I spent ~$100 at the supermarket today. I didn't buy anything special, no meat, no cleaning products. Just fruit, veg, drinks, bathroom stuff, and the ever essential toilet paper. It defiantly was not an extravagant shop.
It seems that the cost of living goes up every time I head out to the shops. I remember the day when I could fill the car up for $30, and I am a generation Y citizen. Now I am happy if it is under $60.
Anyway with people under more stress these days to balance the budget, food, petrol, utilities, insurance, and Julia's carbon tax (which seriously what good is that going to have?). People may be turning to stress relief alternatives, which generally involve the term "breathe". I have to wonder these days, if people smoke cigarettes not just for the addictiveness of nicotine, but simply so the can spend five minutes every couple hours taking some deep breathes. I have read in numerous publishing (mainly the Sunday paper) the benefits of breathing and we should spend five minutes a few times a day just to breathe, even if it is just on the loo (Isn't this where everyone is able to relax?)
So my question is, smokes cost about $1 each these days. Is this money spent wisely to enable us all to breathe? Instead of money for therapist to tell us to relax dude! and if so does the calming breathing part, out weigh the inhalation of carcinogenic and stimulants?
P.S I am not a smoker.
