the 2018 thread will be opened up on 1 Jan, at which time i will close this one.
i think i did pretty well, myself, this year.
i don't remember buying anything "just because.
that could mean i was successful in limiting purchases to only what i needed to "fill in the blanks" of a stash projext.
of course, it could also mean that i have just mentally blocked any memory of breaking the moratorium.
i love denial, don't you?