You should have bought a thousand of them, just for fun.
Heh...I obviously don't have the funding that "some" people have...it took me nearly dying of heatstroke in my non-air conditioned car when I got lost on the way to a friend's house to convince me it was financially worth it to get one!
This phone cost me $30 and I top up my account automatically $15 every 90 days or when my account reaches $5, whichever comes first. I only use it for emergencies or short convenience calls. I don't chat on it.