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Rewarding Yourself

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Under $10:

  • Socks
  • Freshly-squeezed fruit or vegetable juice
  • Notebook or journal
  • Sudoku or crossword puzzles
  • A Rubik’s cube, thinking putty, or stress ball—any of these can help your hands feel occupied
  • A yummy treat—if you’re worried about calories, you can think about limiting yourself to one small treat (like a piece of chocolate) for each time that you overcome a craving. Each bite will taste extra sweet!
  • Music download—get something you can sing or dance to, something that just makes you feel good to listen to!
  • Download your favorite TV show—whatever is relaxing or entertaining after a long day at work or school (better yet: wait until you’re ready for a bigger reward and download the entire season)
  • A book or magazine subscription for reading material that you can take with you when waiting in lines at the movies, before class, at the store, etc.

Under $20:

  • This week’s groceries—stock up on fresh produce that will make great snacks to bring along to work or class
  • Poster or wall hanging—decorate your living space!
  • Dinner at your favorite restaurant

Under $40:

  • Headphones, earbuds
  • Work-out clothes—these will encourage you to work out more, since you’ll look awesome in your new gear!
  • New clothes—you’re gonna want to replace the smoky-smelling clothes in your closet anyway, and you’ll feel encouraged to keep your new outfit smoke-free
  • A wallet to hold all the cash you’re now saving
  • Hair cut/style—celebrate the new you with a new style!
  • Pedicure—you won’t want to ruin your new nails with cigarettes.

Really want to splurge? Read on to see many more things you’ll be able to afford once you’re smoke-free!

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