I smoked from 1983 until 2010 roughly 20-40 cigarettes per day, the last 5 more a pipe. In 2010 I had such a sore throat infection that I couldn't actually smoke for two weeks, the action of smoking was too painful. After two weeks I thought well let's see if I can keep this up, and have never smoked again. It was not will power, it was pain, pure and simple, I was never going to give up until that happened, best thing I have ever done and I felt stupid for starting.

On a side note. I went to see the Doctor when I had this sore throat and when I sat in his office he said to me "I expect you have been on the internet and think you have throat cancer now!" and not in a funny way, a bad bedside manner deserves a retort " Well your the 'kin expert, you tell me!". I moved Doctors after this.

2023 I actually did get throat cancer (I went back a week after being told I didn't have any symptoms before the next Doctor believed me, stage 3 as well, close call...) and after the consultant had removed my tonsils (which I don't advise doing for fun when your older lol) I asked;
"Was it caused by the smoking?" to which he answered;
"No, I can tell by the pattern inside"
I couldn't resist, with a straight face I said "Dam, do you mean I could have kept smoking then all these years!"
The look on his face was priceless, we had a good laugh about that, well at that stage a croak from me....

People, do whatever you have to do but stop the smoking. You wont be any richer but you will have more tools and bikes!