Killing myself for $10.50

I've been smoking cigarettes since I was 16, I hate it tried to quit many times but nothing seems to work. Unfortunately I smoke a pack a day right now and it's hurting my body but also my wallet. As of July 1st, the price of cigarettes increased where I pay $10.50 for a pack. That's gross when I think about how much I could save during a week.

I'm a smart girl but I can't break this addiction. It's funny because all the men in my family smoke and I'm the only girl that does. I smoke even more now because when I was younger, I use to try and hide it from my parents so I didn't smoke as much. Now that I'm older and they know, I find myself going outside on the porch way all too often to light up.

It's funny because I'm a smoker, but I don't like being around smoke. If I'm somewhere where someone is smoking around me and I'm not, the smell bothers me. I am very respectful and I never smoke around people that don't smoke because I don't think its fair. I tell myself that I will quit every time I buy a new pack, this is my last one. I haven't been successful yet but I'm hoping one day soon I will be.