You get a lot more 'bang for the buck' out of some forms of entertainment. A deck of playing cards is going to last you countless hours and only costs $1. On the other hand tickets to an NFL game can easily run $50-75 and the game lasts about 3 hours.
Below are a list of common forms of entertainment and how they compare in terms of cost per hour. The costs and number of hours are estimates. The figures given are averages and in many cases you could easily spend considerably more or less.
| Cost | Hours | Cost / Hour | |
| Library book | $0 | 10 | $0.00 |
| Playing Cards | $1 | 100 | $0.01 |
| Reading a newspaper | $0.50 | 2 | $0.25 |
| Online MMO video game subscription (10hr/week) | $15 | 40 | $0.38 |
| Buy a used book | $4 | 10 | $0.40 |
| RedBox DVD rental | $1 | 2 | $0.50 |
| Netflix 3 at a time (3 movies/week) | $15 | 24 | $0.63 |
| Buy a new book | $8 | 10 | $0.80 |
| MMO subscription (4hr/week) | $15 | 16 | $0.94 |
| Second Run movie ticket | $3 | 2 | $1.50 |
| Cable TV subscription | $70 | 40 | $1.75 |
| Buy a new video game | $50 | 25 | $2.00 |
| Blockbuster DVD rental | $4 | 2 | $2.00 |
| Video Arcade | $2.50 | 1 | $2.50 |
| Movie ticket | $9 | 2 | $4.50 |
| 2 Rounds bowling | $10 | 2 | $5.00 |
| Mini Golf | $5 | 1 | $5.00 |
| Pool & drinks | $11 | 2 | $5.50 |
| 3 day frugal trip for 2 to Vegas (no gambling) | $600 | 82 | $7.32 |
| Adult movie ticket & snacks | $15 | 2 | $7.50 |
| Ski lift ticket all day | $60 | 8 | $7.50 |
| Breakfast out | $12 | 1.5 | $8.00 |
| MLB ticket | $25.40 | 3 | $8.47 |
| 18 holes of golf | $39 | 4 | $9.75 |
| Dinner out | $25 | 2 | $12.50 |
| 5 day spendy trip for 2 to Vegas (no gamble) | $1,500 | 114 | $13.16 |
| Music concert | $50 | 3 | $16.67 |
| NBA Tickets | $49 | 2.5 | $19.60 |
| NFL ticket | $62 | 3 | $20.67 |
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