Wow, I had never heard of pleurothallids before! They seem quite charming luckily, no one blames you for snapping up every one you come across
Welcome to the board! I've only been here a few days and I'm afraid you won't find much help with limiting your orchid acquisition, but if you need anything else, I'm sure you can find info and experienced users here! Good luck
No, but your local OS meetings can sometimes somewhat mitigate the costs by finding other members that will give you or swap plants with you... Which can make the problem worse. But at least it's not crack or meth hey...?