Kicking the habit could breathe life into your finances

WEDNESDAY’S 50c increase in the price of a packet of cigarettes means that an average 20-a-day smoker will be spending over €2,500 a year on their habit.

Kicking the habit could breathe life into your finances

For those thinking of giving tobacco the boot, encouragement may be found in the knowledge that the extra money would provide quite a decent treat.

* If you’re married with two children, the whole family can take-off next June for two weeks in Luxor, Egypt. Just under €2,500 buys a package holiday, including flights from Dublin and 14 nights at the Movenpick Resort and Spa at the El Gouna peninsula.

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