What does a cigarettes cost you ?
January 24th, 2008 | by winsonlee |
Everyone knows the side effect of cigarettes towards the health. But do you know how does it effect you financially ?
According to Thinkquest statistic, an average smoker smokes 15 sticks in a day. In a month it will be 450 sticks ( 22.5 packs ). Presume a pack of cigarettes cost $10. This means that $225 will be spend on cigarettes in a month.
What will happen 30 years later ? You would have turn $224,107.31 into ashes !! I did try cigarettes before. But due to the reason that i feel it is financially unwise to take up this habit, I decided not to continue. This means that I will be $224,107.31 richer 30 years later for just one simple decision that I have made now.
2 Responses to “What does a cigarettes cost you ?”
By Bluebeetle(one) on Jan 26, 2008 | Reply
It’s rather I save $2700 per year so may be $81,000 after 30 years but as you spend money on telephone, electricity, food, gas, patrol, insurances, … those $2700 freed are not really visible.
In one way this (your) way to calculate is wrong.
By winsonlee on Jan 27, 2008 | Reply
I use cigarettes as an example is because it is the most obvious item that people does not get any benefit from it and yet people still buys it. Of course this concept is applicable for other things as well. The lesser we spent now, the more we will have in the future. But of course some of the things like electricity, gas and food are daily need.