And cigarettes generally cost more than that.
I was averaging the price from my period of costly vice from 1992 to 2002 down here in various locations in the South.
Down here, 11 grand is the price of two decent used vehicles.
Let us not go into how much money one can spend to no useful purpose on strippers, booze, entertainment, vacationing, prepared foods, and other luxury items.
1. I don't wish to spend hours taking the Fifth
2. The point is well made already: vices are expensive and yield no returns to their users
;)