DH saw the news tonight
02-15-2011, 11:31 PM
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"I will be buying on sale and looking for bargains."
Yes, that is what I will be doing too. I do have tubs of fabric organized by color so I don't go looking for fabric very often. I wait until a certain store in my area has it's sales. The owner has sales twice a year and the sale is around 50% off of all of the fabric in the store. I save my spending money for a few months and go in and stock up at both of the sales. (I usually buy from $100 to $150 worth of material each time.) The rest of the time, I only buy fabric that is needed for project that I am working on and is not in my stash. (My stash is growing so I usually have what I need for my projects.)
Since I am using my own spending money, my husband doesn't say anything about what I buy. :lol: My husband likes for each of us to have some spending money that we can use on what we want. He loves going to Harbor Freight when they have their sales so he understands why I do what I do. Since neither one of us uses the household money for personal things or hobbies, we don't argue or fight about what we buy.
Yes, that is what I will be doing too. I do have tubs of fabric organized by color so I don't go looking for fabric very often. I wait until a certain store in my area has it's sales. The owner has sales twice a year and the sale is around 50% off of all of the fabric in the store. I save my spending money for a few months and go in and stock up at both of the sales. (I usually buy from $100 to $150 worth of material each time.) The rest of the time, I only buy fabric that is needed for project that I am working on and is not in my stash. (My stash is growing so I usually have what I need for my projects.)
Since I am using my own spending money, my husband doesn't say anything about what I buy. :lol: My husband likes for each of us to have some spending money that we can use on what we want. He loves going to Harbor Freight when they have their sales so he understands why I do what I do. Since neither one of us uses the household money for personal things or hobbies, we don't argue or fight about what we buy.
02-16-2011, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Linda B
Mine didn't 'get it' either until he got into woodworking. You should see his stash of pen blanks, bowl blanks and pieces of wood he has just because 'the grain of the wood is so nice.' And his stuff is alot more costly than mine!
02-16-2011, 04:18 AM
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My DH looked at my fabric on the racks on the wall and since there is some empty room commented as to how long it would be before I ask him to put up another section of racks for more fabric. He said he knew it wouldn't be too long down the road. ♥ Gotta love and KEEP him.
02-16-2011, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltingGrannie
My DH looked at my fabric on the racks on the wall and since there is some empty room commented as to how long it would be before I ask him to put up another section of racks for more fabric. He said he knew it wouldn't be too long down the road. ♥ Gotta love and KEEP him.
02-16-2011, 08:44 AM
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I haven't bought any fabric for at least two weeks but I was shocked at some of the prices. Mind you the majority of what I buy I buy on sale or from the thrift stores. My DH has some expensive hobbies too (he's into Harleys) and for what he spent on a shock air pump I could probably have boughten 10 yards of fabric. As long as the bills get paid and there is food in the freezer, I don't complain much about what he spends and he doesn't complain much about mine. We know that it keeps us happy so that is what counts most.
02-16-2011, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by cjomomma
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
Lord, the clulessness of many DH's. LOL. I still smile when I think about the time I left a big stack of Moda fat quarters on the kitchen counter and DH asked me if I was going to use all those rags as he could use some in his shop.
02-16-2011, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Becky Crafts
Originally Posted by Linda B
Mine didn't 'get it' either until he got into woodworking. You should see his stash of pen blanks, bowl blanks and pieces of wood he has just because 'the grain of the wood is so nice.' And his stuff is alot more costly than mine!
02-16-2011, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
Lord, the clulessness of many DH's. LOL. I still smile when I think about the time I left a big stack of Moda fat quarters on the kitchen counter and DH asked me if I was going to use all those rags as he could use some in his shop.
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