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Assumptions
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16 cigarettes per day (this is where it was when I quit, I'd probably be over a pack by now if I let the trend continue)
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$7 per pack. (I initially used $6.50 but prices have increased significantly since I quit, $7 is probably still a lowball)
Results
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Days quit: 1001
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Cigarettes not smoked: 16,016
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Money Saved: $5,606
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Time not spent smoking: 66 days, 17 hours, and 36 minutes
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54% of the way to being at the same risk of lung cancer as a non-smoker
Last time I posted regarding this I had talked about being excited that we could use the money saved to buy a bed. Well unfortunately the apartment complex got bedbugs so that is long gone. However we have since been able to save up enough to purchase a house, where my fiance and I now live. I'm also glad to report that she has also been smoke free for almost 2 years.
Quitting smoking has drastically increased my productivity at work. It turns out that your social circle actually expands pretty significantly when you no longer smell like an ashtray constantly. I also qualify for much cheaper supplemental life insurance through my employer now that I don't have to list myself as having smoked in the past 12 months. I cannot stress the intangible benefits of quitting enough.
Submitted November 28, 2017 at 11:57AM by ITS_JUST_LOW_T http://ift.tt/2zLL2Z3
