We all have weekly purchases we allow ourselves to make up for the drudgery of the week: dessert at a restaurant, a boozy brunch, the newest gossip rag. But as a little math shows, even our smallest weekly indulgences can add up to a lot of cash over the course of a year.
(1) Weekly magazine, like People , $3.99
Annual cost: $207.48
(2) Lottery ticket, $1
Annual cost: $52
(3) iTunes album, like Adele's 21, $10.99
Annual cost: $571.48
(4) Movie rental, like The King's Speech on iTunes, $3.99
Annual cost: $207.48
(5) New York Times bestseller, like Tina Fey's Bossypants, $26.99
Annual cost: $1,403.48
(6)
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