Comments on: And you thought I was cheap! Guess what we bought

By: AskDong » Personal Finance Bloggers, Wii Addicts?

AskDong » Personal Finance Bloggers, Wii Addicts? — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:40:04 +0000

[...] Clever Dude And you thought he was cheap. [...]

By: The Best of The Best-- Spend Less Than You Make

The Best of The Best-- Spend Less Than You Make — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:46:41 +0000

[...] Dude reviews their family’s recent purchase of the Wii gaming system. I have to say that I’ve been thoroughly impressed with the Wii as we have one [...]

By: Stuff Worth Reading, Because Credit Cards Make Me Hot | Punny Money

Stuff Worth Reading, Because Credit Cards Make Me Hot | Punny Money — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:00:15 +0000

[...] next-door neighbor Clever Dude gave his credit cards a workout purchasing a new Nintendo Wii last week. Now I hear “%$@# tennis ball, why won’t you go straight?” across the [...]

By: Clever Dudette

Clever Dudette — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:57:54 +0000

Let’s be honest: the real reason that I wanted the Wii was to get the Wii Fit and work out!!:-)(You’ll be able to do yoga, muscle stretches, and games). I especially like the hula hoop example on their website. Check out: http://e3nin.nintendo.com/wii_fit.html

By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:22:18 +0000

Dan, thanks a bunch for the link. A classmate mentioned a site, but didn’t know what it was, so Gamefly must be it.

I don’t think it’s a right fit for us just yet until we find out our playing patterns, so I’ll probably just rent for $8 from Blockbuster when we know we’ll have time to try out the game. It means tacking on $8 to the purchase price if we decide we want to own it, but it could seriously save money and disappointment if we just bought a game because we thought it would look fun.

Thanks!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:52:33 +0000

CONGRATS on a great purchase. We love the wii but find our self buying way too many games.. They’re all just so fun to play.

You can also rent games from http://www.gamefly.com/ if you think it will take you longer than the 5 days to beat it.

Its a bit more expensive but you get to keep the game as long as you want.

By: My Road to Wealth

My Road to Wealth — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:29:36 +0000

We are saving for buying one too! My DH is so into it!

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:54:02 +0000

That’s exactly what we will be doing! My fiancee suggested me to get a Wii so once I’m through my vacation, I will get one!

By: Budgetman

Budgetman — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:41:28 +0000

We recently invested in the Wii as well. It really is revolutionary. I’ve always been a gamer but just like you’ve noticed, it’s gotten everybody in the family playing, including folks that never play video games.

I also like the pseudo-exercise that kids get instead of just vegging on the couch or in front of the computer screen all day.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:13:56 +0000

It’s not about being cheap.

It’s all about priorities.