This is the conversation you need to have.
You- Daddy Alex, will you buy me this beer so I can trade it for the wire I need?
Alex- Young Grasshoppa, Ill buy you this beer so you can have a car, almost as cool as mine.
You- Daddy Alex, you're the greatest!
Alex- Yes, yes I know... Now kiss my feet.
A 12 pack is the cost of like 2 feet of cable!