Oh, totally. I have a Glowforge that was about $4k I think, and we're a member of a makerspace that has like a $40k laser cutter we use. But we've easily re-couped that through my stuff, my wife's business doing laser cut/engraved signs, and custom work for folks (e.g., signs for businesses, putting artists' works on ornaments, etc.).

And yep I do all the designs using a mixture of Illustrator and Procreate on my iPad. :)