Quilting is my sanity. I shop with coupons, buy only used clothes for myself, have a garden and fruit trees which save money. The only 'expense' i have for me is quilting. With that said, I try to only buy on sale and I only shop after everything else has been accounted for. I don't allow myself to ever charge my hobby, if I don't have cash, I don't get it. I have not tabulated how much I have spent, however; I do keep track of how much I have saved with coupons and sale prices. Does that count?