Based on the original cost of smoking when most of us first started smoking at $10 per packet of 25 cigarettes:
If you smoke |
If you smoke 50 a day |
If you smoke 75 a day |
If none of these apply, work out your own | |
| per day | $10 | $20 | $30 | |
| per week | $70 | $140 | $210 | |
| per month | $300 | $600 | $900 | |
| per year | $3,650 | $7,300 | $10,950 | |
| 10 years | $36,500 | $73,000 | $109,500 | |
| 20 years | $73,000 | $146,000 | $219,000 |
Smokers already know that there can be large costs associated with the smoking habit. But although the daily or weekly cost of a packet of cigarettes can seem relatively minor in the scheme of things, it suddenly becomes astounding when viewed over the period of a year. Statistics show that the average smoker spends nearly $300 a month on cigarettes — that’s more than $3500 each year! We won't even talk about over 10 or 20 years!
Stop smoking and you will save money!
Not only will you find all kinds of benefits associated with health, confidence and freedom — but giving up smoking also makes good economic sense!
PS: After you have worked out your own cost of smoking from the chart, don't forget that those figures do not include the ‘extra costs’ such as higher insurance premiums, extra medical and dental care, burn holes in your clothing, car and furniture and so on. So when you do stop smoking, you will be saving even MORE every week, every month and every year!
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