| It is hard to pinpoint exactly how much you are | | | | $140 goes a long way towards buying some decent |
| throwing away on marijuana unless you take the time | | | | looking threads! |
| to sit down and do a bit of quick math. How often do | | | | Six Months Off The Skunk |
| you buy weed, and in what quantity? Better yet, what | | | | In six months, you would have saved yourself $910. |
| else could you be spending that money on? | | | | Now we're talking! With my rediscovered energy, I |
| When it comes to the average amount of money that | | | | decided after quitting smoking weed that I wanted to |
| people spend feeding their marijuana addictions, | | | | do a bit of exploring, so I took a vacation. And I didn't |
| accurate statistics are hard to come by. After all, | | | | have to worry about getting stopped in security |
| people aren't exactly forthcoming about how much | | | | checks with weed in my bag! You might decide that |
| they spend on an activity that is probably illegal in their | | | | $910 would buy you that car stereo system you've |
| country. For the purpose of this exercise, let's assume | | | | been eyeing up, or maybe you could finally pay off |
| that you spend an average of $35 per week on | | | | that nagging credit card debt. Whatever you want... it's |
| marijuana. | | | | your money! |
| One Week Weed-Free | | | | One Year After Sinking the Yellow Submarine |
| As with any addiction, marijuana addiction affects your | | | | In one year, our $35 a week weed smoker has saved |
| perception of the problems it creates. A few bucks | | | | an incredible $1820. I don't know about you, but to me |
| here and there seems to just slide through your | | | | that's a good chunk of cash. Marijuana smokers are |
| fingers, so it helps to take a look at the big picture. | | | | often shocked at the way their entire lifestyle changes |
| When you are making the decision to quit, it really helps | | | | after they successfully quit smoking, and it's no |
| to put your problem into perspective. Write down the | | | | wonder! You will rediscover the activities you used to |
| figure you spend on marijuana each week - $35, in this | | | | take pleasure in and actually have the time and money |
| case. What else could you do with an extra $35 a | | | | to do them. |
| week? Personally, I wouldn't mind going to the movies, | | | | A friend of mine quit smoking weed shortly after I did |
| something I stopped doing once marijuana took over | | | | and used a shoebox to collect the money he would |
| my life. Content to simply sit on the couch and hang | | | | otherwise have spent on pot. Now, a lot of people |
| out with other pot smokers getting stoned, I realized | | | | would dip into the shoebox now and again, but he had |
| one day that I hadn't been to the movies in over a | | | | discipline. Only after an entire year did he empty it out |
| year - something I used to enjoy doing once or twice | | | | and count it up. He had enough stashed away from |
| a week. | | | | not smoking marijuana to buy his girlfriend a $2700 |
| An Entire Month Without Marijuana | | | | engagement ring. And she actually said yes, since she |
| If you quit smoking weed, based on our $35 a week | | | | could now picture herself living the rest of her life with |
| example, you would have an additional $140 a month | | | | him (his stoned proposal a year and a half before |
| to spend as you please. What would you do with | | | | hadn't gone so well). |
| $140? When I quit smoking weed, I took a look at my | | | | You may decide that the money you save each |
| wardrobe and almost died of embarrassment. Once | | | | week by not smoking marijuana will just help you get |
| upon a time, I actually cared what I looked like. | | | | by and pay the bills. Or, you could save it up for a long |
| However, at the height of my marijuana addiction, I | | | | period and do something you've always wanted to do. |
| must have stopped caring. My clothes were old, worn | | | | It's up to you! The important thing is that you realize |
| and sloppy looking. My hair was scraggly and long. | | | | and understand exactly how much you're literally |
| Sometimes I wouldn't bother to shave for days... or | | | | burning up each week and what you're missing out on |
| weeks. Marijuana has this funny way of making | | | | by doing so. And the best way to do that is to write it |
| everything beyond getting high seem... nonexistent. | | | | all down. |