Keep the money in a jar labeled “My Nonsmoking Money.” Put the amount you would have spent for cigarettes in the jar at the intervals you would have if you were buying your usual supply of cigarettes. If you lapse you have to take the money out of the jar to buy cigarettes.

After you become a well-established non-smoker and you do not have many problems avoiding tempting situations, you may want to save or invest the money – “found” money. You may even want to start educational savings accounts for your children. If you decide on this option, every month think of how glad you are that you quit and what a wonderful opportunity this is for your family. And, thanks to your ability to quit smoking the probability of your being able to enjoy all phases of your children’s lives has gone up. Now you can look forward to watching them grow up, graduate from high school, go to college, go to work, get married, have grandchildren. How much there is to look forward to!