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I can imagine, Doreen! What a treat for yourself! Big hug for Ted.

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@GonSo Well done , Its fabulous when the money starts mounting up … I bought my Ted when I saved up enough when I Quit He costs me £500 Money well spent

@Cbdave I don’t know how anyone can afford to smoke in Australia, they are the expensive in the world

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Love this positive reinforcement, @Rockangel! The other thing I do when I hear the siren song of temptation is to review the list of lies that our addict brains use to trick us into thinking that smoking is okay. Whoppers like, "Just one won't hurt..." or "I'm only hurting myself..." John Polito wrote a great essay about them. Excerpts here:

I love this - quitting smoking reduces financial stress. Yet another wonderful up-side of a smoke free life. Congrats @GonSo!

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Congratulations!! I am close to two months. But also very important milestone today is that I saved 750 euro's since I quit! December was since a long time not financially stressful.

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I was 11, no deep reason for smoking. Both parents smoked, all my older siblings smoked. Totally accepted in those days. I eventually became a serial quitter, so I guess a desire to quit was there. Probably wanted a magic pill that doesn't exist. I did it all - from hypnosis to Chantix - to everything in between. Always waited for the Big Excuse to go back to smoking. That excuse always comes b/c life stinks sometimes. I finally did it with unwavering determination, an extremely supportive husband and a fabulous online support group. I'm happy, proud and pretty darn healthy for an old lady. I do lots of classes at the YMCA that I would have never been able to do if I smoked. I also walk a lot. I'm smart enough to know that a smoking related disease could still get me, but that doesn't take up any space in my mind. I will forever stay vigilant. N.O.P.E.

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I'm 5 months, 4 days. quit smoking. NOPE!

Breathe in deeply and out.... relax your shoulders sit back in chair. Now, really get down to the root of the problem. Peel away each layer like a banana. dig deep. In 3 days the worst will be mostly over. Smoking does nothing for me except deplete my funds, and it can be that way for u too. Keep polsitive. u can do this...! Thanks, to the one who posted this JIF I changed the size. I hope that is fine.

I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

NOPE. Happy New Years Eve

Gday I was 13 or 14 looking for exceptance in a little country town. Most adults smoked everwhere. Inside buildings in homes at work no one would dare to ask you not to smoke. My cig of choice Winfield blue, .40c a packet of 25. TV adverts by Paul hogan ( in black and white) so they must be good. Deceided to join the navy and see the world. So I gave the cigs away to get to my best fitness to get exceptance into the navy. Once in I discovered everyone smoked. It was part of the culture. And it was encouraged. Cut price cigs on the bases, duty free on a ship. So I smoked off and on from then on. Ends up the world changed when I got in my 50s. I became expensive and inconvenient to smoke. No exceptance in this new world. No one would dare to smoke inside, if someone complained you would not dare to say anything. Stage was set for the final quit but I’d always quit for periods before knowing I could always go back to smoking. The trigger was a cold then pneumonia. I was a pretty sick puppy.i asked my doctor for champix and he said No, wait for 2weeks to heal. I was back in 2 weeks determined! Well I made it. A few complications along the way cancer, strokes, COPD all survivable because I didn’t smoke. My old Doc passed away more proud that I’d given away the cigs than survived other things. He didn’t have many patients the did give the cigs away I’m determined to say NOPE every day. I reminds me I’m still that addict and I’m only ever one puff away from 20 a day. Im pretty happy in my own skin these days. Exceptance? I except life has been what it’s been. Don’t need to tell people that I used to smoke and gave it away. The form says Smoker or Non Smoker I’ll tick the Non Smoker without a thought.