Room temperature beef.

[Pere]

Originally Posted by Solfy

They cited cost, but they're quite financially comfortable these days. They smoked through the years when we didn't have a dime to spare, so I'm not buying that as the only motivation.

Depends how you look at it. It may be relatively affordable as addictions go, but it's an expensive suicide.

[Solfy]

Originally Posted by Pere

Depends how you look at it. It may be relatively affordable as addictions go, but it's an expensive suicide.

It was expensive back when making the mortgage payment was a monthly nail biter. It wasn't affordable, relatively or otherwise. I didn't go with unmet needs, but there were a few met wants for me or them. They rented part of the house out, cut wood for heat, and drove cars that leaked in the rain and stranded them not infrequently. But there were always smokes.

My point is you can have whatever motivation under the sun, but if you don't really want to quit, you're not going to.