Dexx, I love it that we have a man on here who is in the same boat as the majority of women.
My husband supports my quilting habit to a certain degree, but he still likes it that I make a little money LAing for others.
I honestly don't know why women feel that they have to justify their needs and wants, but we do. I think that it is an inbred trait that we need to get over. The older I get the more I am over it!! Hubby has so many tools that he never uses and that's fine...just don't gripe when I buy what I want.