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Quit Smoking - Save Money

By: Tom Johnson Quit smoking and you'll notice a great improvement in your health, you'll also notice a substantial upswing in your financial situation because smoking is an expensive habit. I'm certain there are many wonderful things you could do with the extra cash in your wallet, if you can't think of any ask your family, they will have some good ideas.

Smoking has become a very expensive habit, and it's obviously worse when you smoke more than one pack per day. Most smokers start out smoking relatively few cigarettes per day, but as the addiction takes hold, you have to start increasing the number of cigarettes you need to have each day in order to keep feeling the mood enhancement that nicotine addiction gives you, so the cost of your habit rises accordingly until you make the decision to quit smoking.

Simple maths will show you the cost of your habit. Multiply the number of packs smoked a day by 365 to get your annual consumption, then divide that figure by 12. Take the answer and multiply by the cost of a pack and you have your monthly smoking bill. Quit smoking and all that money can be used to improve your and your family's quality of life.

For example, if you live in a state where the cost of a pack of cigarettes is approximately $3.58, which is low compared to many state prices, and you smoke one pack per day, over the course of a year that's a $1,306.70 habit.

If you smoke 2-3 packs a day and pay up to $5 a packet, you're burning a huge hole in your income! That amounts to a staggering $3,650 to $5,475 a year! Stop smoking and over ten years you will have saved between $36,500 and $54,750... that's a whole lot of money in anyones estimation, what a boost to your lifestyle!

Of course if you don't quit smoking, then you'll also be paying a lot of other costs associated with your habit. For example, smokers have a larger bill for teeth cleaning and dry cleaning, just to remove the stains and odors.

Also until you quit smoking, you're plagued with higher insurance costs because health care providers know the impact smoking causes on the health economy of our nation.

Want to upgrade your car? If you've been smoking in it, you won't get as much for your trade-in as you would if you had quit smoking. By the way, that's no excuse for constantly flicking your ash out the window and dumping your butts on the road, not only can this be a major cause of grass fires, but it doesn't stop your car from stinking of cigarette smoke. In addition, studies are showing that smokers earn less and are running the risk of being unemployable by companies with a non smoking policy.

Insurance isn't the only health cost, there are many other health issues caused by smoking that place a burden on your finances. Stop smoking and improve your health outlook as well as your family health. The consequent increase in your available money and health will make your lifestyle so much better.

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