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Isn't Quitting Smoking Expensive?


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Great list Mr. Q!
Angie


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 17
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 204
Amount Saved: $89.76
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 14 Mins: 8 Seconds: 58

15 years ago 0 303 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Total Cost of Operation
 
1) Smoking
2) Wasting gas to drive around and smoke
3) Reduction in health insurance
4) Reduction in dental costs
5) Cleaning supplies for car to get out that stinky car smell
6) Cleaning supplies for your home to get out that stinky house smell
7) Air purifiers
8) Buying needless items at the store to justify a nighttime driving trip
9) Taking another car to a gathering because the other vehicles are non smoking
10) Increased need for Healthcare
11) Perscriptions for smoking related diseases
12) Quality of life
13) Loss of life
14) Loss of pride
15) Loss of self respect
 
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15 years ago 0 1693 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Members,
Many people think that quitting smoking is expensive, so decide to continue on smoking. Quitting does cost money but no more than smoking and it is only temporary while smoking is not! The average treatment costs $3 to $10 a day and if you have health insurance smoking cession treatments may be covered. 

Get this: If you smoke a pack a day at $7.00 per pack, that’s $49.00 a week, $200.00 a month and $2,555.00 a year spend on cigarettes!  If you quit and invested this money every year for 20 years with a 7% return rate, you would have $104,743.00!! Now that’s a lot of money! Take a look around at the some of our members quit members to see how much money they’ve saved.

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

 

 


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