I suppose spending a thousand dollars a week on computer applications is relatively better than spending as much on narcotics or alcohol. If I remember correctly, Ozzy Osbourne used to blow a thousand dollars a day on Cohiba cigars alone before he went down Sobriety Road.
Off-topic but somewhat amusing comic book trivia: back in the late '80's to early '90's, the starting salary for a member of Marvel's Avengers was one thousand dollars a week. Spider-Man tried joining the group for the added income to help his Aunt May with daily expenses but was red-flagged by the Avengers' government liaison (Henry Gyrich, if my memory serves me correctly) because he was wanted by the New York City Police Department (although the cops weren't really doing much to arrest him whenever they saw him).