I think it is just like any other hobby....you can be reasonable about it and spend a reasonable amount on it overtime OR you can go overboard and spend exorbinate amounts in short periods. Like for instance my sister comes over and she sees my collection of Disney snowglobes or Build-A-Bears and she thinks it is ridiculous how much I spend on them. She doesnt bother to ask how much time it took to accumulate it all!! I have been collecting Build-A-Bears since 2003 and have bought alot of them on ebay for 3 or 4 dollars a piece. I have been collecting the snowglobes since 1999 or 2000. I only buy the snowglobes on sale for 40 dollars or less (they go up over 100 when not on sale) and only buy the build-a-bears for special occasions (like I ask for one for my birthday or christmas etc). Also another possibility and the way *I* would go if I was to get into paper scrapping is yard sales/flea markets/ebay/craigs list. On Craigs List alone a few months ago I found a lady who was selling ALL her scrapping supplies for 200 dollars and had about 2000 dollars worth of stuff. So really it is more about the way it is accumalated and over what time period I think. Yes it looks like alot and it is if you add it all up but if you think about the fact that some of these women have been scrapping for 20 years or more it really doesnt add up to much each year KWIM?
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