BIG YES BOMB!!!!!: My family just made me cut up all of the credit cards in my possession. I also uninstalled a World War 2-themed FPS mobile app game.

Monday, January 13, 2025

My family just made me cut up all of the credit cards in my possession. I also uninstalled a World War 2-themed FPS mobile app game.

My family just made me cut up all of the credit cards in my possession. I also uninstalled a World War 2-themed FPS mobile app game. self.shoppingaddiction

submitted 5 months ago by TheresJustNoMoney

That first-person shooter video game that I used to play on my phone is relevant to this sub because I used to spend too much real money on premium game enhancements (gold bars, weapon upgrade points, character upgrade points, $30 for a premium, high-powered sniper rifle, etc.)

I chose to delete that WW2 FPS on my own so that I'd devote what money I make towards paying off my debts instead, and building up an emergency savings fund checking account.

Thankfully, I have a balance on only one credit card (I cut up 7 of them) and it's almost $3,000. Hundreds were racked up through premium mobile app game enhancements for several mobile app games, the lion's share of which was that WW2 FPS game.

I'll only reinstall that game when I'm out of ALL debts - $15,600 left in student loans, $25k left in my car, and close to $3k on one credit card, and when I'm very much able to pay for game advancements using my real funds, not any kind of credit.

I will also work on saving up $5,000 in my emergency savings fund ABLE checking account.

I hope all these steps will help my relationships with family be right again.

If you have any other advice on how to get out of debt and save up my emergency savings as quickly as possible, please comment away. Also, on how to have real great fun with my phone without having to pay for premium enhancements. Hopefully these steps really put my shopping addiction for premium gaming enhancements to rest for the long-term.

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[–]sigmatic_minor 29 points 5 months ago*

Well done taking these first steps, I wish you the best of luck, OP. It's hard.

"I'll only reinstall that game when I'm out of ALL debts.
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Also, on how to have real great fun with my phone without having to pay for premium enhancements."

The honest answer here is that you likely can't. Like an alcoholic can't just have "a couple" of drinks. I know it sounds extreme, but mobile games with microtransactions and premium options are clearly a trigger for you in this addiction.

Don't install them. Don't play ANY game that contains these. They're rare, but they exist.

You are already trying to give yourself an out by telling yourself you will play it again. And when you play it again, it will likely be "just one purchase because I have more self control now!" and it will spiral from there.

Ask me how I know..