the importance of The Stash

So the hubs and I have gotten ourselves into a bit of a financial pickle and we're faced with a choice between the three of us moving in with my parents or into a teeny 1-br apartment (we're in a 3-br townhouse now) until we can get some debt paid off. We need to get on a strict budget and methinks that yarn is going to be nowhere near the top of the priority list. So, for the foreseeable future, everything will be knit from The Stash. Now, my stash doesn't even come close to rivaling some out there; it consists of one small drawer, a 2x2x2 cabinet, a small blanket bag, and a large tote-ish thing. From my stash I could knit:

2 full-size laceweight shawls
1 laceweight scarf
1 lacy summer cardigan (for someone a lot smaller than me)
1 50x70 afghan
3 pr adult socks (100g each of LL & Koigu KPPPM, plus 150g of Regia)
2 Aran pillows
1 tote bag
countless hats, mittens, and scarves (Manos, Malabrigo, Cascade 220, Wool-ease, Encore, etc - because we need these thing in So Cal lol)

And - baby things for life from a large stash of Cotton-Ease (25-30 balls?) I acquired several months ago from someone else cleaning out THEIR stash. There are only 5 balls in any particular color (except I think I may have 6 black), not enough for something in my size, but that's ok. I could probably do a black tank, and actually I do need one...

Oh yeah and some random acrylic for my charity stuff. Although some of it is so bad I can't knit with it.
I'm sure there's more I've forgotten about.

I have a swift. I have a winder. I have many needles. The goal will be to knit only what I have. And then give the finished items as birthday and Christmas gifts. That cardi would be for my sister. I have 40 days until her birthday, lol. (Shoot, the pattern I want is $5. Guess I better find a free one.)