Intersection of hobby love and frugality

Edited to say: Oops. Not groceries though my knitting seems almost as crucial to me lol. I’ll take the comment down if it’s too annoying or if OP objects ❤️

I knit and crochet. My hobby is very important to me. It really calms my nervous system at the end of the day. It’s also productive as I give a lot of my finished products away, as well be as keeping family in hats and scarves and kitchen hot pads and such, and myself as well.

When I was workin, I bought a lot more yarn than I was able to use at that time. I always always bought it deeply discounted online. I B worried a bit that I was overdoing it.

I wound up retiring a little earlier than expected because of Covid. My yarn, meticulously stored and looked after in the small extra bedroom, has been a mental health lifesaver. I consider my stash my highly-discounted yarn store.

The only yarn purchases I allow myself now are to add to what I have on hand to complete a project. Like a magpie, I was attracted to the bright and shiny lol. Since I bought just a bit at a time I generally need to add just a little yardage. This has caused me to concentrate on color work. I often need a neutral lol. I plan ahead and buy these additional skeins at discount also. The forced colorwork has been wonderful for building my craft skill.

I feel like I accidentally discovered the perfect balance of frugality, luxury and mental health 😎😂😂