Seriously, I think there are many things to consider. If you have the money to buy, or not. If you have the room to house it, or not. If you hoard it, without using it. A lot of fabric allows us to be more generous with other quilters. When my sewing room is done I will be going through my fabric. I will get rid of the fabric I can't see myself using. A lot of it I will use for charity quilts and offer it to my quilt group. The bottom line is that I use my discrectionary funds to buy my fabric. It makes me happy to buy it, look at it, use it and share it. I could be buying and smoking crack!