I think in the last year I've only made like 4-5 starters. I usually only make one when I use a 5-6 month+ old slurry or when starting from a slant or when doing a lager size starter.
What I've been doing now is delayed pitch. On brewday when the wort is chill, I transfer 1-1.5L to a flask, pitch yeast in flash and wait 6-8h then pitch it (or when I see activity, sometimes it start after a couple of hours)
What I like about this is I don't dilute my batch with a bland dme starter, save time and money and I don’t have to worry about starter boil over!! I don’t know how many times I had to freaking scrub that stove lol