A couple of years ago, I was approached by an acquaintance who commissioned me to re-create a quilt her son had grown up with. I wrote up a very detailed proposal that had a breakdown of costs and labor. I had allocated $100 for fabric, when she saw the proposal she said she'd assumed I would just use the fabrics in my stash.
IN MY STASH. Seriously??? So just because I paid for it last week, last month, last year, whenever, that means YOU don't have to pay for it at all???
I let THAT commission walk.