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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts) Tue Dec 17, 2013, 07:00 PM Dec 2013

Cost of a 1 pack a day habit, by state, at 100% of FPL

Originally posted in GD, but it is about frugality.
Explanation; in Illinois (for instance) a one-pack-a-day habit costs a two-person household earning $15,500 (100% of Federal Poverty Level) 54% of their income.

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Cost of a 1 pack a day habit, by state, at 100% of FPL (Original Post) lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 OP

That is pretty incredible. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #1

It's a shame. I work with a lot of low income families and some of them smoke. phylny Dec 2013 #2

I was a two pack a day person. Kaleva Dec 2013 #3

+1 lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #4

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

1. That is pretty incredible.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Tue Dec 17, 2013, 08:25 PM

Dec 2013

It certainly has gotten expensive to smoke.

phylny

(8,585 posts)

2. It's a shame. I work with a lot of low income families and some of them smoke.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 07:25 PM

Dec 2013

I bite my tongue, but I think of all the things they might have if they quit. As a former smoker, I know it's not easy to quit.

Kaleva

(38,171 posts)

3. I was a two pack a day person.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 04:03 PM

Dec 2013

I gave up on name brand cigarettes awhile ago when I went on disability. There was no way I could afford that on an income of a little over 1k a month. so I smoked dirt cheat Murano filtered little cigars ($1.46 a pack) until I quit for good earlier this year.

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 05:22 PM

Dec 2013

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