Look at it this way. You pay $14.95 a MONTH to play WoW. Now, granted you have to buy the games as well, which will cost anywhere from $20-$40, you're essentially paying $15 a month to be entertained. Now, being a one time payment every month, MMO's have a nasty tendency of destroying a social life. This is fantastic if you love to save money, because you wont be dropping $18 for those two movie tickets and another $10-$20 on snacks for the movie. That's just one night. Now, the average pack of ramen noodles (gamer's food) is roughly 50 cents. That's at a maximum. Now, given that any average sized human being, meaning around 5'6" - 5'11" and around 100-180 lbs, you'll eat roughly two packets of ramen noodles every 3-4 hours. Now, tack on that 12-pack of Dr. Pepper, which is around $5, and you're spending about $9-10 a day. So, $15 plus $10 a day for 30 days on average, is $315 dollars a month. This is the figure we will go for a WoW gamer. Now, on the same token, if you work, you're spending about $5 in gas to get to work and back, probably $5.49 for that value meal at McDonald's, and then $15 for the pizza every night because you're just too damn tired to cook for yourself. So, on average, that'd be $25.50 a day, plus that $30 you spent on one night at the movies with someone. So, that brings us to... $795 for the person who complains that they spend too much money on MMO's. That's even BEFORE you factor in an active social life which involves, but is not all inclusive, gambling, drinking, partying, bowling, more movies, dates, etc. I think I'll stick to staying at home with my son and playing WoW thanks. Saves me some epic cash.