-making process. Instead, if something looked interesting, I went for it. I was spending hundreds of dollars a month on games because, quite simply, I could.
Today, however, it’s an entirely different story. In a […]

Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Bill Sannwald) and software by Elliott Back