Smoking is a costly habit. Smoking costs more than just money. Smoking takes away your freedom to be in certain public places as well as your health and possibly the health of your family.

The average cost of a pack of cigarettes $5.00.  (Wisconsin raised the cigarette tax on January 1, 2008 to $1.77 a pack.)  How much do you spend on your smoking habit? Think of what you could buy with all of the money you would save from not smoking. Check out the chart below and see how much smoking is costing you in cold, hard cash.

If you smoke one of the more popular brands, about $3.50 per pack, it costs you:

No. of packs smoked per day	Per Month (30 days)	Per Year (365 days)	10 Years	20 Years
1	$150	$1,800	$18,000	$36,000
1.5	$225	$2,700	$27,000	$54,000
2	$300	$3,600	$36,000	$72,000
2.5	$375	$4,500	$45,000	$90,000
3	$450	$5,400	$54,000	$108,000
3.5	$525	$6,300	$63,000	$126,000
4	$600	$7,200	$72,000	$144,000

Quitting smoking is a BIG DEAL. Not only will your baby and you be healthier, but you will save money on the cigarettes that you are no longer buying.

Use the money you save for something special!

• Go to dinner at your favorite restaurant
• Rent a movie
• Buy something for your baby
• Buy a favorite CD or DVD