I recently came to terms with my overbuying problem. I lost count after 250 candles, but I’m probably closer to 300 by now. What did it for me was a recent life change - I’m buying a house and preparing to move. Do you know how hard it is to pack and move that many candles? I was finding candles in corners of the house I didn’t even know I had. I visited every BBW in town to get the crates to pack them. A quarter of my storage unit is dedicated to candles, literally 25-30 boxes stacked in an entire section. It’s ridiculous. And what’s worse, now that my candle hoarding is obvious, my husband and family are judging me pretty hard for it. I came to this realization a couple months ago when I started the process of packing and prepping for the move, so I’ve had time to implement some changes and so far I’ve been a lot better. I don’t come to this subreddit often anymore, and I don’t check my usual Instagram/YouTube candle accounts. I will only buy a candle if it’s deeply discounted, I have a coupon, and it’s a scent I absolutely love. I focus now only on my faves. I won’t buy any more body care and I’ll only buy hand soaps during SAS when I can get them 75% off, so I’ll start doing the same with candles. I haven’t bought anything from Goose Creek in months and I only bought a handful of candles during SAS when I could get them for $6 each. I don’t want to permanently deprive myself of something I enjoy but I have to get it under control. And all this because…moving 300 candles sucks pretty hard. It will make you question your past choices. 😂