Chances are if I only have $30 to spend I'm not going to be in a quilt store to start with. When I am in a quilt store I always have at least $50 to spend. We're not rich but I do budget for my quilting and I can save it up for a couple of months and then go to a LQS. There are times I'll save my quilt budget for several months at a time and then go spend it all at once.