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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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My worst habit.....smoking
My best habit.... I NEVER lie to my wife. EVER. :-)
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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You MUST keep repeating: One carton of cigs = two ASE's or silver maples! Walk around the house, and repeat over and over, while you are sleep walking! |
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't lie to my wife I just find a need to tell her everything about every investment I make.
Great job stopping the smoking, that is tough.
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Pillar of the Community
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Man, just talking about smoking (good or bad) makes me want to light-up a smoke!! I haven't had a single drag during the past 3.5 years, yet I still get all freaky if "that feeling" creeps-up on me (the nic-fit usually happens when I'm drinking and/or after a big fattening meal => so it pretty much happens every day!!) ... ha Anyway ... luckily during the other 95% of the day, I no longer even think about smoking ... and honestly, after a certain period of time, those feelings start to become quite infrequent (*phew, thank God*) ... Added degree of difficulty points => My wife still smokes ... and still smokes in the house and freely around me!! (how's that for will-power that I never thought I had, eh?) ... luckily for her (and me), other than her smoking-habit she is the sweetest and hottest thing around!! (so I don't try too many idle threats ... hopefully she'll quit when she's ready ... she stills makes attempts every now and then) blah-blah-blah => anyway, stick to your new plan and start buying-up your PMs ... then if you fall off of the wagon somewhere along the way, I guess you'll have to choose between your wife and/or your big pile of new coins!!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks ed_ b. You're more than welcome, Sam. Hang in there, man. We're ALL pulling for you! Quote:
sad thing is this means I have to hand my stash over to her. If it gets you smoke-free, it will have been worth it! Short story... many years ago, I was in a hospital bed hatching a kidney stone. While I was there, they put an old man (probably in his 60s, lol) in the same room with me. This was a 4-bed mini-ward, so no problem for space. Anyway, this guy was dying from emphysema. He had the nastiest, gurgling, wracking cough from he** as anyone can imagine. His daughter and son-in-law would come to visit him a couple of times a day. Every second of the time they were there, he begged them for a smoke... I mean this literally, with crying and everything, but they refused every request. It was all I could do not to scream at them, "For heaven's sake, give him a smoke. It can't possible hurt him now!". But I didn't. I just put a pillow over my head so I couldn't hear all that racket. He died the 3rd night I was there. I am sure that it was a relief to everyone. Ever since then, I have never even thought of smoking. It truly does result in a living he** for anyone who does it and for their loved ones. Blessings to any and all who manage to free themselves from this devilishly addictive substance. Sam & TBK... excellent policy about not lying to your wife. That is my policy as well and I have kept it for the past 45 years. This includes the 3 years before we got married when she was my GF and then my fiance. It is a policy that has worked wonderfully well. She believes in this too, which is why it works for both of us. It is a wonderful thing to be married to your true love and to not ever have to worry or wonder if there are secrets between you. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Man ... sometimes I still really miss smoking, big-time!!
One of my favorite things in the world used to be cranking-up the stereo and air-guitaring to old rock tunes ... sadly, without 1/2 a pack of smokes and a couple of beers, it just ain't the same anymore (I guess some things are just better with cigarettes?)
Edited by stevex6
05/25/2012 10:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
3352 Posts |
Ooops sorry, smoking is bad, right? ... darn nic-fits!! ... I'm okay now ... carry-on!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1817 Posts |
Inspiring story, wish you luck with it. Everytime you think of a cigarette, just remember that's 6 oz. of Ag in bar form thrown away every month, or in five months you can amass a roll of Maple Leaves that you have thrown away on cigarettes. $175/month adds up pretty darn quickly & when you have stacks and stacks of physical silver on your desk, it's an indescribable feeling. I started with a single ASE back in 1992, and then socked away at least $25 of silver every month for the next 15 years. Better than $$$$ in the bank. Edited by Bizybackson
05/26/2012 08:05 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
511 Posts |
Sounds like a very creative deal with your wife. Swap the cigarette habit for the silver habit, and you'll be a big winner in the long run.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
Spending cigarette money on coins is a great way to reward yoursef. After a while of doing this I started to feel like I was spending too much money on coins each week. Better than spending $75 on a carton. Gotta remember how fast that money was spent on smoking with no hesitation. Good luck samsonate.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There is something about starting to buy PM, it really takes a hold of you. I don't think it's greed, as I don't obsess over my collection, but I think there is a certain *something* common to all of us that take the plunge and buy that first silver/gold coin. I still remember getting my first silver coin around 25 years ago, a 1967 Canadian Lynx quarter from my grandmother, that I still have. The first silver coin *I* bought was a 2011 American Silver Eagle. I now have several thousand dollars worth of silver, platinum, and gold. I have never been good at saving money, and now, not only am I saving money, I am SPENDING money to save money.
Talk about a lifestyle change!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
815 Posts |
Also, if you quit smoking, the return on your silver investments will be exponentially higher, as you will live longer!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1723 Posts |
Wow...been awhile since I've seen this thread. I guess I should post an update.
Since I started this thread its been ups and downs....good runs not so good runs. As it stands right now....and for the better part of 3 months now, I don't smoke almost a pack a day anymore. Have I totally quit? No. For the last 3 months I've had 2 smokes a day. One with morning coffee and one after dinner. I've been content with that for now....don't have nic fits all day, not irritable or short tempered. Just the bare minimum needed to satisfy. My wife doesn't seem to mind too much since it is an incredible difference from where I started....and one day it'll be gone for good. Not reviving the thread or anything but just an update. CHEERS!
Edited by samsnate
12/11/2012 12:28 am
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Valued Member
Canada
53 Posts |
I'm in a similar position, been smoking for ages and literally burning my money and killing myself. I hope I can get rid of this habit before its too late. Rewarding and saving in PM's is a great trade off. Glad to hear your wife is on board. Still working on mine.
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Valued Member
United States
234 Posts |
thank god no addictions, more mone for coins
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