I've never had a budget but I do try to be reasonable. Luckily, I'm not bad about buying fabric unless I have a project for it. Notions make me crazy, though. I see so many that I want. I am very involved in a church prayer quilt ministry with a very small budget. Amazing how crafty you can become when there is so little funding. We have made some absolutely gorgeous quilts by just pulling from the scraps in our stash. I think the financial problems many of us are having is the greatest lesson on how to get by with less. Also when I moved to a new house (downsized) recently, I was very aware of how much I had saved that I really didn't need. So in my home as in my quilting, I am really trying to get by with what I have (and I'm thankful for it) and use my brain to get the creative juices flowing.