I was thinking about my hobbies/vices, their cost and where pipe smoking fits in. A box of say 9mm which will last 15 mins at the range is about $12.00 if you don't reload and who only shoots one box? Think about a weekend elk hunting, maybe you shouldn't. A one day ski lift ticket is a minimum of $80 to $125 in Colorado. Amortization of my motorcycle...I don't even want to calculate it, same for my horses. A day fly fishing the way I lose flies and don't even calculate the cost of all the gear. A good bottle of wine or liquor and who only drinks one Scotch. Pipe smoking is one of the cheapest habits I have per hour of enjoyment even if you figure in expensive pipes and imported tabacco. How about you?