Dollieh Sanctuary

This is going to sound really nerdy, but does anyone else make excel sheets planning out their hobby budget, including layaway payments, etc? I found myself making a pretty elaborate one for myself, including wishlist dolls to see if and when I'd be able to fit them into my budget...

I did something like that once... when I was a graphics designer, and I had a steady salary. I had it all planned out; exactly how much I could afford to put into a piggy bank, or pay on a layaway out of each check, and how long I would have to save, in order to be able to get a doll, and have it paid off in time. But then I lost the job. So now I'm going to try it again.

Ouch, that sucks! Have you been able to find a new job?

Oh yes yes, I've got a much better job. XD It's what's been eating me alive, but it's fun and good money, which is why I say I'm going to try budgeting money for dolliehs again~!

I don't have a spreadsheet, but I do have a document that has all the prices of which dolls I want and the order I want them in. I'm a kid, so I don't have a job/salary to budget for dolls... whatever money I can get goes towards either BJDs, LDDs, or LADs. But your way sounds very efficient!

I use it to keep inventory! My dolls , their sizes of clothing , eyes,wigs , who can share what items what items I am looking for etc. I never wanted to accidently buy something I did not need. I store my wigs and shoes in boxes where I write the names of them but its much easier to look at the excel sheet. Not that I have a tons of items or anything.


I don't think anything can be classfied as nerdy or nerd anymore. Things that were 'nerdy' 20 years ago are mainstream ( which saddens me in a way since I was a girl who played atari, worked on my computer like a hot rod,coded video games then worked for a video game company) so I have always loved computers and software. Now every one does so its not nerdy so dont worry hah..

Astrid wrote:I use it to keep inventory! My dolls , their sizes of clothing , eyes,wigs , who can share what items what items I am looking for etc. I never wanted to accidently buy something I did not need. I store my wigs and shoes in boxes where I write the names of them but its much easier to look at the excel sheet. Not that I have a tons of items or anything.

This is brilliant. I love this so much. If I ever get enough stuff to do this with, I will have en ever efficient system inspired by this. :D

I had organized Excel sheets when I was a Magic: the Gathering player. It's easy with card games to forget how much card do you own and what of them... Now luckily I don't play anymore XD Less luckily, I don't have a job and my money for dolls came from gifts and commissions, so I can't schedule anything -_-

I modified a spreadsheet someone was passing around on DoA, the tinies size database. It lists measurements for different tinies and I ran a script to highlight which sizes will fit which of my tinies... that's normal, right?

Yea, I worked on the MSD one myself!