What is WRONG with me? Please tell me I am not alone.

Definitely not alone! I was packing up craft stuff for a trip and choosing some thickers. Realized that even if I go with a price of $4/package (currently I pay 6.99 at my LSS, 🇨🇦) I have over $1200 worth of them. Of letter stickers. That's ridiculous! But I adore them, and all my stuff!!! I also ❤️ my older papers, and I'm sure I would have at least 5' of them if stacked. I watch YouTube videos and see the hauls of stamps and ink a and dies and mixed media supplies...that's where I've been more conservative in buying because they are so pricey. I can't imagine what some people's budgets are like. Jealous!

Glad your supplies survived the flood. We had the same thing happen a few years back and most of my stuff was ok too...like you, I keep it all at least a few inches off the floor! (Basement scrappy spaces. Oh, my thicker collection for a window!) but dealing with the clean up is awful, even with insurance taking care of it!

Glad your supplies got salvaged.

No, you're not alone, although thankfully, my supplies have not experienced what you've had to go through.

I went through my stash recently in preparing for a card making activity in my home. It was a bit of a wake up call.

No you’re not alone. I have a small well-stocked craft room. I think I could probably scrap and make cards with what’s there for the rest of my life and not have to buy anything new apart from adhesive.

60+ pages - Wow, that is totally impressive!!!

This is a really great comment.  Such good insight.  

This needs top be pinned! Great summation of the issue!

This is how I view it.

If you aren't using funds that should pay for your family's necessities, it's no one's business how you spend your money. A lot of people travel to cool (but expensive) places for vacations. We don't. We usually just visit family. My crafts and my stash make me happy, and it doesn't bother my DH. No one else matters.

Good point!

I’m right there with you, last month our basement family room flooded. Now im faced with moving everything including my stash to another location so we can replace the carpet. I thought the same thing about my stack of paper but I bought it because I LOVE it. Yes, i plan to purge some as I move it but it won’t be by very much. Now my enamel dot, sequins, glitter and thickers stash are a different story.

Y'all are making me blush.
(why is there no embarrassed smiley? aaah!)

There's no one right amount of stuff that's best; it depends on the individual. Collections don't have to have a purpose other than to make you happy having them. There's no need to feel guilty about owning lots of craft supplies simply because you like them, unless you're acquiring things for the enjoyment of purchasing (that's a whole other kettle of fish and strays into compulsive buying), buying due to fear of missing out (surprise boxes and grab bags are notorious for pulling this trick), spending beyond your budget or buying unmindfully. The last one would be, for example, getting things you already own because you've forgotten you have them, or purchasing supplies that you really don't need because you already have something quite similar that would do.  Is this new thing going to help you get enjoyment from your craft, or is it simply the attraction of 'new'? 

No matter how good you are at gauging the utility or fit of a particular item into your hobby, you will eventually get some things that just aren't pulling their weight. Maybe it's that fancy tool that seemed like a good idea at the time, but you never take it out. Maybe it's really pretty paper that just doesn't work with any of your projects. Whatever the reason, those are the things that should find new homes. Tastes and interests change over the years, so too will your collection. However if you start to feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff you own, that's usually a good sign it's time to take a long, hard look at your buying habits and maybe pare down the least useful of your stock.

Definitely not alone. I have enough stuff for five lifetimes easily. And I can totally relate with the comment “and I still love it” LOL. I went through a lot of my stuff when I unpacked and did pull out a lot of stuff to get rid of, but I was honestly surprised by how many of those really old things still sparked joy, so to speak. It’s the same thing with my boxes of fabric, I pull it out and look at it, touch it, think about all the fun things I could make out of it... and then put it back. Someday I will think of the perfect thing to make with it and it will be here waiting for me.

I should cut a vinyl saying for my craft room wall that says, “Loved you then, love you still. Always have, always will!”   Meaning my scrapping, sewing and crafting stuff, of course.

Nope...you are not alone.

This is SO true and no one ever tells them they have too much stuff! 

I do not let Mari in my craft room. That hussy can stay in my bedroom closet.

I am good with purging supplies, but I do not want to minimize what I have either. I have a Girls are Weird alphabet and a barely used Revolution (QK) die cutting machine in the back of my vehicle. I am trying to take it Goodwill. I have a Vagabond, Big Shot and new Gemini that do the same thing, but for some reason I haven't stopped by in the 6 weeks they have been back there. Usually I am happy to get rid of old stuff.