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One month is better than one day, be proud of it

Acknowledge yourself, give a pat on the back.
I calculated that I was spending $320 a fortnight on cigarettes. So each 14 days I have gone to the bank and withdrawn this amount, put it in an envelope and marked it fortnight 1 etc and put it away. Yesterday I put envelope for fortnight 3 away...now just under a $1000 stashed away safely that would have been emptied into the rubbish bin by way of butts before. Can't decide on what I will do with the money or when I will access it but it is a great token to see growing in the cupboard instead of hearing a wheezing cough growing in my lungs.

Well done - my app keeps saying that I have saved over $2000 although my bank account doesn't reflect this which makes me think at times why bother but I still haven't taken it up again and 83 days smoke free so far. Maybe next fortnight I will do the same. Thanks for the motivation MichelleP!!!