I decided to quit smoking again. This isn’t my first attempt, and I hope it’s the last. I downloaded an app called Smoke Free, which I use whenever I try to quit. I found that it was still set to my previous quit date, almost a year ago, minus about ten days. That made me wonder how my life would have looked if I had stayed smoke free for nearly 12 months. The thought filled me with even more regret than usual.
A few months ago, I wrote an article where I said that, despite making many mistakes, some costing me months or even years, I never truly regretted them. Every mistake taught me valuable lessons, helping me grow. But I did mention one exception, smoking. I started at a really young age, and it completely destroyed my lungs, along with a lot of other things. It cost me more money than you could ever imagine. I have been smoking since grade six, so just think about how much that adds up to. If you calculate the total with a static interest rate of 6%, I have probably spent over 100,000 dollars. That might sound like an exaggeration, but I assure you, it is not. And when I say smoking, I do not just mean cigarettes, I have tried many other forms, including drugs.
