Stash Diet rules for 2008

I found this of someone elses blog and it sounds like a great idea. I have so much stash so i think its about time i start using some of it up before buying more, so here is my stash diet for 2008 i am on as off today

Monthly budget of £35 to cover everything
including, but not limited to........
Patterned Paper/scrapbook paper, paper pads (including vellums)
Cardstock/paper (including anything i buy from the paper mill
Embellishments/stickers
Rubber Stamps
Ink Pads
Adhesive
Magazines (including do-crafts)
Stash for swaps, raks and pay it forwards
Postage for swaps
Postage for stash/marketplace purchases
Postage for sending cheques for stash/marketplace purchases
New plates for my sizzix/cuttlebug
Dies for die cutters
New carrier sheets/blades for Cricut expression
Brads/eyelets

This money can be rolled, so if I only spend £15 one month (as if!) I have £35 available for the next.

Only permitted ‘extras’
Postage to send Raks, swaps and PIF
Items bought especailly to make something for someone

Extra funds made available by...

Working overtime (50% permitted, to a maximum of £50 per month)
Selling unloved stash/tools (100% permitted, after deduction of postage to send to buyer)
Selling cards,gifts (100% permitted)an
Selling die cuts/ my handmade creations on ebay (100% permitted, after deduction of postage to send to buyer)


All extra funds become available for spending the following month.

Money in the kitty - Jan:
£35 (monthly allowence)

Money spent in Jan Kitty:

Money currently to roll over into feburary £35

Im going to keep this in a work document and update it all the time and will post at the start of each month how its going :D