Help! How do you resist Steam sales?

I feel a little less guilty if I trade for them, rather than buying them.

having no money helps lol

Not have any money :)

I just buy games that i know i can run. And generally i take a half of my money and save it till summer/holiday sales.

You can only stop once you're broke. There's no other way my friend. :)

Deep inner strength.

Easy, tell steam to shut up and take ur money. When you have no money left, ta da.

Just don't browse the shop. Quiet easy, eh?

i just ignore bottom ,, shop " on steam. I prefer buy game's for dota 2 or tf2 keys from Russian seller, because is much much cheaper.

You have to own every game that's on sale. That should help you resist the Steam Sales.

Gabe Newell is watching you!

Being flat broke

This year I've resisted the Steam sales by being extremely poor. It doesn't work for everyone, and doesn't work all the time, and to be honest, I don't really recommend it. But it can be effective.

Also, I created a budget for myself for 2014. I based it on the amount I paid for all the games I actually BEAT this year.

imposible!

This one helped me to stop "want to buy all the games that look kinda good!"
Until now i only bought one Game during the sale (with TF2-Keys wich i got from a "make tasks and get games/steam-stuff"-page) - that also helped too. Its CS:GO and i realy have FUN with it. Feels like the good old time when i played CS 1 on LANs with friends.

Sure, i also want Dragon Age - Ultimate, Skyrim Legendary and all the other good stuff - but then again - the linked article helped.

My tactic is very simple: by not having any money :D

I just buy games that I think I will play longer then the price of them, Eg. If I see a game that is $10 I would get it if it looks good and if I think I can get 20 hours of game time out of it :P

Whenever there is a sale, delete the mobile app from your phone and stay away from your PC. Light a cigarette, pour yourself a glass of whisky and laugh at Gabe because you've just beaten him. He's the last boss.

easy... dont pay your internet bill

After a few years I got over it. I don't care as much anymore. If there's something I really want I'll get it, but I usually forgo the spending.

You have to realise that in the Steam sales, everything is going to be on sale again, and likely for an even lower price.

Don't go to the steam store

Having no money helps a lot.

But mainly I won't buy anything if the sale isn't good enough. And if I miss it I feel content knowing they'll be on sale again at some other point.

I actually find it quite easy.

I just reason out that I have a massive backlog, and better deals will no doubt come down the line. I'm so mad at myself for getting Dark Souls and Dishonored long before I could manage to play either of them. And for getting indie games when they weren't in a bundle.

if you're lucky enough to be able to frame it in games vs food it can help, games you might play someday vs food today I mean, and even then it helps if you've already chosen poorly the last couple days in a row and are hungry.

You dont

on 1400 games and going up :x