I spend 1,825 per year on Cigarettes...

[skistar668]

I always just chalked up my smoking habit to a minor pleasure that I could afford. Looking at it over a year, it makes quitting look a lot more appealing.

I could have bought a 60" flatscreen with that money. Can't even imagine how much some other vices cost people.

Addiction Quiz for those of you wondering how much you waste.

http://tests.drugabuse.net/the-drug-...on-calculator/

[danielsatur]

The American dollar is broken, whats it really worth?
I couldn't afford the taxes, or health issues over life.

[fredjacksonsan]

Originally Posted by skistar668

I always just chalked up my smoking habit to a minor pleasure that I could afford. Looking at it over a year, it makes quitting look a lot more appealing.

I could have bought a 60" flatscreen with that money. Can't even imagine how much some other vices cost people.

Addiction Quiz for those of you wondering how much you waste.

http://tests.drugabuse.net/the-drug-...on-calculator/

The $54750 you'll spend over 30 years could buy a good part of your house, or a couple of decent new cars.

The value of the dollar vs other currencies is immaterial; 99.99% of the time you spend where you earn so conversion is unnecessary.

[danielsatur]

If we get a new health care plan, move to CA., get a Dr. & Tax payer to cover it!

[MagicRat]

A while back, a co-worker of mine was frequently complaining that she and her husband had no money after their basic bills were paid. They conplained that their jobs simply did not make enough money.

I knew she smoked. One day, I took about 20 seconds to show her that she and her husband smoked about $5000 of cigarettes each year. (Cigs are quite heavily taxed here).
That's $5k of after-tax dollars, meaning that almost every non-essential dime they had went on smokes.

They could take that money and stick it in T-bills and make $605,000 by the time they retire (4%/yr, compounded annually). If they saved that money in a tax-free retirement plan, (as we have here) they could save $900,000. Is smoking worth $900k?

[danielsatur]

If they played there cards right $10K on Ford (F) would of yield $100,000.

[BP2K2Max]

Originally Posted by fredjacksonsan

The $54750 you'll spend over 30 years could buy a good part of your house, or a couple of decent new cars.

and that's if the price of cigarettes stay where it is now. 30 years from now they'll be like $50 a pack and they'll be 90% filter with just a little bit of actual cigarette, like in the 5th element.

i've tried quitting at least 15 times, i'm about 2 months in and i feel like this time it's actually gonna stick, i have absolutely 0 desire to light up.

this thing helps, i set it as my background on my phone and computer to constantly remind me what i'm working for:

[fredjacksonsan]

Right on, BP2K, keep up the good work!

One time I was talking to my mother (who was at the time in her 60's) and we discussed how much she smoked, and how much it cost. Turns out she could have paid cash for her house in the 50's if she had never smoked and instead saved the money she had spent.

[xeroinfinity]

I quit the last 2 years. I was spending around $2500-3000 a year.

My recent divorce has driven me back to smking for the last couple months. I can make a pack last 2 days, but I am going to stop, I just cant afford it health or money wise.

I feel sorry for those who smoke 2-3 packs a day! Have to get part time jobs on top of a full time job just to support the habbit. Then Iguess if your working all the time that should slow them down.

And Good Luck BP2K2Max !

[BP2K2Max]

thanks guys

[ericn1300]

So how did skistar668 get banned for this post?

I figured that $11.10 a day for cigars was enough to make me quit. Comes out to over $4,000 a year. 42 days now = $466.00

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by ericn1300

So how did skistar668 get banned for this post?

skistar did not get banned for this particular post. The ban was for another, unrelated matter.

[fredjacksonsan]

Originally Posted by ericn1300

I figured that $11.10 a day for cigars was enough to make me quit. Comes out to over $4,000 a year. 42 days now = $466.00

Sounds like a good amount of money to invest for your retirement!

[BleedDodge]

I would probably still be smoking if cigarettes didn't get so expensive. I used to enjoy it. When I quit in september 2002, they were around 9.25 a pack, now they're just about 13. Forget it. Now cigarette smoke gives me a headache, I don't miss it anymore.

I quit drinking 2 years later in september 2004. Been sober ever since, no desire to party, to smoke, to anything. I'm saving more than I ever would have, no regrets. Never look back.

I tell everyone who asks me about it. If you're poor and you don't want to live like that anymore, stop going to the bar. Stop buying cigarettes. You might be happier being sober and saving money for things you might actually be able to use and keep. My buddies are still always like "wow man we got so drunk this weekend, can't remember anything but it was awesome, we're just gonna hang around all sunday and put up with our hangovers" and I'm like right on, I'm going for a ride in my car. Some people just can't make it through a weekend without rotting themselves. There's more to life than that trash. You can quit if you want to, it's all in your head.