ST. LOUIS — Following a Steam Summer Sale that was devastating to his wallet, local gamer, Nathan Colins vowed to cut spending on his Steam library.
The newly self-proclaimed financial conservative committed to these funding cuts during his latest Twitch stream.
“I took all my credit cards off of Steam. The frivolous spending has gotten out of hand,” Colin admitted while browsing his Steam library of over 3000 titles. “Why in God’s name did I buy the entire Freddi Fish collection? I am never going to play that. Ok, actually I might play Case of the Stolen Conch Shell some day, but the rest of the collection is just wasteful spending.”
Colins continued to question his spending as he worked his way down his massive collection of Steam games. It all led to a moment of madness when the now responsible gamer started to consider all the practical things the money could have been spent on.
“Animal Well? Dredge? Hollow Knight? I could have spent all that money on early access for College Football 25,” Colins said, wincing in pain with every unplayed title he passed in his library. “I could have been investing this money toward the Fortnite Crew pack, or buying some sweet COD skin. Why did I buy all these snobby indie games? Never again, I tell you. Never again.”
Colin’s new lease on life was quickly challenged when he opened up the Steam store for the first time since committing to his new financial policies.
“Oh no. The ‘Games You’ll Play Once and Never Touch Again Fest’ just started,” Colins lamented as he browsed some of the deals. “Spyro Reignited Trilogy is only twenty bucks. Ripto’s Rage is worth that price alone. No, Nathan! Must not give in. Must not show weakness. Must commit to being financially responsible.”
At press time, Colins tearfully pulled out his wallet to enter his credit card information back into Steam.
