I have a Kenmore from 1990 that I still use, and when I married my husband 2008 , he had a sewing machine, we bought a singer embroidery machine 2009, then I got a juki 2010 9 inch throat to quilt on frame, and finally I have an 18 inch long arm I just bought a few months ago. I also have two sergers, one I purchased when our Joanns was going out of business in 1997 and another that was given to me from St Vincent DePaul's thrift shop (needed $75 servicing) Over the years, I have picked up $25 machines, and donated them to our local Boys and Girls Club, and my church for quilting for World relief. Over the years you get different tastes and can't get rid of the previous machine because they still work . I also have a teen who likes to sew so I keep three sewing machines set up all the time, and also the two sergers. The sergers have white thread on one, and black on the other. (I hate changing out thread). Thank goodness my DH is very understanding......