New Year - New Stash Diet!

[bumpybecky]

Is anyone going to join me in a stash diet for 2007?

I found the stash diet thread last spring really helpful - with the support from the other UKSers on the wagon I managed to control my spending for 6 months since I stopped posting in the thread though, it's all gone a bit downhill!

So, new year, new stash diet!

For those that haven't joined in before, the rule is you make your own rules! For some of us that is no spending, for others a monthly budget, for others just to cut down a bit!

My rules are...

1. I will spent no more than £25 per month on stash, magazines, glue, everything!

2. If I make a present (paperbag book, exploding box, starbook etc etc) for someone I can spend an extra £5 that month on stash (as payment for using stuff up!)


anyone else want to join in?

[pip]

Yes please - I want to save up for a macro lens for my new DSLR and I had a big clear up of my stash today and found masses of stuff I'd forgotten all about, I really don't NEED any for a while.

Pip

[shaulean]

I CAN'T, I JUST CAN'T, MUST SPEND, what if a new collection of papers come out? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[bumpybecky]

well I'll still be spending just controlling my spending rather than just going out and buying everything!

[Theresa]

I'll join in...again Need to think up some rules though. I think I'll try a budget this time and £25 sounds good to me but I'll include my sewing purchases in that as well, hmm right...mumble mumble - here are my rules...

1. Maximum spend per month £25 on anything crafty at all inc. sewing bits.

2. I reserve the right to purchase stamps at will should there be some tasty releases after CHA

[pip]

Forgot about the rules

I'll go with £25 a month too with a review at the end of March.

Pip

[hsanders]

OK I definetly need to go on a stash diet - not only cause I have to use some stash that I already have up and I want to save up for a cricut too. So I would like to join the stash diet please

Sooooo I think I will:

1. Stop buying mags as I never read them really and instead read some of those idea books I have bought and never fully read!

2. Not buy anything online - stash or otherwise. The only exception being photos. (stash may only be purchased from shops of sponsers )

3. Purchasing of stash may only be for a specific project and has to be used for that project before anything else is bought. (have too many things bought for specific projects ages ago yet I have still to start that project!)

4. Exception to rule 3 is if it is lettering - but only if it is black or white. (always seem to need more lettering )

5. Am allowed to spend a maximum of £20 on stash a month - this includes photos (and how many already developed do I still need to scrap! ) and crops and classes.

OK I think that is me about sorted. Am doing a little paper bag book this year of my "objectives" or "resoloutions" for 2007. The first time I have done something like that and no doubt going to be something really simple! But these stash diet rules are definetly going to be going in there too!

Thanks for letting us join.

Viv

[whitetigeress33]

Can I join?
I am limiting myself to £20 a month (which will prob go on new dies as I am addicted to them....lol)
I dont need anything really as I have heaps of glues, double sided tape and most other things you can think off and I have no room for anymore papers as I have 6 large boxes full of them and 1 big 1 of card so I must behave before my house bursts at the seams....lol

[jantyannie]

ok joining in again my rules
1. Buy nothing till after april (Mums taking me to Bruges and I need spending money)
2. Use what I have dont just store and rearrange it

[bumpybecky]

I'm good at storing and sorting too! cutting it up is MUCH harder

[Theresa]

I'm good at storing and sorting too! cutting it up is MUCH harder

I've enlisted dd's assistance with this 'using up' thing...we're both going to do Yorkie Girl's 2007 journal.

[hsanders]

I've enlisted dd's assistance with this 'using up' thing...we're both going to do Yorkie Girl's 2007 journal.

Umm hate to be ignorant but what is Yorkie Girls 2007 journal?

TIA

Viv

[Theresa]

Umm hate to be ignorant but what is Yorkie Girls 2007 journal?

TIA

Viv

The thread is in Inspiration and challenges forum - it's a monthly journal for 2007 link below...

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/...141786&page=20

[Helen M]

well, i've been good and have already cancelled one of my kit subscriptions but i have chosen to keep one which is about £17 a month, so my rules are to keep that one and NO other spending on stash apart from my birthday in feb and QVC craft day!

[donna russell]

must admit doing the summer stash diet really helped me---so i'm in. i'll give myself £25 as that seems to be the going rate. also get lrs kit which i can't live without.
rule 2 must be have a massive clearout and sell some stuff!

thansk, donna