I see it all the time at the pawn shop, "NO you can't buy another $300 rifle, we can't afford it!", then they almost always drag the prisoner/husband over to the diamond showcase to look at $1000 rings. Too many women out there balk at the notion that $1 could be spent on something they don't care about, but will freely spend thousands on their useless stuff. There are some out there who are reasonable, but they are the exception and not the rule. I realize that they don't understand "boy stuff" (trucks, guns etc...) and we don't understand "girl stuff" (shoes, $300 purses etc..) but we all have our hobbies and if the bills are paid why not? That goes for trucks AND purses.
My opinion is that the average female aversion to boy stuff is based in jealousy. Time, money and attention spent on something other than THEM will not be tolerated, it is no different than if you had a girlfriend on the side, you are cheating on them in their mind.
I figured this out after I lost a potential girlfriend. She knew that I have three priorities in my life: my girlfriend, my job and my firearms. She was a wonderful girl but she didn't want to share me with my job and my hobby, so she did not allow a relationship. I was dissapointed but realised it was for the best, saved some fights and jealous moments down the road, and I love her for it to this day. And that was before I got my deuce, she would have realy hated THAT!
Don't get me wrong, I know they are not all that way, thankfuly! I love women (a LOT), but will never allow anyone else to have any financial say in my life. If you have a woman in your life that allows your hobbies with no jealousy then you have found the Golden Ring my friend, enjoy her and count your blessings!