Quit Smoking Tip #8

Save the Money You Spent on Cigarettes

Supporting a smoking habit is by no means cheap.  Depending on how much you smoke a person can easily spend $20 or more a week on cigarettes.  Once you quit smoking put that money into a jar and watch it grow.  After several months reward yourself with something you’ve been wanting.

The cost of smoking has become routine for most and sometimes we don’t realize just how much our habit is costing us.  Calculate how much you spend on cigarettes each week and start setting that money aside.  You may be surprised just how much you are able to save.  For a smoker that smokes one pack a day at $4 per pack that equates to $28 a week.  In six months time you would accumulate over $700 in your jar.  In a years time it would be well over $1400.   I am sure you can think of much better things to spend that money on than a pack of cigarettes.

Doing a cost analysis on what it costs to smoke can also be a reason to quit smoking.  Once you see the bottom line and the benefit of quitting you will be more motivated in your resolve to quit smoking and stay quit.   

Rewarding yourself after quitting smoking gives you something to work for!

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