Here’s how: You smoke a pack a day=$5X365daysX3years (assumed)=$5,475xRs.65=Rs. 3,55,875 What would you have done with all this money? 1. Bought a Ropani land in outskirts villages of Kathmandu; leave it for another 2 years and get a return of almost thrice the amount 2. Buy/own a 2 bed room apartment house in the mushrooming apartments/condominiums around Kathmandu 3. buy a vehicle for your parents 4. deposit in ‘muddati’ account in finance companies in Kathmandu with double the amount return in 5 years 5. buy 60 nabil bank shares or 50 standard chartered bank shares and get almost 200% return in 2-3 years 6. invest in various sectors in Nepal or setup a cottage industry in your own village, mainstreaming and empowering the villagers and making Nepal a better place for your kids 7. Provide full scholarship (education and associated expenses @Rs500/monthX12 months=Rs 6000) for 59 worthy and needy students annually Number of smoking quitters Capital Generated Approx 1 355857 Rs 3.5 Lacs 10 3558750 Rs. 35.5 Lacs 100 35587500 Rs. 3 crore 55 lacs 1000 355875000 Rs. 35 crore 58 lacs 10000 355850000 Rs. 3 Arba 55 Crore 85 lacs Assume there are 50000 Nepali students in the US, that makes a total of Rs. 17792850000 OR Rs 17 Arba 79 crore 28.5 lacs i.e US$ 2 Billion 73 Million 736 Thousands An interest of 5.5% alone can generate US$49.75 Million I bet you want to quit right out of this guilt. Sajhaities, ANY MORE THOUGHTS ON THIS? अचुक उपाय आउनुस् चुरोट छोडौं ! बाँकी हीसाब कीताब www.rameko.wordpress.com