Free Agent $ Available / Budget Issues

LtBran90 · 05-02-2016, 08:25 PM

Okay. So I was told that I had $2million+ to spend on free agents. So, naturally, I assumed I could spend this money. So I did. This brought my expenses up and the available $ down as it should and I still had $ available (seen below).

The problem that I am having is in understanding the budget / balance and how it even means anything. In the picture below, I am shown to be projected to have a $1.8million loss for the season. Now, I spent this money assuming that I actually had it, since the page before it said I did. But now, that brings my balance down to only $130,000.

My question is, if the profit/loss is calculated by the BALANCE and not the BUDGET, then why would it tell me that I have available funds to spend when spending that money has put me in a huge loss situation?

Matt Arnold · 05-02-2016, 11:10 PM

Your owner gives you a budget to use. That won't always line up 100% with the projected figures. Sometimes owners might be willing to take a small loss, or they think the extra money can be made back later in the season by ticket sales.

LtBran90 · 05-02-2016, 11:53 PM

Thank you for the response. So in the case above, I actually lost $1.8million (not projected) on my balance.

So, in essence, you could have a loss on your balance, but still be fine on your budget?

05-02-2016, 08:25 PM	#1
LtBran90 Bat Boy Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2	Free Agent $ Available / Budget Issues Okay. So I was told that I had $2million+ to spend on free agents. So, naturally, I assumed I could spend this money. So I did. This brought my expenses up and the available $ down as it should and I still had $ available (seen below). The problem that I am having is in understanding the budget / balance and how it even means anything. In the picture below, I am shown to be projected to have a $1.8million loss for the season. Now, I spent this money assuming that I actually had it, since the page before it said I did. But now, that brings my balance down to only $130,000. My question is, if the profit/loss is calculated by the BALANCE and not the BUDGET, then why would it tell me that I have available funds to spend when spending that money has put me in a huge loss situation?

05-02-2016, 11:53 PM	#3
LtBran90 Bat Boy Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2	Thank you for the response. So in the case above, I actually lost $1.8million (not projected) on my balance. So, in essence, you could have a loss on your balance, but still be fine on your budget? Last edited by LtBran90; 05-03-2016 at 08:52 AM.

05-02-2016, 11:10 PM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,680	Your owner gives you a budget to use. That won't always line up 100% with the projected figures. Sometimes owners might be willing to take a small loss, or they think the extra money can be made back later in the season by ticket sales.