Capt. Nemo
03-29-2009, 04:04 PM
Wow! I knew that smoking cost us a lot of dough for health care but holy cow!!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated last week that cigarette smoking results in an estimated 443,000 premature deaths each year, and costs the economy $193 billion in health care expenses and lost time from work.
As we all know, smoking is a major contributor to heart disease, cancer and lung disease.
And, then there is the financial cost of smoking.
One of our neighbor families is a married couple of about 30 years old. They both work at jobs paying about 13 and 10 bucks an hour.
They are forever behind the financial 8-ball.
So, about a year ago I get this one opportunity to talk to them about $$ because they are bitching to me about their finances.
I share with them what we did when we were their age to reduce our spending. I mention me quitting smoking back in 77'. I then ask how many packs a month the two of them buy, and at what price.
After they tepidly tell me, (because they already know what kind of money they blow, but not the exact amount) I say, "There ya see... There's a new car payment or a new roof on the house or ???"
After a year now, they are still smoking.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated last week that cigarette smoking results in an estimated 443,000 premature deaths each year, and costs the economy $193 billion in health care expenses and lost time from work.
As we all know, smoking is a major contributor to heart disease, cancer and lung disease.
And, then there is the financial cost of smoking.
One of our neighbor families is a married couple of about 30 years old. They both work at jobs paying about 13 and 10 bucks an hour.
They are forever behind the financial 8-ball.
So, about a year ago I get this one opportunity to talk to them about $$ because they are bitching to me about their finances.
I share with them what we did when we were their age to reduce our spending. I mention me quitting smoking back in 77'. I then ask how many packs a month the two of them buy, and at what price.
After they tepidly tell me, (because they already know what kind of money they blow, but not the exact amount) I say, "There ya see... There's a new car payment or a new roof on the house or ???"
After a year now, they are still smoking.