Holy Smokes! Some People Spend 25% of Their Income on What?!
Date: Sep 22 2012
Filed under: Personal Finance
As far as money-draining (and life-shortening) habits go, smoking is a popular example of one to give up. Now there’s a new report that makes an even more dramatic financial case for quitting: In New York State, which levies some hefty taxes on tobacco, low-income smokers are spending roughly on cigarettes.
If you’re feeling relieved that you live in one of America’s 49 other states, don’t rest so easy. The national average is about 14% of smokers’ incomes spent on…
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