| Lady: Do you smoke? Man: Yes. Lady: How many packs? Man: 3 packs daily. Lady: How much is per pack for your brand? Man: $ 8 a pack. Lady: And how long have you been smoking? Man: Almost 18 years. Lady: So one pack costs $ 8 and you have 3 packs a day which puts your spending each month at $ 720. In one year, it would be $ 8640. Correct? Man: Correct. Lady: If in 1 year you spend $ 8640, you collectively spent $ 155,520. Correct? Man: Correct. Lady: Do you know that if you hadn't smoked, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 18 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari? Man: Do you smoke? Lady: No. Man: Where's your freaking Ferrari then? |