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Title: 10 years ago today
Post by: Tucker on December 31, 2008, 09:47:01 AM
I quit smoking. 30 years of a two pack a day habit. :innocent:
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Flame on December 31, 2008, 09:50:22 AM
Congrats on your anniversary!  You should figure out how much money it has saved you over the past 10 years!
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Chris_ on December 31, 2008, 09:51:20 AM
Congrats on your anniversary!  You should figure out how much money it has saved you over the past 10 years!
...and how much you didn't pay in taxes.   :-)
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Miss Mia on December 31, 2008, 09:53:24 AM
I quit smoking. 30 years of a two pack a day habit. :innocent:


That's very cool Tucker.   :cheersmate:
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Tucker on December 31, 2008, 09:57:19 AM

That's very cool Tucker.   :cheersmate:

What's cool is that I can breath without any noise coming from my lungs.
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Zeus on December 31, 2008, 09:59:02 AM
Congrats on your anniversary!  You should figure out how much money it has saved you over the past 10 years!

What savings. Most smoke quiters, myself included, just switch to a different habbit. Sure there might be some savings but would be hard to calculate to any reasonable certainty.
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Miss Mia on December 31, 2008, 10:02:17 AM
What's cool is that I can breath without any noise coming from my lungs.


Quitting is on my "To Do" list.  I'm gonna try to quit again in the next few weeks.  :)
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Tucker on December 31, 2008, 10:43:16 AM

Quitting is on my "To Do" list.  I'm gonna try to quit again in the next few weeks.  :)


Both my wife and I used Zyban. Worked the 1st time for both of us.

The money I saved on cigarettes, I used on my divorce lawyer. :hammer:
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Miss Mia on December 31, 2008, 11:05:04 AM

Both my wife and I used Zyban. Worked the 1st time for both of us.

The money I saved on cigarettes, I used on my divorce lawyer. :hammer:


I used Chantix the last time I tried to quit for good.  It did work well, I immediately stopped but nausea side-effect got me big time.  I was doing okay, until a very stressful event happened a few months later, then I picked up again.  The Chantix isn't covered by my insurance though, so it's a bit out of my price range.
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Tucker on December 31, 2008, 11:09:37 AM
Zyban is a renamed Wellbutrin, which may be covered.

http://www.quitsmoking.com/zyban/index.htm
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Miss Mia on December 31, 2008, 11:10:19 AM
Zyban is a renamed Wellbutrin, which may be covered.

http://www.quitsmoking.com/zyban/index.htm


I have my physical in Feb, so I'll ask my doctor about it.  :)
Title: Re: 10 years ago today
Post by: Atomic Lib Smasher on December 31, 2008, 11:15:04 AM
Congrats, Tucker. Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things ya can do. Personally, I plan on trying to quit again by tomorrow.. I got a couple of books to help me out, but I may look into that Chantix stuff and see if it helps.

I've been smoking 15 years almost so... it's gonna be tough, but at least I'd be saving 50 bucks a week and be able to play football with my nephews without getting winded after 20 minutes.