My father was a smoker.  He smoked into his late forties, quit for 7 years and started back up in his mid fifties. What got him back on it were the meetings he attended with people at his work.  He said they all smoked and they smoked in a closed conference room. Finally he couldn’t take it, gave in and joined in.  He quit again after a couple of years and has been smoke free for the last thirty years.  His reason for quitting was the cost of a pack. 

If I was to choose, mind you choose, to smoke beginning today it would cost let’s say $9 a pack x 7 days x 4.3 weeks = a whole lot of money. Not just one month of money but months and months and years and years of money.  So you see there are good things that come out of not smoking; MONEY would be one of these good things.  And yes health would be better than money but money, well money, how do you live without it, and what could I do with the $270 I would have spent for just that one month of smoking.  Well look how that adds up after seven years.  Look at those money stats Stickin has right up there! Go on take a good look. What does it say?  Well now that’s a lot of money. Now I’m sure some would pay less for a pack and some more but its MONEY and money can look that way all pretty and nice, money.

I’ve found there is a difference in my life style since I don’t smoke. I have more money.  It’s not just the costs of the packs but a good part of it is. Reduction of health care costs is some as well, mainly dental.

Would I smoke again?  I don’t think so.  Am I ever tempted anymore?  No.  Do I like smoking?  No.  Could I quit again if wanted to?  Well maybe and maybe not.  The way I see it if I’m going to have one, there will be many ones to follow.  Why?  Well if I’m going to blow my quit then I’m going to make it worthwhile.   If I’m going to make it worthwhile, well then maybe tomorrow never comes, and I may never be in the right frame of mind to quit again unless I’m dying from smoke related problems and then it would be late, wouldn’t it, too late. 

I wish all of you smoke free people the best and the good sense and strength to carry it forward. So glad to see you’ve made up your minds to do that something special for yourselves, saw the dream and now have made it your reality. 

Happy new year to all

Stickin to it