I did have a subscription to a few magazines, and then I inherited my mom's collection of magazines. I have not renewed my own subscriptions or created new ones as it will take a "lifetime" to go through her collection. As I go through them I put sticky notes on the patterns I may be interested in. For now, I will keep them as they are my mom's magazines. Every once in a great while I will purchase one from the news stand just to see the latest ideas and patterns.