aquarist48

I agree about not throwing cigarette butts out of car windows. Here in SC you can be fined for littering if you're caught. I don't throw mine on the ground either. I will extinguish the flame and put the butt in my pocket. I can get a carton of Marlboro lights for $38.00.
Ken

Dozey

Currently I'm paying $9.50 a pack of 25 smokes. So I'm in for $28.50 a day or $10,402.50 a year. My wife somes a pack a day as well. So we are actually looking at a combined cost of $13,870.00 a year.

Nice EH?

aquarist48

Wow! Look at the money you would save even if you cut back to 1 pack a day. hmmmm
Your Christmas Present to me could be a really nice one!
Ken

jamreb12

i am also trying to stop smoking and finding it hard , but in 6 weeks i have saved enough to pay for half of the new tank i want so that is my reward , i smoked around 20 a day and in england they cost £5 a pack so it wont take long to save the rest . i just hope i manage to stop forever (i have tried a million times before and always failed )

Thunder

I just turned 25 and I've been smoking for 4 years. I grew up hating these things and was disgusted with the smoke, but here I am, smoking. I've tried to quit several times, but always restart the habit. I have no idea how it affect the tank, since I only smoke in the bedroom, there's a tank in here. One day, maybe I will quit, altho I do want to, I just have to really try harder.

I used to work at Target for a year and I would go to work at 3:30 or 4am and not be able to smoke until 8am. They don't let us out the building, even during break. That whole year, I worked for 4 hours without taking a break then take one as soon the doors opened. Since we can have two 15 minute breaks, I can take one for 30 minute.

Jaysee

Wow....

Tavel

Dozey: I'd like to point out that you spend my entire annual income on cigarettes...wow.

I'm soooo glad I never started. Perhaps I was lucky to have friends who didn't smoke either. It seems that's a HUGE factor in being able to quit. I know a lot of people at work that are trying to quit, but can't because their entire group of friends smokes, so they're the "odd man out." (they're all 18-25 too)

Plus, my parents are lifetime smokers and it's pretty gross (no offense to you lifetime smokers...) If only teenagers could see what I see...a couple of 40 something's hacking and wheezing as they try to laugh at something on TV. *sigh*

Toddnbecka

I smoked for over 25 years, tired to quit several times, but always started again. A couple years ago my doctor hooked me up with a prescription for Chantix. It blocks the nicotine receptors in the brain, so you don't get any satisfaction from smoking. After about 3 weeks I was able to quit (the habit was easier to lose when there wasn't any "point" in smoking) and only took the pills for 6 weeks. The pills/program is designed to go 3 months, but I didn't need the pills to keep from starting again after I quit. Aside from all the money I'm no longer spending on cigarettes, I can breathe easier and the "smokers cough" has long since disappeared. I also notice that I don't get colds or sinus infections as often since I quit. There's no way I'd start again now.

Alasse

I'd tried many many times to quit, 1 day 9yrs ago, i just up and stopped. I was obviously at the stage of really wantig to quit. Never looked back.

Good luck!

Jaysee

You have to REALLY WANT IT. If you feel the need to finish your carton or pack first, you're not ready.