What shopping season are you in?

Im not really buying anything other than my subscriptions. Not trying to save money or be frozen, but also not finding anything that I have to have.

I'm supposed to be frozen for 50 LOs - but I have already failed at that and started over. I shopped a lot during the pandemic and I really do want to use my stash lol.

I was frozen until just a couple of weeks ago. I thought that when I had reached my goal of 50 LO's I would go crazy when I got to the LSS's. But I was pretty casual about it. Picked up just the papers I was pretty sure I would use. Nothing really blew me away.

Hee hee 950nancy, No Limits is speaking to me, too. Taunting me. Saying "You don't want to miss ME...".

I have limited myself to just one subscription, to Cocoa Daisy. I am trying to buy fewer physical supplies and more digital. I have recently gotten more interested in stamping, thanks to all of the great YouTube videos by Heba, Choux Puff, and others. I've purchased a few new stamps, but I'm not going overboard with anything since I hate clutter. I'm retired now, so I have been spending more time in my craft room, and I love it.

Someone upthread mentioned shopping out of boredom during the pandemic. That was definitely me.

This year I’m mostly frozen in an effort to use more of my stash. It’s working for the most part. I’ve picked up a couple things here and there, but have also been able to step away from full shopping carts, too. I’m trying.

I tend to shop a lot less in the first 8 months of the year, then go a bit nuts from the end of Aug-Dec. I'm sure that contributes to my goal each year to use things, which I've been pretty good about so far. I've nearly finished my 50 layouts before shopping challenge, and there are some things I'd like but I'm also not ready to shop yet. I find the more I create, the less I want to shop. I would really like to reduce my stash a little as I overbought during the last couple of years, especially from small businesses, but I also wanted to support those businesses where I could.

I'm trying not to buy unless I truly need something. I have a variety of reasons - too much stuff, moving, not wanting to spend on crafts because I have moving expenses. I will probably go on a binge once I am settled again!

I did buy some golf embellishments. I didn't have any and our grandson has really gotten into golf. His mom sent me cute photos.

No subs. Only buying "essentials" - adhesive, mostly, and sale stuff.

This is my usual "season"

Been really getting through my stash in the last year.

I don't go on 'spending freezes'; however, I do have a goal to get ALL my kits/collections into one drawer of my desk so I am consciously not buying that category of supplies and focusing on using what I have. I am replacing things like cardstock and adhesives as needed.

I love this mentality. Collections either speak to me or they don’t! I love both Vintage Coastal (bought the Peachy Cheap deal with zero regrets) and all of No Limits went right into my cart!

Can we differentiate between where we are and where we should be? Asking for a friend.

No Limits didn’t need to speak to me much. It had me at “hello.”

I chose the first option - I am regularly buying new collections and other supplies.

One of my favourite designers, Just Jaimee at The Lilypad, offers a really good deal on her new bundle every month, so I almost always buy that. They do a BYOC (Build Your Own Collection) at The Lilypad on the first weekend of every month, so as well as buying Jaimee's bundle, I also buy co-ordinating products from other designers.

Then they have a Something Old Something New 50% off sale every Wednesday, for selected new and existing products.

The Digital Press has a Publishers Picks 50% off sale every Tue/Wed/Thur.

I also buy their new designer collaboration kit most months.

Then Katie Pertiet offers a new template for only 99 cents every week, plus regular sales.

There are so many different weekly or monthly sales in the world of digital scrapbooking, there is no way I could ever be frozen for fear of missing out on something fabulous.