New smoking restrictions in Washington. Oh boy!

Here's an idea...don't smoke..problem solved. Its not an addiction, it's a habit, and I stand by that very truly. I smoked from the age of 16 to the age of 21 and I went up and down in the amount I smoked from a few cigs a week to a pack or two a day. At the end of my smoking career I was smoking a pack a day...finally when I paid $7.10 for a pack of camels I decided that enough was enough and it was my last pack, ever since then I have not smoked a single cigarette. Not even that bullcrap excuse of smoking when drinking.. It's not cool to smoke, it's disgusting. If you say you smoke socially then you need to figure some stuff out cuz that's the weakest excuse of them all. So here's an idea..put the cigarettes down because all you're doing is wasting money and subtracting years from your life.

Just my :twocents:

Some very good points here. The only way somebody will quit smoking is if they can find a good enough reason to stop. I wish there were no cigs even though I used to smoke. It is nasty!
Shelliebear, your family that are both living on govt. assistance and working at Mcd's would fare better if they learned a trade. 4 year college is not for everybody, but maybe they can learn something practical so they do not have to live off the bottom of the barrel and spend their only money on smokes. They can then get their own apartment, with their own money. It is always worth a shot!

They have their own apartment. :confused:

Good thing they don't live in Georgia (metro Atlanta). One bedrooms start at $650.

They have their own apartment, or is it subsidised by the government?

I am so glad I never started smoking and all of my friends and family have quit on their own.

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Originally Posted by m00kfu

$240 saved from smoking, plus the $250 they were already paying for rent. Do apartments really cost more than $490 a month out there? That's enough for a house in most parts of Michigan.

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Am I the only one that thinks that $490 is a steal on an apartment? I guess my judgement of apartment prices is a little muddied from my jaded California living but that is an AWESOME price to me. To be completely candid, I'm paying $1125 a month plus $45 pet rent and $180 in utilities. I NEED TO MOVE.. :rage::rage:

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Originally Posted by RuthlessReptiles

Am I the only one that thinks that $490 is a steal on an apartment? I guess my judgement of apartment prices is a little muddied from my jaded California living but that is an AWESOME price to me. To be completely candid, I'm paying $1125 a month plus $45 pet rent and $180 in utilities. I NEED TO MOVE.. :rage::rage:

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Not just you, I live near Seattle and pay about the same. :)

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Originally Posted by MissDizzyBee

Not just you, I live near Seattle and pay about the same. :)

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rent in Toronto is through the roof. you can spend 2 or even 3k a month here for a nice 1 bdrm.:mad:

I don't post much at all here - mostly just read.

I don't understand the logic of smoking at all. In essence, you are burning dollar bills every time you light up. On top of that, you take a shower, step out all clean, then smoke and smell terrible again.

I have never understood the attraction at all. That is my number one turnoff. It is just plain nasty.

My sister smokes, and a not too long ago asked me for help with her bills. I told her as soon as she quit spending money on smoking I might think about helping her, but as long as she is wasting money like that she needs to look elsewhere for a handout. She and her husband spend hundreds of dollars a month on cigarettes.

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I don't post much at all here - mostly just read.

I don't understand the logic of smoking at all. In essence, you are burning dollar bills every time you light up. On top of that, you take a shower, step out all clean, then smoke and smell terrible again.

I have never understood the attraction at all. That is my number one turnoff. It is just plain nasty.

My sister smokes, and a not too long ago asked me for help with her bills. I told her as soon as she quit spending money on smoking I might think about helping her, but as long as she is wasting money like that she needs to look elsewhere for a handout. She and her husband spend hundreds of dollars a month on cigarettes.

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Most, if not all, of the people I know who do smoke got into it at the suggestion of a friend and don't stop because of the anxiety cause by trying to undo a habit. Its uncomfortable for them to not have it in their hand, to use smoke breaks for interaction, to follow in all the steps they've walked in for so many years.

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