Maybe it's addictive, but I don't give a shit. Check this out:
According to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the cost of a pack averages $4.32, with the highest prices in Maine ($6.46) and New Jersey ($6.06) and the lowest in Missouri ($3.33).This doesn't include the cost of health care, or your death.Using this number, a pack-a-day smoker burns through about $30.24 per week, or nearly $1,600 per year. (full article)
Guess what I bought with $1,600? My share of the apartment rent for the next six months. Guess what you bought with $1,600? A year's supply of sticks that you can set on fire for entertainment.
You can easily pay $5 for a mixed drink when you go out. A beer can be $3 when you go out.
Say you stay in for a little get-together. A bottle of whatever is about $20, and if you do it every week, that's $20 a week, if you're careful. Multiply that out, and it comes to roughly $1,000 every year.
Guess what I bought with $1,000? A really nice computer. Guess what you bought with $1,000? A year's supply of shitty-tasting beverages that make you feel great for three hours and terrible for 12 hours the next day.
The odds of getting any cash at all from a scratch-off ticket (any value) is about 1:5. Playing the big state lotteries have terrible odds, but that doesn't have to stop you from buying a $5 ticket every week.
If you buy a $1 scratch-off ticket every week, that's about $52 per year.
My $52: A new video game (if you're into that sort of thing)
Your $52: A pay-off of about $40
If you buy a $5 big lotto ticket every week, that's $260.
My $260: A decent stereo amp
Your $260: 52 pieces of paper that make somebody else rich
This one is too depressing to talk about. Just know that carpooling and bicycles do exist, and you should use both.
Rimz? Yes, rimz. Hub caps for your car that are larger than they need to be. For only six thousand dollars, your hubcaps will be bigger than the hubcaps of other cars.
My six thousand dollars: Having six thousand dollars
Your six thousand dollars: Being an asshole
You think you're too fat. Oh no! What the hell do you do now? You decide to lose weight by consuming an ass-flavored milkshake in a can. Forget exercise, smart eating, and simple lifestyle changes--you have a gimmick that gives you the temporary illusion of weight loss.
My money: Paying to get my girlfriend drunk so she'll fuck me
Your money: A lifetime supply of Diet Chocola.
You have lots of spare time, plenty of fabric, and the enthusiasm of a tard child. What should you do? Make a hot air balloon from scratch.
For fuck's sake.