Steam Sale Is Starting Again
I've got 40 games piled up in my wishlist, and the moment a sale notification comes in, I want to buy them all. But I don't even play the games I already bought, and yet I keep buying more... this vicious cycle.
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Well, isn't that just shopping addiction? You're not buying games because they're fun—it's the act of buying itself that's fun. Out of 40 games on your wishlist, how many are you actually going to play within a year?
Isn't that old news? These days, even when you get a wishlist alert, a lot of them are only 10% off, so it's actually not as satisfying to buy. The answer is to hold out until it drops 70%.
Agreed, I've got 60 items in my wishlist too, but I've only actually bought 4 this year lol
Is there a source?
So true lol. The moment a notification pops up, I just fill my cart first and never check out.
Me too ㅠㅠ When a notification comes, I get excited for just that moment, but once I actually check out, it feels empty.
Make one rule: when a sale starts, only pay for 3 items from your wishlist. Roll the rest over to the next sale. Just following this alone will cut your spending in half.
I used to buy 5–10 games every sale, but at some point my library hit 400 and I actually couldn’t bring myself to play anything. Now I just buy the one game that makes me think, “I’m definitely finishing this one this month,” and that’s it. It’s better for my mental health.
That’s because a wishlist isn’t really a 'things I want to buy' list to begin with—it’s a 'things I should check out someday' list. I keep only the ones I still remember after two weeks and delete the rest. After doing that, my wishlist went from 40 items down to 9.
Steam is a drug, plain and simple. But the easiest way to break out of that cycle is to watch 30 minutes of YouTube gameplay before you check out. Just doing that kills half your urge to buy it lol