I have a problem I need your "wise counselling" y'all.
01-28-2011, 02:33 PM
#132
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Originally Posted by purplemem
Mary,
unless she is paying your bills, she has no business discussing your financial decisions.
I tell my friends, family, etc. that quilting is my sanity and fabric collecting is my therapy. I paid $150 per hr to see a shrink, I don't spend that much on fabric, ever.
As to my stash, I tell them, "it will get used eventually".
Do what is right for you, not others.
unless she is paying your bills, she has no business discussing your financial decisions.
I tell my friends, family, etc. that quilting is my sanity and fabric collecting is my therapy. I paid $150 per hr to see a shrink, I don't spend that much on fabric, ever.
As to my stash, I tell them, "it will get used eventually".
Do what is right for you, not others.
01-28-2011, 03:54 PM
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I think you know your own limitations. Just $4 at Walmart? Quit worrying about it and enjoy making the quilt. Get the batting with a coupon another time and the back another. I have been bothered by people getting after me for buying 1/3 of a yard from $9-$10 a yard fabric. They would much rather pay $3 for a whole yard of fabric then they will give me the other 2/3rds of it when they are done. What is the difference?
01-28-2011, 08:39 PM
#134
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No matter what you do there are going to be negative people, she may just be trying to help, and not handling it properly, she knows your circumstances, and just wants you to be careful. Let her know that you know your finances, and are in control of them.
01-28-2011, 08:59 PM
#135
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Try "It's cheaper than whiskey and I can still drive after I'm done shopping."
Seriously, though, Anna is right. Everyone spends their money on something-you choose to quilt, others bowl, sky dive, snow ski, fish.....remind her of her hobbies and if she doesn't have one then that would explain her criticism of yours.
Seriously, though, Anna is right. Everyone spends their money on something-you choose to quilt, others bowl, sky dive, snow ski, fish.....remind her of her hobbies and if she doesn't have one then that would explain her criticism of yours.
01-31-2011, 06:13 PM
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Just cause you find one rotten apple in the barrel doesn't mean they are all rotten. which store did you go to? these places are a nice group and I know that all of them aren't nasty, bad attitude etc..
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