That's good and bad. Best bet for you to not need the heated dog house....run down there and see if they need some part time help. Tell them you'll work for merchandise instead of cash.
Then the wife is happy because you aren't spending your familiy income on "unneccessary stuff"....and you can get everything you want at wholesale w/nothing but some time out of your life. Plus they don't have to pay taxes on you as an employee... win/win.
(I did this when I was younger for a couple years...worked about 10-20hrs a week p/t and was able to accumulate ALOT of hunting and shooting stuff that I know I wouldn't have been able to actually spend the money on if I got paid in cash).