For some perspective, I'm about to hit 30 and I was a smoker since I was 19. I totally forgot that I was keeping track of this about 6 months in. It wasn't until I was cleaning out apps that I saw this and figured I'd share this with you guys.
For some background, I live in Chicago where a pack of cigarettes are about $11-13 (or at least they were north side of the city). I remember making the leap of faith April 19, 2016 because I was working out my budget. I saw on Mint that I was spending over $300 a month on cigarettes and I figured it was enough and surprisingly I was able to stick with it purely because money was my motivating factor.
This was definitely a really hard habit to break, I remember buying a vape at the time which helped me when I was driving (where my cravings hit me the most). After about a month or 3, I just didn't have that super strong urge and now I just completely don't even feel the need for it. Hope this inspires others!
TLDR - Quit smoking a little over a year ago after buying a pack a day, saved over 5k.
July 21, 2017 at 03:07AM
