We could all use a little more cash in our wallets, or stocks in our portfolio, or funds in our savings account, and we would all like to be healthier. I wanted to put together a list of things that people spend money on every day that are bad for them, and show how much you could save by eliminating unnecessary spending, while at the same time improving you health.

1. Coffee - Assuming you buy a coffee per day, 5 days per week you are probably spending $780-1300 per year. Cut out that morning coffee by just bringing a container of water from home, and you wallet and your body will thank you.

2. Tobacco Products - If you smoke a pack per day, you are spending about $1800 per year on cigarettes. That alone is a decent chunk of change but health insurance is cheaper for non-smokers, so you are missing out on that savings as well. Im not sure of the cost of other tobacco products, but I assume it has to be similar.

3. Lunch - Again assuming you go out for lunch 5 days per week and you spend $5 more going out that you would spend if you pack your lunch from home, you are spending $1300 more than you would spend if you packed your lunch at home and brought it to work. That sandwich from home is going to be a lot healthier than the burger from McDonalds you usually get.

4. Candy - If you eat even one small piece of candy per day, you are probably spending over $100 per year on candy. That figure could easily double or more if you eat a lot of candy. Candy is high in sugar and fat, so it is unhealthy and unnecessary spending.

5. Alcohol - The average american family spends $450 per year on alcohol. Again, if you are a heavy drinker you could easily spend twice this amount per year. Now a little alcohol doesn’t hurt but cut out most of it and save yourself $400 per year.

I have a sore throat so I went online to search for remedies. Usually I just wait and they go away on their own, but this one is really bothersome and I have been getting sore throats more frequently as of late so I decided it would be go to know how to fix them.

I came across Tom’s Sore Throat Remedies where it is suggested that you use a lemon ice tea, lemon juice, and honey combination to soothe and heal your throat. However, I am writing this post to address the comments more than the actual post. As I was reading through them I noticed that what you need to do is drink something that makes your sore throat burn like hell, and that apparently kills the germs. I don’t have any medical knowledge but it seems logical to me, and the anecdotal evidence points to it working. If anyone has any other home remedies for sore throats I would love to hear them, especially if they don’t involve ingesting something that goes down like acid on a soar throat.

I am very stiff. I struggle to bend down and touch my toes without bending my knees. I know that is a problem, and I know how to fix it, but I don’t do what I need to do to fix it. Now I know how people who are overweight justify not working out. I used to think if I were ever overweight I would just start working out. Now I see, it is tough to motivate yourself to do something that can hurt in the short term to help in the long term.

I am going to start doing some simple leg stretches every morning when I wake up. I have thought about doing this before, but this is my first time writing it down, so hopefully this helps.