What's the most you've spent

My max is $25 which I spent the last 2 months when I got my Sweet Rewards. I just started buying in April even though I have been scrapping for over 2 years and $25 at once still seems huge to me, but reading this makes me feel better. lol
 
After much shuffling of my shopping cart contents, I finally checked out at TLP tonight. I just closed my eyes and hit "check out" fast before I could think about it any more. :D :D

You know, when I'm spending a lot of time and money on digiscrap, I've found I'm spending way less money elsewhere. Ultimately, I end up spending way less than when I'm not digiscrapping, and I'm doing something creative, constructive and that will have meaning for future generations of my family. I could have a lot worse habits, and I refuse to feel guilty about it.

Sue Setiadji said:
Im with those who dont count! No need to dwell on bad sums of money - lets dwell on the fun we have scrapping them instead - go and fill out the 101 reasons thread Manda started - its way more positive
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Preach it, sistah! This is exactly the way we should be thinking.
 
I tend to spread things out with way too many $5-$8 purchases... They do add up, though! My only really huge purchase (in my book) was a couple of months ago when I bought Janet Phillips' 50 for 50 pack. $50 is a lot for me at once, but I added up what it would have cost for all of that stuff, and swayed my DH with the total SAVINGS, not the total amount.

My cousin also taught me about "girl math." Say you spend $20 on something that would have been $30 had it not been on sale. You still have $10 to spend!
 
I look at it this way. If I went out to the mall, how much would I spend in one shot? A heck of a lot more than the $20 or so bucks I spend every few days. This is my only hobby, so that's how I justify it. LOL
 
I don't spend nearly what I did when I started, but when stores are having sales, I think I have spent about $100 in one transaction which I don't think is much at all compared to how much we spend just when we are out running around with snacks, eating out, and miscellaneous expenses.

When I think about how much I used to spend on paper scrapping supplies, I don't think that I spend much at all on digi. I used to easily spend at least $75 every time I walked in the LSS and usually $150 to $200. And, with digi, I have 7 completed and printed albums (25 to 91 pages each) that look great and don't take up much space. Whereas with my paper scrapping, I have several incomplete albums littering my house.
 
I think the most I've spent is around $11 ... and that was after a gift certificate. I don't have a lot of money left at the end of the month for kits, and honestly what I'm spending I don't really have ... I just spend it anyway and cut corners somewhere else. ;)
 
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