I have enjoyed the comments on this thread. Lots of good ideas here. Perhaps the focus should be more positive. I have more money for supplies now than I did when I had children at home but I have loved sewing for decades. I have quilting friends who spend more than me and others who spend less. The focus should be on enjoying the process. It is creative to make something. It is soothing to do the repetitive work. It is exciting to feel connected to a project you envision and create with your labor and deeply satisfying to put in that last stitch. I suggest everyone pull their focus in - thinking others have more $$ or supplies, what does that give you but discontentment?