Damn you bank!

Self control... Not the best way. The ONLY way.

Give your card to a loved one so you have to ask for it from them every time you want to buy something?

make a second bank account put the money in it and throw that card away :)

freeze it in a tupperware container, and just leave it in the freezer. you will have hours to decide if its worth it while the block of ice thaws.

Change Bank, I'm with ASB and have non visa eftpos card, they charge a little a year for visa.

When you amass a debt of 13,000.00 you'll understand the value of the dollar and refuse to spend anymore.

My debts down to 12,850.00 now, but still. I know how to to purchase things and I think it was a really valuable life lesson.

You should only use prepaid bank cards(some of them support paypal, you just need to find the right bank) . Don't get into the black hole of visa cards because since you're so vulnerable on spending money this would be a bad idea.With the prepaid card you can only spend as much money you have in your account and that would make you think twice if you wanna really add money to buy something you want to.

theres probably some sort of browser addon that'd let you block payment providers...if switching it off is too easy/quick maybe ask somebody to modify one to make you solve a puzzle or something to get in? :P payment would be you're accidental discovery of a niche market or something

Ask the bank to set some kind of cap. Or give up the card entirely.

You could even start playing those games. 2-3 at a time tops.

In any case, good luck. :)

Get a friend who you trust to be good with money. Call/IM/email them before any purchase you make and ask "is this a good idea?" Bribe them with beer/soda (depending on age) and pizza (or whatever food you get that is tasty and cheap in New Zealand) so they don't start hating you after getting 10 calls a day for a week.

How are you on my friends? :O
On topic: Can't the bank put a limit for you

grow a pair

I use U.S. Bank and they let me set spending limits for days, weeks, or months. If your bank does something like that you could have them limit your card to whatever monthly amount you would like to be spending on video games.

Start actually playing the games? :P

Buy a Rottweiler that has been trained to attack people. Put the card on its collar. Problem solved.

If you spend all your money, you won't have any money left to spend!

kill urself

Learn to save money and also know consideration when you get what you want, because later in the future of a sale might be bigger than the last one.

YOU COULD also close out the bank account completely and just deal in cash only. Then you cant buy any cheap games online.
ITS PERFECT!

You should be able to ring the bank and have them block Visa/Online transactions completely, my flatmate works at a bank ill ask him when he gets home :)

This is like publicly announcing how irresponsible you are.

If you think it's cool to waste all your money by buying a bunch of games that you'll never play and brag about it all day everyday on forums and in chats, then keep doing what you're doing. The only reason you're able to do it is because you have no responsibilities, the moment you have a car payment, kid, girlfriend/wife, apartment, utilities, food expenses, medical bills, you'll quickly learn that you have to grow up and games become last as far as priority goes.

You also use this as ammo to get people to buy you things. When you have money you quickly waste all of it on games you'll never play, then when you're out of money you constantly cry to everyone about how you're so broke and you have no money but you really want this game and then people take pity on you and buy you more games that you'll never play.

My advice is simple and shows immediate results, take off the diapers and get a job like real men do. Games can come later once you earn that bread. The problem isn't with your bank or debit card, the problem is you and only you can fix that.

sounds like you should waste money on this!

My girlfriend actually had a similar setup for a separate savings account, she had it setup with only an ATM card so she couldn't just spend it without having to drive to the ATM to get cash, then last month her bank decided everyone gets debit cards now. It was somehow cheaper for them or something, good luck on your self restraint.

lol
I hope its a joke XD

One advice is never add to paypal a card that is directly tied to your bank account, worse don't even think of adding you bank account to paypal.Same applies for websites that don't accept paypal and you have to enter your card info,if someone steal that data, they'll have your entire bank account in their hands,NOT A GOOD IDEA!
What I currently do is have my bank account with a card that I use for payments and withdrawal only.I then have a prepaid visa card that I've added to my paypal account and that I use for online purchases only, this way not only I feel safer but I think keeping thinks separate is a good thing.The good thing is I can directly refill the card from my bank account,so I don't have to go to the post office.
ALSO for a house I suggest this they don't look that bad!