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How common is smoking in Australia?
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The price of a packet of cigarettes isn't going to be the difference between them surviving and thriving, so they opt for the small amount of short term enjoyment.
I can dig it, I was that poor once. It's like I could go all week without any enjoyment whatsoever, and maybe in a few months I'll have enough to do something boring but sensible that might slightly improve my long term prospects.... Or I could blow the last few bucks in my bank account on a pack of ciggies and have some guilty pleasures immediately.
Pretty hard up stay strong to be honest.
My brother quit smoking when he changed his job to one with scheduled breaks. The money he saved allowed him to upgrade from a fourth-hand shitbox to a second-hand luxury 4WD.
A lot of people who smoke at a high-demand workplace as an excuse to have a break. My advice is to have a small water bottle or drinking glass and take a break to refill it.
Other guy said $55-60 a pack. At a half pack a day that's $10,494 a year. That's a ton of money and can make a big difference in your life.