Comments on: Choosing a Hobby Wisely http://frugalhacks.com/2008/01/15/choosing-a-hobby-wisely/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Montgomery http://frugalhacks.com/2008/01/15/choosing-a-hobby-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Montgomery Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:20:54 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=239#comment-1316 I keep my yarn and fabric stashes corralled (mostly)in a cabinet, and although it is stuffed, I pretty much know what is in there. I would love to only buy what I need for a project, but I can't stand the thought of paying full price for it. I can't resist stocking up when I find a great price. I would love to learn to quilt, which would also help to use up some of that fabric stash! I keep my yarn and fabric stashes corralled (mostly)in a cabinet, and although it is stuffed, I pretty much know what is in there. I would love to only buy what I need for a project, but I can’t stand the thought of paying full price for it. I can’t resist stocking up when I find a great price.

I would love to learn to quilt, which would also help to use up some of that fabric stash!

]]> By: Tana http://frugalhacks.com/2008/01/15/choosing-a-hobby-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 Tana Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:26:03 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=239#comment-1315 I'm a knitter. I keep it under control by only buying yarn for specific projects and then keeping a list of those projects and crossing them off as I do them. I've found that using up yarn from my stash can be just as exciting as buying new yarn. I also keep a list of future projects, which I obsess over, but it helps me plan my projects rather than buying according to the latest whim. If I've drooled over the idea of making a sweater for a couple months, chances are pretty good I'll actually make it (vs. an impulse purchase). I also sell/trade yarn I no longer want so it doesn't weigh down my stash and cause guilt. I’m a knitter. I keep it under control by only buying yarn for specific projects and then keeping a list of those projects and crossing them off as I do them. I’ve found that using up yarn from my stash can be just as exciting as buying new yarn. I also keep a list of future projects, which I obsess over, but it helps me plan my projects rather than buying according to the latest whim. If I’ve drooled over the idea of making a sweater for a couple months, chances are pretty good I’ll actually make it (vs. an impulse purchase). I also sell/trade yarn I no longer want so it doesn’t weigh down my stash and cause guilt.

]]> By: Ginny Ingram http://frugalhacks.com/2008/01/15/choosing-a-hobby-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Ginny Ingram Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:25:16 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=239#comment-1313 What a timely post . . . I have been convicted about the amount of money I've been spending on impulse purchases, which are often craft supplies. Having asked a friend to help keep me accountable, I confessed it all to my husband today. Hey, I even asked him tonight if I could spend 25 cents on a skein of DMC floss for my latest cross stitch project! Seriously, though, I started organizing my fabric last fall, and need to finish the job. I was surprised at how many 1+ yard pieces I have; having them organized helped at Christmas time, when I was able to make an entire project from what I already had in my stash. I keep my fabric in plastic totes, all folded into the same size rectangles. Larger pieces are further labeled with their size, making it easy to determine whether any are suitable for whatever project I have in mind. What a timely post . . . I have been convicted about the amount of money I’ve been spending on impulse purchases, which are often craft supplies. Having asked a friend to help keep me accountable, I confessed it all to my husband today. Hey, I even asked him tonight if I could spend 25 cents on a skein of DMC floss for my latest cross stitch project! Seriously, though, I started organizing my fabric last fall, and need to finish the job. I was surprised at how many 1+ yard pieces I have; having them organized helped at Christmas time, when I was able to make an entire project from what I already had in my stash. I keep my fabric in plastic totes, all folded into the same size rectangles. Larger pieces are further labeled with their size, making it easy to determine whether any are suitable for whatever project I have in mind.

]]> By: Rachel May http://frugalhacks.com/2008/01/15/choosing-a-hobby-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Rachel May Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:32:11 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=239#comment-1306 Yarn! I "took up" knitting over the summer when I was home with our son. I have the same four skeins of yarn, still not knitted into anything recognizable. I thought it would be a great hobby because it would help me with my weight loss -- it's difficult to knit and eat at the same time. I envisioned myself getting good enough to knit in front of the TV, but I never have. Maybe I'll pick it back up again! Thanks for the reminder... Yarn! I “took up” knitting over the summer when I was home with our son. I have the same four skeins of yarn, still not knitted into anything recognizable. I thought it would be a great hobby because it would help me with my weight loss — it’s difficult to knit and eat at the same time. I envisioned myself getting good enough to knit in front of the TV, but I never have. Maybe I’ll pick it back up again! Thanks for the reminder…

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