I too have had the Embroidery Bug. My heart wants the biggest possible hoop area and just about every bell and whistle. well then then the check book speaks up and well.... I just keep wanting. I have a sister who has the same hope for a machine as I do. We thought about a "time share" where one of us gets it for so many months( say 6 months a year) , and then the other has it . Has anyone ever done this? how did it work out?