Foo - 1 long year!!!

and I couldn't be happier!

One year, 1 hour, 28 minutes and 13 seconds. 10981 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,921.82. Life saved: 5 weeks, 3 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes.

I now owe myself a bike worth the above amount.

and I couldn't be happier!

One year, 1 hour, 28 minutes and 13 seconds. 10981 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,921.82. Life saved: 5 weeks, 3 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes.

I now owe myself a bike worth the above amount.

CONGRATS! keep up the good work. you do deserve the new ride...

i'm 3 months into no-smoking. got a ways to go yet.

cheers
kat

Congratulations you two!

It's hard and you are among the few who are succeeding. I quit about 25 yrs ago and I still have occasional desires to return.

One day at a time. It does get easier.

What a strange addiction is nicotine?!

Super! I'm at 21 days myself. The first week was the hardest... gets easier every day. Crystal meth was an easier addiction to break, by far!

Good for you. I still smoke myself and know how hard it is to succeed. Getting of the booze 10 years ago was easier than quiting smoking is. Go buy the bike and enjoy your freedom.

The thing is...I don't have the money right now so I have to write myself an IOU. :D or I guess it would actually be an IOME

Shame on you for smoking in the first place.

Then again, we all do things we regret. Way to break the habit! Good luck in year 2.

Right on 3 years and 27 days here myself. It does get easier as time goes on!

Shame on you for smoking in the first place.


Real big on empathy & support aren't you? Glad I'm not in NA with you!

Congratulations and keep up the hard work. How about a frequent non-smoking reward program? Get a big jar. Everytime you would normally buy a pack or carton of cigs., take the money you would have used, scraped up, etc. and stick it in the jar. To celebrate year two, open the jar and actually pay yourself back with that new ride.

Hmmm, by your calaculations, I should have saved almost $10,000.00 dollars since I quit. I wonder where the hell all that cash is?

Be vigilant with not smoking. It's a weird thing and it can sneak up on you when your not looking. Good luck and congrats.

Hmmm, by your calaculations, I should have saved almost $10,000.00 dollars since I quit. I wonder where the hell all that cash is?

Its in all your bike stuff :D

One year, 1 hour, 28 minutes and 13 seconds. 10981 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,921.82. Life saved: 5 weeks, 3 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes.

Excellent job! Congrats on quitting -- it takes a lot of mental toughness and self-discipline to succeed at quitting the cigarette habit. I smoked for 22 years before finally quitting, and after the first smoke-free month I rewarded myself with a new bicycle -- the first I'd ever bought for myself (instead of cobbling together something out of spare parts). The rest, as they say, is history... :)

Since you put up the stats, here's mine:

One year, eight months, one week, 19 minutes and 30 seconds. 6160 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,078.10. Life saved: 3 weeks, 9 hours, 20 minutes.

Its in all your bike stuff :D

Ha, I wish! I think it's all been spent on diapers and baby formula this year.

Congrats!

Seriously, though... how could you NOT have the money to buy a bike?

What you should do is take the money every day that you'd normally put towards cigarettes in a jar you can't open and after a year, break the jar and see how much money you have. Do this every year and treat yourself to something you wouldn't have been able to buy had you continued smoking. I'd think that would really bring the point home to you- $1900 a year to spend could be a trip, a new bike, an upgrade to your house, an up front payment for a car, a year of tuition for your kid(s), etc....

I'm glad to see you've given up such a filthy, destructive, dangerous habit. Welcome to the healthy side of living!

Koffee

I quit 20 years ago. I have not regretted it once, but there are times when I still get a craving for one, too.

Congrats, MKRG.