I tried to stop drinking coffee once, without success. In those days there were no annoying health bloggers to hate on.

I quit cigarettes at about the same time, successfully, cold turkey unless you count the generous stash of weed I had at the time. Weed is easy to cut back on and even quit so it makes a good stepping stone for quitting cigarettes.

At the time I was appalled by the high cost of cigarettes: 85 cents a pack.