~ John Lee ~ setting my sights lower so I can set them higher
duh John! how I missed this point of encouragement …. the money !
I am a big fan of internet banking. BIG FAN. And that little addiction of mine may become a tool that some of the people trying to quit can use.
Figure out how much you smoke a day, the daily cost of the smoking (price of a pack divided by cigarettes), then transfer that much money to your online bank account each day you don’t smoke.
(Doing online transfers from your regular bank account to an online account don’t cost a thing except a few moments of time)
Sure, the transfers are going to relatively small, even those of you who smoke a whole pack a day will see these savings deposits are relatively small.
But over time, $3 here, $4 there, $2 another time, it adds up, rather quickly. And with compound interest, your daily habit of transferring money that would have gone up in smoke will really add up.
Not every tool can work for everyone, but perhaps this idea can work for some people.
Good Luck!
Jun 29, 2008, 09:44AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
~ John Lee ~ setting my sights lower so I can set them higher
Has the increase in the price of gasoline, and the subsequent reduced disposable income, helped you at all in purchasing fewer, and thereby smoking fewer, cigarettes?
Jun 18, 2008, 08:09PM PDT | 3 comments
I seem to be on a team for this, but I never get any notifications.
Jun 18, 2008, 06:52PM PDT | 1 cheer | 3 comments
Not giving up. Just removing goals that need to be maintaned (and never can be fully reached)
Apr 22, 2008, 06:19AM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment
I saw a race and nobody were smoking before,(during ? ) and after the race.
There was 1000 people outdoor with no cigarette.
They don’t smoke because they want run faster and some people don’t run very fast.
If they can do that why are you unable to stop smoking ?
Nov 04, 2007, 10:04AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Today is a really important day for me. I have been a smoker for about six years. Today it has been exactly one year since the day i decided to quit smoking. I feel great! I really did it.
Oct 26, 2007, 03:58AM PDT | 4 cheers | 1 comment
Update….I am just about to hit the 4 month mark of quitting – yay! Still going strong and no way will I ever pick up a ciggie again. To everyone wondering whether it is really worth it, believe me IT IS! Having been a smoker for 20+ years, I feel amazing and bloody proud of myself!
Oct 25, 2007, 09:47PM PDT | 7 cheers | 2 comments
~ John Lee ~ setting my sights lower so I can set them higher
Yes – it was worth doing!
I wonder if any of the smokers on the team find it as worthwhile ?
Jul 31, 2007, 09:11AM PDT | 6 cheers | 1 comment
Jul 23, 2007, 05:28AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
today were on quitting smoking so hope this encourages people to continue. Also, helps me as would feel like a hypocrite if I gave in :)
Jul 18, 2007, 06:43AM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment
