Oh come on. Just a $4 cob. A $4 cob and a 1 tin of baccy. You can afford that. Can you afford NOT to try it? I may even have a spare around here somewhere... just send me your address... this won't hurt a bit...
It's not even really the money... it's the sheer TIME of getting involved in pipes.
Oh yeah, and the money too, probably that as well.