How much do you think you have spent on cigarettes in the past and how much can you really afford to spend on them in the future? It’s easy math, just calculate on average how much your daily spending on cigarettes is, and multiply that by 365 to know approximately how much you spend on smoking per year.

If you plan to continue smoking, then multiply the number you calculate from above by ten and see how much you will have spent on cigarettes ten years from now. This number doesn’t even take into consideration the rising costs of inflation or increase in tax prices. The real number is much higher. This is just to give you a general idea on how much you can end up spending on smoking.

Let me share with you something I learned a couple of years ago, when you buy something whatever it may be, say a T.V for instance, apart from the direct cost of the T.V it comes with numerous other hidden expenses. For one thing you have to buy and fix an antenna to pick up the local channels.

Hey maybe you decide to upgrade and get cable, now your T.V is costing you $xx per month. Add a DVD player to your T.V, surround sound, DVD movie rental costs, maintenance and soon you got quite an expensive bill from that single T.V.

Smoking is no different, only here you end up spending your money on cigarettes that ruin your health, this means more visits to doctors, a higher medical expense. If you continue smoking, the money you spend on treatment becomes useless, because it’s getting you no where and the expenses keep rising as the ailments increase. Apart from that think about the money you’ve spent on lighters and ashtrays. What about the money you spent replacing things that got burnt by smoking cigarettes?

Think it’s a good time to quit smoking? Quit smoking now!