Not outliving one's stash could very well mean that somebody will get good deals at an estate sale, as I recently did.
Is it possible to actually use up stash??? Every time I think I'm going to make a quilt from just stash I always need to go buy something to supplement what I have. Then, once in the store, well........... :)
I think about what my stash will say about me when I'm no longer around to speak for myself :-)