1. He should not need to lie to his spouse about buying a game syatem. 2. If he can afford it and still pay the bills then who cares what she thinks 3. Unless they cant afford to eat/pay bills he should have told her to get fucked when she told him to sell it. Bottom line: If you have to hide your hobbies from your spouse then its a shitty marriage. If your not hurting the budget be upfront about your purchase and if they complain then tell them bills are paid, food is on the table, I am buying things for my hobbies.