Broke the budget..how about you?

[Davidsgirl08]

I have a monthly budget I put myself on and I'm doing pretty good. Sometimes a girl needs retail therapy though

[Terri]

Thanks for the info! Will definitely look up Pappy's. Always ready to visit a new quilt shop. As for horse farm....um, that would be no. My little 17-18 lb dog is all I can handle! Beside that, my DH has extremely bad allergies and one thing that really sets him off is hay! We had an activity with our Sunday School class years ago and it included a hayride...that we had to pass on due to his allergies.

Terri,

I used to live near Sevierville; I know the shop. If you have time for a "shop hop", my favorite one in the area is Pappy's. It's on Highway 411 (AKA Sevierville Rd) south of Sevierville. I hope you have a great time in my old stomping grounds! (And if you're interested in buying a horse farm, ours is on the market, 2 minutes from Pappy's!)

[cyndiofthevortex]

Maybe I hang out here too much, but while at this quilt show I've thought of all of you hundreds of times while looking through the vendor markets. Being able to see and handle the fabric makes it so much harder to say no! And the books! You should see all the quilting books one vendor has. That's my weakness. I'm being very good so far...but there is one more day of the show to shop!

[bkthomas]

Maybe I hang out here too much, but while at this quilt show I've thought of all of you hundreds of times while looking through the vendor markets. Being able to see and handle the fabric makes it so much harder to say no! And the books! You should see all the quilting books one vendor has. That's my weakness. I'm being very good so far...but there is one more day of the show to shop!

Who are you trying to kid? I saw your thread purchase! He He

[Sew Perfect]

I don't really have a fabric budget either. I buy when I need to. Sometimes, I may go to the shop and spend more than I want, but it isn't that often.

[Claire Hallman]

I don't really have a precise budget but since I am the one that handles the bills around here I do know when to stop. Unfortunately I know my Visa number by heart.
I did kind of blow my budget last week though, I went to Joanne with a gift card and bought some backing and a couple of other things and when I checked out the card was no where to be found. Luckily I had my debit card with me and found the gift card when I got home. Now I can go and spend it again, LOL.

[quiltingtrish]

Love the responses.
I probably spend more than I should but have really cut back and watch where I spend my money. There are so many places in Lancaster, PA I can get to that I will not pay more than $7. a yard for fabric.
I do believe that next year I am going to try my best to not buy anything until we get our Visa down some. Don't put any kind of fabric/quilt things on it - but when all the kids moved back home, it seems to go up. If I had the cash for that instead of the fabric/quilting - I'm seeing the balance go down. I certainly have enough here to last me the rest of my life that I honestly don't need to go out and buy any more. Of course, I know I will see something I will want (not saying need) - so I know I won't be 100% deprived.

Hugs,