I used to buy fabric every pay with my "designated" budhet but now I have a great stash . If I know a show is coming up I save a little aside for a few weeks until that show is happening that way I can do the splurge thing. As you grow in your hobby you'll find the spending will settle down but for gosh sakes DON'T BEAT YOURSELF OVER WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY SPENT UNLESS IT'S A TAX WRIE OFF!!! gOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE QUILTING-i NEVER GUILT MYSELF BECAUSE WHEN i STARTED COLLECTING FABRICS MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO THE CASINO AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH-i FIGURED IF HE COULD SPEND 200.00 AT THE CASINO, i COULD SPEND MINE ON FABRIC AND AT LEAST ONE OF US WOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW FOR IT AT THE END OF THE DAY(sorry didn't realize I left the caps button on. Best wishes for the New Year