24 Hours and $8.00 Richer

$8.00. That's what a pack of Camel non-filters costs. Most days I smoked a pack. Heavy drinking sessions can raise that to two packs a day.

I created a large space on the white board in my office cube where I wrote a big 8 when I came in this morning. Tomorrow morning, if I don't buy any cigarettes, I'll change it to a 16. And so forth.

Maybe by having this large, visible proof of the money I save by not buying cigarettes I'll find the motivation to stay off them.

Too simple? Sometimes simple is the most effective.

We'll see.