Can you stick to a budget? The 2015 Budget Challenge!

[DELTAprime]

I've just had a think about it and I've decided not really so much stick to a budget, but at least keep track of how much I spend on Transformers this year. I've never kept track so it would be good to know.

For some reason my bank isn't showing how much I actually paid for MP-11SW but he's my only purchase this year so far.

[SuspectimusPrime]

I've just had a think about it and I've decided not really so much stick to a budget, but at least keep track of how much I spend on Transformers this year. I've never kept track so it would be good to know.

It's a good idea. I've been tracking since 2010, and in 2012 I spent an obscene amount on money, mostly because I kept impulsing on eBay to chase back on CHUG releases I missed out on.

I will entertain your budget concept but it's hard to do at this stage of the year as others have said, there has been so little announced, it might be better to wait till after the toy fairs.

That's what I'm feeling this year. Have not yet bitten on the regular Hasbro releases and the 3rd Party stuff I want is slow coming. The only BBTS pre-order I have is TFCC Krok - but man, do I need that!

[BigTransformerTrev]

Wow and I thought I was variation obsessed - 1st challenge to upcoming budget already - G1 Movie on BluRay - thanks Trev!

Heh - no prob. It's worth having on blu ray for all that extra detail . To be fair, I only have the UK edition as it was given to me for Xmas when I was living in Scotland. The other 3 - I have no excuse

The only BBTS pre-order I have is TFCC Krok - but man, do I need that!

Krok is the only one of the TFSS3.0 I intend to get too. If ya can manage it, hold off on getting him for a while, I have almost all the TFSS1.0 now and got most of them through BBTS $20+ cheaper than what they had them originally priced at by waiting 6 or so months for them to drop

[Dimi194]

The big issue for me at the moment is space budget. I'm having to get more and more creative.

^This... I really need more self/desk/dresser space... clothes live on my bed because the Autobots have priority

[SuspectimusPrime]

Krok is the only one of the TFSS3.0 I intend to get too. If ya can manage it, hold off on getting him for a while, I have almost all the TFSS1.0 now and got most of them through BBTS $20+ cheaper than what they had them originally priced at by waiting 6 or so months for them to drop

Solid advice, but can't risk losing it If Shouki ends up in clearance (like pretty much all the CHUG Million Publishing exclusives) I'll probably nab it

[GoktimusPrime]

The big issue for me at the moment is space budget.

Speaking of which, I recently purchased a new Billy book case from Ikea, but before doing so, I had to remove two sets of shelves to make space for it, which also means carefully removing and reshelving all those toys. But even after I installed the new bookcase, I put my MPs, BTs, ALTs & Alternities on it; which meant that their former spaces were now unoccupied. The smaller set of shelves that I removed is now permanently out of my TF room (there's no more space for it, and also made redundant by the much larger Billy), so they took up residency in the new spot, but I also decided to move all my Animated toys two 'storeys' up. But there was still remaining space, so I also moved half of my Cybertron Autobots (which was sharing a shelf w/ some Movieformers), and reshuffled those Movieformers so that they're no longer huddled together like penguins. I also moved my Power Core Combiners to make room for RiD2015.

So anyway, for the past 2 days, I've moved approximately 350 toys, which is approx. 19% of my entire collection.





I've left a few empty spots on my Classicsverse shelves for this year's Generations and Combiner Wars toys. The top shelf is half empty in anticipation of the gestalts. I've also moved my Universe Silverbolt, Onslaught, Powerglide, Drag Strip and Generations Hot Spot there. I doubt I'll be able to sell off any of them with their CW counterparts around the corner, but I might as well have them on the same shelf as I'll be displaying their CW versions in gestalt modes.

[Seraphim Prime]

I'm going to say no - I can't stick to a budget! I've already committed almost $500 to sales on the forum!

That said, many of my catch-ups and casual desires almost fulfilled so there shouldn't bee too many more spent in that regard.

And my BBTS shopping has slowed down a bit now that I'm cutting out many third party toys, only picking up the FP f(x) series as they get released.

I think I'm going to do what some others have suggested and actually keep track of how much I spend on TFs this year though, as it's something I've never really done before.

[millhouse]

Short answer no, I cannot stick to a budget. I try to balance commonsense with how much trouble I would get in with the missus if she found out how much I spent.

Amen brother, amen.

[DELTAprime]

On the subject of games. I put together this years watch list. I did the same thing last year at E3. If everything comes out this year and doesn't get delayed this year will be bad for my wallet. So far I have.


DI Green Goblin 22/01

DI Ronan 22/01

DI Yondu 22/01

DI Jasmin 13/02

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round 20/02

DI Loki 23/03

DI Falcon 23/03

Mortal Kombat X 15/04

Batman Arkham Knight 03/06

Forza Motorsport 6

Halo 5: Guardians

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Mass Effect

Crackdown

[kurdt_the_goat]

Just did some creative accounting on the first post

My birthday present from parents & sister will be Bayonetta 2 so that's a little "saved", Hotline Miami for Vita is probably not going to come out cause the R rating is not good enough, and finalised payment of some MOTUC, adding shipping cost. Also added FansProject Madlaw to the considering list... will have to check out reviews on that one. As well as Xenoblade Chronicles X after seeing the latest trailer from Nintendo Direct.

I'm not tracking very well for so early in the year lol, but there's a lot on the list that i'm not sure of, so we'll see. On the plus side, bought in $715 at Nexus yesterday! As mentioned before tho, that's not factoring into the budget. Most of those sales were to aid several large purchases LAST year