NanceXToo Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Okay I don't really actually HAVE that money, but I just opened up my "quitnet" stats for the first time in a while to take a peek at what they said: Time Smoke-Free: 1987 days, 15 hours, 45 minutes and 22 seconds. Cigarettes NOT smoked: 69568 (yes you read that right!! I WOULD HAVE SMOKED OVER SIXTY NINE THOUSAND CIGARETTES by now if I hadn't quit when I did!! Yuck!) Lifetime Saved: 17 months, 21 days, 10 hours. Money Saved: $10,437.00 (what did I spend it on? I have no clue! But it wasn't cigarettes). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Congrats! :party: I'm on (roughly) day 186. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Lifetime Saved: 17 months, 21 days, 10 hours. :) Well, you maynot have the 10grand, but you do have the 17 months. What are you going to do with those? Congratulations!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 That's awesome!!! Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Congratulations!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Wow! You were somking 1.5-2 packs per day for real?!?! That's a lot of smoke! :party: for almost 1.5yrs of life back!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Humph...I did it for giggles. I quit back in '97 (right before I got pregnant with my first!). According tho that thing I only save 12 months....It has been 13 years since I quit and I saved less than 1 month per year? Whats up with that monkey shine!! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Congrats! As an ex-smoker, I applaud you. I know how hard it was to quit and how hard it is to remain a quitter. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Congratulations for such an accomplishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 That's awesome. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 HSLover, lol I don't know, maybe it depends on how much you smoked?? dansamy, Yeah, I was... I know, it was awful. I would go to bed at night and my chest would feel tight, like I couldn't even draw in a good, deep breath. Trying to fall asleep I'd start getting paranoid that I was going to get lung cancer and die and my kids weren't going to have a mom. I'm really SO glad I quit, it was the best thing I could have done for myself (and my kids). And better yet, my husband quit too, four months after I did. We both have over five years now. :) Amylovesbud, Why, spend them with my kids, of course! :) To everyone else, Thanks for your comments and your congrats! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Wow! Very good!!! Congratulations! My dh used to smoke and drink. He quit both long before we met. But, he says that quitting smoking was MUCH harder and he still occasionally wants a cigarette. But, he never wants a drink. Oh - and my mom did some calculations for my brothers when they were experimenting with cigarettes. I forget the actual numbers, but basically, they could save enough for a house within just a few short years. Unfortunately, only one of them quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I looked mine up too :) Cigarettes NOT smoked: 60855 Lifetime Saved: 15 months, 14 days, 20 hours Money Saved: $9,399.78 Wow, $9K huh? I thought about putting the money in a jar or something as I didn't spend it. Can you imagine had I done that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 I thought about putting the money in a jar or something as I didn't spend it. Can you imagine had I done that? I know! Believe me, I'm imagining what it would be like right now if I had done that. That's a lot of money!! lol. Congrats on your accomplishment, too! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Give it to me!!!!:D Congrats on not smoking!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Good for you! I've been wondering the past ten years how folks can afford a smoking habit, or a regular beer, etc. drinking habit for that matter. Costs for such luxuries have gone up so much that I can't imagine how folks can swing it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 It's not about the money saved...it's about having one more day with someone you love. I lost my mom to lung cancer when she was 44. Congratulations to ALL of you who have successfully quit! May your children (and your grandchildren) be eternally grateful for the gift you have given them by quitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm379 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 congratulations!! I'm in awe. Sounds like you need to start pestering your dh for a vacation since you've saved so much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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