((((Susan)))) many thousands of women have found their freedom from such oppression through the personal sales avenue. Don't give up, it may be all you have in the future. My mother was in Stanley Home Products for 40 years... and when I lived in the poorest county in the nation and there were no jobs available, I also followed my mom's footsteps for a few years ... so I could finish college. There was never a year that I had to "pay" taxes because of the allowances by the government for schedule C submissions... and I always had money to do what I needed to do.

Perhaps it's time to have it out with your hubby, in that, confront him with the facts: it isn't that you are wasting money or are obsessed, but that HE isn't happy with you finding yourself and being a woman. HE feels worse when he sees you succeed at anything... and add anything issues that you feel are at the root of the problem.

Quit arguing things that aren't the issue... but whether you want to air out the real problems, well, that's up to you... perhaps just knowing that his whining is his problem and not really yours, will be enough. Try turning a deaf ear to him, like he does to you.

((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))0