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The cost of smoking

Sure, smoking costs a lot, but Kottke reminds us that it’s not the most expensive habit we can get caught up in:

• Ice skating in Central Park: $4.25/hr
• Yankees game (cheap seats): $5/hr
• Smoking: $6/hr
• Visit to MoMA: $8/hr
• After-work drinks: $10/hr
• Movie w/popcorn & soda: $11/hr
• Dinner @ McDonald’s: $11/hr
• Dinner @ Daniel: $85/hr
• Helicopter tour of NYC: $600/hr
• Spitzer-grade call girl: $1000+/hr

Methodology and a Digg This link (because you know you want to) over on Kottke’s original post.