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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Tue May 22, 2012, 01:52 PM May 2012

The Lifetime Cost Of 13 Bad Habits [View all]

We crunched the cost of various bad habits over the course of 60 years (starting at age 18). For all figures, remember the math changes depending on how much one partakes.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/expensive-bad-habits-2012-5?op=1

- Playing the lottery
- Paying your credit card bill late
- Withdrawing cash from out-of-network ATMs
- Drinking soda
- Your online porn membership
- Your morning latte
- Not packing your own lunch
- Eating fast food
- Smoking
- Letting food go to waste
- Drinking bottled water
- Smoking weed
- Drinking too much booze

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The Lifetime Cost Of 13 Bad Habits [View all] FarCenter May 2012 OP

People still pay for online porn? sadbear May 2012 #1

LOL Xyzse May 2012 #4

I guess if you want the really good stuff.... FarCenter May 2012 #6

Or illegal 4th law of robotics May 2012 #9

Yeah, I thought that was just rolled into the monthly fee for internet access. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #18

For 60 years? nt Courtesy Flush May 2012 #20

I'm only guilty of drinking bottled water and I Cleita May 2012 #2

They left out "Not living in a cardboard box under an overpass" cthulu2016 May 2012 #3

"Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff." cthulu2016 May 2012 #5

Smoking weed Politicalboi May 2012 #7

Taking too many pharmaceuticals should be on the list FarCenter May 2012 #11

No it doesn't gratuitous May 2012 #14

How much booze is "too much"? NoPasaran May 2012 #8

Occasionally drink soda 4th law of robotics May 2012 #10

How did they leave out driving? hunter May 2012 #12

They say smoking weed will cost you, but they don't explain why Taverner May 2012 #13

It's the same as many of the other ones. Renew Deal May 2012 #26

Well I've got 3 of those for sure - TBF May 2012 #15

I didn't see TV watching on the list.. Fumesucker May 2012 #16

Paying for cable certainly belongs on the list Renew Deal May 2012 #25

Oh yes, often you can get dozens of channels.. Fumesucker May 2012 #29

I am only guilty of 2 of those bad habits, RebelOne May 2012 #17

Stop smoking. Nye Bevan May 2012 #21

I stopped smoking over 30 years ago. I must be super healthy! CTyankee May 2012 #27

I don't see many of those things... RevStPatrick May 2012 #19

I guess it depends on what you consider a habit Renew Deal May 2012 #23

Mine seem to be all about food Renew Deal May 2012 #22

My dad estimated his booze bill much larger than that. ieoeja May 2012 #24

Well if I never did any of the things I liked, I could save a ton of money CreekDog May 2012 #28

playing golf ... GeorgeGist May 2012 #30

I'm so bad about letting food go to waste ctaylors6 May 2012 #31