Musicians

I know what you said is common but not once did my wife say it.
Might have a lot to do with the fact that every piece of gear I have/had was paid for with gig money.
The only things I ever sold was my Oberheim OB-8 (I was going digital and wanted that spot in my rig to have a smaller footprint but more keys) and a Korg MS-20 that I wasn't using. I lent that to a guitar student who later became a recording engineer & he was using it all the time. So, after several years he called out of the blue to say he was sending me a check for $1,000. He wouldn't take no for an answer, even though I said to not worry about it.
That thousand got added to some gig money & became my Martin 12 string.