02.25.07
How Much $$$ On Yarn?
For various reasons, I made a list of everything I spent on anything yarn or fiber related. I discovered last year I spent almost $2000 on anything to do with yarn and fiber. (Anything includes yarn, tools, books, magazines, patterns, classes, this blog.) I was very shocked. I didn’t think this could be possible. I decided to do a break down of the list because I wanted to know how much was spent on yarn alone. It turns out a quarter of the total amount was dedicated to yarn, which is still a lot of money. The smallest amount of money was spent on knitting books and magazines.
I feel guilty about all this money going to yarn. I am thinking about giving myself a fiber budget for myself. The thing is, when I buy yarn, I usually have a plan for it. I’m not an impulsive yarn shopper, nor do I feel I frivolously spend money on other yarn related items. The problem is the yarn plans change or get postponed, so the stash grows and grows.
So what to do? I think when one starts a new art, there is an initial amount of money that goes out - buying materials, building a library, acquiring the proper tools, storage, etc. At this point of the game, I don’t want to be a mindless consumer even for something as wonderful as yarn or fiber. Perhaps I need to be more discriminating about my purchases . . .
Veronique said,
February 26, 2007 at 6:02 am
I’m amazed that you kept receipts (or just looked at your credit card bill) for a whole year! I don’t want to know how much I spent on yarn. Let’s just say that I felt it was enough that I could easily sign up for Knit From Your Stash 2007. Easily.
Do you sometimes look at your stash and re-discover a project? In that case, I think it’s somewhat justified…