Ways Americans Throw Away Money

$6 billion in unused gift cards each year

$7 billion in ATM fees each year

$12 billion in traffic tickets each year

$29 billion on candy each year

$31 billion on lottery tickets each year

$44 billion on tobacco each year

$50 billion on alcohol each year

$49 billion on credit card interest each year

$69 billion at the casinos each year

$76 billion on soda each year

$146 billion in wasted energy each year

$165 billion in wasted food each year

Who knows how much wasted on bad health?

from: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/13-ways-americans-throw-away-money.html