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TheDebtPrincess on Ever quit smoking?

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:54:57 +0000

I quit in 2009. That was after smoking about a year and a half (during the months leading up to my divorce and then throughout the process) but prior to that I had smoked in my 20s. The first time I quit, in my 20s is was because I had started taking Wellbutrin and it made the cigarettes taste really gross. When I quit in 2009, I had wanted to but was having trouble accomplishing it until I caught bronchitis pretty badly.

Since then I have smoked a few times when I'm with a friend who smokes but usually it's just a couple and I feel like such crap the next day that I don't go back.

My kids would kill me if I went back to smoking. They still talk about when mommy was an idiot and smoked.

MoneyBeagle on Ever quit smoking?

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:46:05 +0000

My grandfather smoked for probably 60 years, likely from when he was 14 or 15 until his mid to late 70's. He developed emphysema and one time the doctor basically told him that if he didn't stop, he would likely die within a year. He smoked one more cigarette, put them away and never smoked again. He lived another ten years.

Andi B. on Ever quit smoking?

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:09:08 +0000

From a different perspective, my father smoked from when he was 15 until he was 52. He passed away at 54 from aggressive lung cancer. I was with him, and it wasn't pretty. But that's not the point of the story.

I spent a lot of time with my Dad. I used to sit out with him on the patio while he smoke and we'd just talk. I'm 30 years old, have never had a cigarette a day in my life, but I crave them. The years of secondhand smoke, I guess. Two years after he died I almost started smoking. I really think it was only remembering what he went through that got me to put the carton back. (When I go, I go big.)

MyCanadianFinances on Ever quit smoking?

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:50:58 +0000

I find it interesting how for some people it is a revelation that they do not need to smoke, where for others they must work their butts off for it.

I use to hate when people say that quitting smoking is all mental. Until I realized it really was, you have to be ready to quit smoking.

FamilyMoneyValues on Ever quit smoking?

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:42:54 +0000

YES - after 20 years. I used the nicorete gum - for much longer than I should have - don't do that cause it ruins your teeth! But I've been smoke free for a decade or more now.

DebtFreeByThirty on Ever quit smoking?

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:29:44 +0000

I quit about five years ago. I did it just by doing the cold turkey thing. I know that I am really lucky that I was able to do it that way. I didn't even wean myself off, I just woke up and stopped doing it. I know that doesn't really help, but I did just keep it in my head that I really did not want to be a smoker anymore.

MyCanadianFinances on Ever quit smoking?

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:41:12 +0000

Sometimes I feel the same way. I think that if I smoke that one smoke I will end up smoking a pack-a-day again.

Hopefully this does not happen. As I like having the free cash.

Jason@LiveRealNow on Ever quit smoking?

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:52:35 +0000

Dollar D said:

I quit about 5 years ago I guess though I do occasionally have one or two when I'm at a party or something.

For me, it was psychological. I starting having trouble sleeping and couldn't get it out of my head that I was going to die early and leave my wife behind. Eventually, I just couldn't take it any more and quit cold turkey.

Whatever it takes, it's one of the best decisions you can make!

That wouldn't work for me. I'm pretty sure that, even 4 years later, if I had 1 or 2 at a party, I'd be over a pack a day within a month. I don't do moderation well.

I do smoke the occasional cigar, but it's not in the house and it's cold here for half of the year, so it's pretty rare.

Dollar D on Ever quit smoking?

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:18:38 +0000

I quit about 5 years ago I guess though I do occasionally have one or two when I'm at a party or something.

For me, it was psychological. I starting having trouble sleeping and couldn't get it out of my head that I was going to die early and leave my wife behind. Eventually, I just couldn't take it any more and quit cold turkey.

Whatever it takes, it's one of the best decisions you can make!

20s Finances on Ever quit smoking?

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:27:49 +0000

Tempting.... haha

sooverdebt said:

Jason@LiveRealNow said:

sooverdebt said:

I've tried about a zillion times - patches, gum, pills, electronic cigarettes, cold turkey, gradually cutting down... So far I've completely failed. Hoping to get there someday!

I've got a stun gun and a whole trunk full of stalker skills. I think you just need some negative reinforcement when you light up. :)

You just come on down to KY and sit in the empty house across the street. When you see me step outside, open fire! I just wish I could get onboard mentally with quitting - I think that's what has made it so impossible.

jaicatalano on Ever quit smoking?

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:15:30 +0000

I quit and then I started and then I quit again. Then I had finals in college and started but then I quit. Then I started performing and started again but thankfully I quit until I got married but then I finally quit... and haven't started again even though I have 2 little ones that drive me up the wall.

sooverthis on Ever quit smoking?

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:59:13 +0000

Jason@LiveRealNow said:

sooverdebt said:

I've tried about a zillion times - patches, gum, pills, electronic cigarettes, cold turkey, gradually cutting down... So far I've completely failed. Hoping to get there someday!

I've got a stun gun and a whole trunk full of stalker skills. I think you just need some negative reinforcement when you light up. :)

You just come on down to KY and sit in the empty house across the street. When you see me step outside, open fire! I just wish I could get onboard mentally with quitting - I think that's what has made it so impossible.

Jason@LiveRealNow on Ever quit smoking?

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:15:17 +0000

I quit 4 1/2 years ago when, just before baby #2 turned 1, we found out baby #3 was on its way. She was planned, but as it turns out, I am surprisingly efficient at certain things. :)

That was the turning point for us, financially. We clearly couldn't afford our lifestyle plus another baby. Cigarettes were the first thing to go when we became financially responsible.

It wasn't quite cold turkey, but it was close. http://liverealnow.net/quit-sm.....move-ever/

MyCanadianFinances on Ever quit smoking?

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:10:51 +0000

Just did a quick google search and yes Chantix and Champix are the same thing. You are not the first person that has said they've had nightmares. Seems to be a common thing. I was lucky and only side affect I had was aggression.

It really affected my job and work habits. I was not able to work with anyone else because if they said the slightest thing wrong I would lose it, or become so angry I had to leave the room to calm down. I was in denial about my anger issues for awhile but finally when someone I really respected at work sat me down and explained how I was really acting I decided enough was enough.

But I can not reiterate how easy it was this go around. Champix really did wonders. It completely removed any want for a smoke and I found that after a few days taking the pill it was more of a hassle to smoke because it tasted so bad.

Jason@LiveRealNow on Ever quit smoking?

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:05:05 +0000

sooverdebt said:

I've tried about a zillion times - patches, gum, pills, electronic cigarettes, cold turkey, gradually cutting down... So far I've completely failed. Hoping to get there someday!

I've got a stun gun and a whole trunk full of stalker skills. I think you just need some negative reinforcement when you light up. :)