Maybe it was a good thing that I had to stay home that weekend....but then again you got lots of good 'stuff'...

Here is his web site - http://www.daveramsey.com/

DH and I have no debts. I pay our utilities in advance and our other basic bills a year at a time. That saves money in the long run. A lot of money.

he is a financial planner...you can buy his books, classes, go to his website, and he has a radio program on the AM side.

LMBO....I haven't seen sharon on here yet.... I wonder if I need to hide....and hide well??? Think she is stalking me?:shock: :lol: :lol: :evil: :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol:

Well...I got a hold of her, tink's mom, sewjoyce and a number of others here and we posted a meet for when I would be in Louisville, Ky visiting my son..... We are hoping the next time we will have a larger group... I will post further in advance and I think we will pick another location to meet :D:D:D

But I hear that she is up to shopping anytime :D:D:D AND is she GOOD!!! :wink: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Hey I represent ... oooppsss I mean resent that.... by the way Amma has your arm healed yet from all the twisting :wink: LOL
I am not a bad influence...Not so... Nope , not me :roll:
well maybe just a little :oops: But you have to admit they were good sales :lol:

I make quilts for people and I do other projects. When I get paid then if I NEED something or if I find a clearence sale then I will buy the product.

Okay....maybe I did do a little enabl...I mean encouraging :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

LOL I buy, and then I buy more .. no budget, no self control, no more room :wink:

At least you're HONEST!

:wink:

If I get this job I interviewed for I will most definitely be on a budget. I am not going to be spend crazy like I was. The last 9 months has taught me a lesson.

Yeah, but you sure made some fun and pretty things! :wink:

:wink: I've got it made I get all the Fabric stuff I want and DH goes with me most of the time ,he's OK with it all as long as we go Home before Midnight we shop late at sc wal- Fabrics but go to other places and I order from Places, I Love it and Him!!!

I don't have a quilting budget. We have cut back significantly in buying stuff that we don't need at this moment. I will go and buy needles, batting or thread if I need it but stay out of the store otherwise b/c I don't want to be tempted. I don't have much of a stash but am trying to work with what I have and when I have the projects done that I am working on I will consider buying for a specific project.

Kyia

Awww thanks! :)

I dont have a budget and have been enjoying the $A and US$ exchange rates at present! Next year I am not buying anything unless the project is made with 95% of what's in my stash already!

First I didn't have a spending budget and every time I spend some money and it wasn't for my children or DH I felt quilty about spending this money all for myself.

DH then says to me that I have to reserve some pocketmoney of my own. He doesn't really care how much I spend. So now I put myself on a budget about 20 Euro's each month. That's about 28 dollars.

How much (on average) does a yard of fabric cost there? (In Euros?)

Specifically, cotton quilting type fabric? (I forgot for a moment that there are other kinds of fabric :?)

And if you know, also in USA dollars?

I don't know about euros but A$28 is a metre of fabric (just over a yard) and I can buy a yard for US$8 at online fabric stores paying about A$10.

I don't have a budget, but I have been real good this year about not buying fabric for myself. I have a home business, and I buy fabric for that.

And we bellyache when the price is around US$10 for a yard

In the Netherlands we pay about 12 to 21 euro's for cotton quiltingfabs. Thats about 17 to 32 dollars per metre. A yard is 1.09 metre. But most of the time I save my pocketmoney and buy only when there is sale or I go to the market and buy cheap cotton fabrics there.

I do love the Dutch chintzes from "Den Haan en Wagemaker" so much but unfortunailly I can't afford them. Chintzes have prizes from about 28 euro's!
Look over here, they have amazing fabrics!
http://www.dutchquilts.net/shop/home.php

en then look at Dutch chintzes, aren't they marvelous?!

http://www.dutchquilts.net/shop/prod...8&cat=1&page=1

my buget is... whatever I save from grocery money! spare time spent looking for coupons! its amazing how many everyday things I really dont need :) any large quilting/sewing purchase I tell my dh about beforehand. he dosent mind when he knows its a thought out purchase and not a whim spend :)

Rose Hall,

For some reason my husband's budget goes a longer way than mine too! I think it's the lunches out with friends that are getting spendy. He usually has money left at the end of the month, where i usually am waiting anxiously for the new month's allowance. I like being on a budget tho, it makes me more mindful of the things I do buy and how blessed I am to be able to have the things I do have. Also makes me mindful of sharing those blessings with those who are not as fortunate. Thanks for all these notes on this topic. Lots to think about.

I agree! We are working with the same plan. It is freeing not to argue over where the money goes - whether for fabric or fishing tackle!

Between hubby's smoke'n & golfing, my fabric expenditures aren't so bad *giggles*

Just saw this and I have to say that I could sew for a loooong time on my stash! And this Christmas, all the gifts are from the stash. But I don't charge anything, and I am going to go to my LQS this afternoon! My budget varies, but I am retired, read that limited budget, and single, so I must behave myself!