Average Financial Costs of Smoking.txt

The financial costs of smoking hits everyone hard. A whole lot of your hard
earned cash goes right to the cigarettes, pipe tobacco, or chewing tobacco you
buy. Right now, the average cost of a pack of cigarettes is four dollars. Ouch!
That doesn't sound like a lot when you say it costs four dollars for a pack of
cigarettes, but let's look at it with a wider perspective. Let's say you smoke
one pack of cigarettes a day. This is how much smoking cigarettes costs you:

One Day - $4.00

One Week - $28.00

One Month - $112.00

Smoking one pack of cigarettes a day will cost you approximately $1,344 per
year.

You could put that money in a savings account. That's a good down payment for a
vehicle. After five years you could be very close to growing a down payment for
a new home. You could put that money towards saving for your children's future.
Eighteen years of that money is $201,600! That could help put your child or
children through college! That doesn't even include the interest you will be
paid for that money if you have it in a savings account, certificate of deposit,
or a college fund. It would be substantially more.

Just imagine what you could do with the money if you didn't have to spend it on
nicotine products. And you don't have to. That is a decision you are making.
Every time you go to the store, you and you alone are making the choice to
purchase a pack or carton of cigarettes. It is difficult to quit, but it is not
impossible. You can make a different, better choice.

And it is not just savings you could use that money for. You could have extra
cash for any other necessities. You could go on a vacation, buy a new computer,
go out for dinner, and more. You could upgrade your home or your business. You
could send your child or children to a great summer camp. You could pay for
their sports activities, or put them in more extracurricular activities. You
could start up your own business with the money you would save. You could work
for yourself instead struggling for a paycheck that someone else controls.

Just sit back and think about it for a few minutes. Using nicotine doesn't just
hurt your health and the health of everyone else around you; it hurts your bank
account. You go to work and work your butt off for the money you earn. You payyour rent, your utilities, and your phone bill, cable, buy groceries and
clothing. Then you buy cigarettes or other nicotine products you have become
dependent on.

The possibilities of what you could use that money for are endless. Use your
imagination. What would you like to do that you currently can't afford because
you smoke? What would you like to do with that money instead of hurting your
health and your financial status?

Follow our simple worksheet at http://www.nicotineguide.com and get a headstart
in quitting your addiction. Plus find out how each puff is affecting you and
your loved ones.

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