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ORIGINAL: pompeii

1. Let's say, at 20, you get a personalized "Arts" plate from the California DMV (https://vrir.dmv.ca.gov/ipp/PerLicensePlateServlet).
2. Initial cost is $90 for a personalized arts plate
3. Your first five years' renewal fees are $90x5=$450
4. You trade in your old car for a new car and ask to transfer the plate for a transfer fee of $45
5. That makes your first five years' cost $495
6. Do this over your driving lifetime (say 50 years) and your total cost for personalized art plates is $4,950

Note: You can buy an entire used car for the money you've spent in plates alone!
Personalized plates tell the whole world you're both a "J" personality type and a spendthrift! :)