I'm not sure what my actual upper limit is, but when I look at a price and say, "What!! That's ridiculous!!", I know it is over my upper limit. I've always been a conservative when it comes to money. I like decent fabric, but I rarely shop the only LQS, because I can't see spending $9 or $10 per yd. I shop JoAnns, Hobby Lobby and online for most of my fabric. I like Connecting Threads and have bought several of their kits..usually when they finally go on sale. I also watch for estate and garage sales that advertise fabric.