WHAT DOES IT COST TO SMOKE? HOW MUCH DOES SMOKING CIGARETTES COST YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?  . If a pack costs $6.00, what does it cost you -- from one month to 20 years? . (revised 04-01-09 -- assuming the cost doesn’t go up)  . ONE PACK                    ONE                    ONE 1 /2  PACKS                    TWO PACKS Week                           $42                    $63                                  $84 month                          $182                  $274                                 $3651 year                             $2190                $3285                                $4380 5 years                         $10,950             $16,425                             $21,900 10 years                       $21,900             $32,850                             $43,800 20 years                       $43,800             $65,700                             $87,600  . WHAT ARE SOME OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS / COSTS OF SMOKING? . Your health :  Possible lung cancer, Possibility of other cancers – tongue, throat, stomach Heart attacks Strokes High Blood Pressure High Risk Pregnancies and damage to the health of your Unborn Child Erectile Dysfunction in Men Recent research shows smoking DOUBLES your chance for Alzheimer’s disease . OTHER AREAS OF COST: Possible second hand smoke health risks for your husband / wife, and children, and even pets Damage to your car or clothes Possible house fires Missed work, due to bad health Feeling isolated or left out in social situations Someone you’re attracted to NOT being attracted to you because you smoke and they don’t  . WHAT COULD YOU DO WITH THAT MONEY? A better car Nicer home College for yourself or children Pay off credit card debts Contribution for your favorite charity New clothes A really nice vacation Entertainment – sporting events, concerts, etc. or you fill in the ____________ . WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THAT EXTRA MONEY?  . Now seriously, why would you want to give your hard earned money to the cigarette / tobacco companies that don’t even care about you, your family, or your health? . DON’T YOU DESERVE IT MORE THAN THEY DO? . . And what about the TIME you (or your employees) spend smoking? Just at 5 minutes per cigarette, not a full 15 minute break.  One pack a day – 1 Hr 40 minutes per day, 5 Hr 50 minutes per week                        ONE PACK                    ONE 1 /2  PACKS                    TWO PACKS Week               11.6 Hours                   17.4 Hours                             23.2 Hours Month                2.1 Days                     3.6 Days                                 4.8 Days 1 year              25.3 days                    38 Days                                  50.6 Days 5 years           126.7 days                   190 Days                               253.4 Days 10 years          253 days                     1 year 14 days                       1 year 4 ½ months 20 years          1 year 4 ½ months       2 years 1 month                     2 years 9 months   . . Action Hypnosis Resources Center! Helping clients STOP smoking in:  Dallas, Fort Worth, Southlake, Flower Mound, Irving, Lewisville, Denton, Addison, Frisco, Mckinney, Plano, Allen, and the surrounding areas and beyond! . Coach William C. Smith, Board Certified Hypnotist / Instructor 214-754-0021 (AFTER 10 AM and before 10 PM any day of the week . So what are you waiting for?