My Wife and I just cut our monthly eCig budget in 1/2. It occured to me that the amount of money we're now saving would buy us a new car compared to what we were spending 3-4 years ago on smokes.
The last time we were smoking commercial cigs bought in Massachusetts it cost us about $6.00/pack each. That's about $360/month. (They're now about $8/pack in Mass) So...
We started buying our cigarettes in New Hampshire when they were about $4.00/pack. That's $240/month.
NH quickly took advantage of the continued Mass tax hikes and raised theirs to the tune of $5.00/pack. Back up to $300/month. So...
We started rolling our own cigarettes with pipe tobacco, bought in New Hampshire, a little over a year ago. Cost of about $100/month. The first time we got sick while smoking these, we couldn't get healthy again. So...
We started vaping and capped ourselves off at $100/month, which we found gave us some wiggle room to experiment with different hardware and juices.
Now that we're pretty well settled, we cut our ecig budget in 1/2 to $50/month. This includes cartos, atties, DIY supplies as needed, and the occasional pre-mixed juice.
I'm actually sure we could cut it down to about $30, but I like having the extra cash to put aside for bulk purchases and new tech should the need arise.
We consume on average 1 box of Boge cartos per month at $9 (I have enough atties to last us a few years); 5mls of FA flavoring at a cost of about $3.50; 20mls of 100mg Nic at $3.25; $2.50 worth of PG & VG.
My total monthly cost of vaping for two people: $18.25 - 30 cents a day per person.
Right now that would barely cover one day of smoking at Massachusetts cigarette prices. There are also plenty of ways for us to save even more. Now that I'm running the actual numbers, I'm sure with some bulk purchases I could get the average cost down to around $10. I'm not including battery purchases, but those are too rare and unpredictable for me to factor in.
So what's my point in this? I don't really have one. I just thought it might be interesting to some to see what's financially possible right now with their move to vaping.
The last time we were smoking commercial cigs bought in Massachusetts it cost us about $6.00/pack each. That's about $360/month. (They're now about $8/pack in Mass) So...
We started buying our cigarettes in New Hampshire when they were about $4.00/pack. That's $240/month.
NH quickly took advantage of the continued Mass tax hikes and raised theirs to the tune of $5.00/pack. Back up to $300/month. So...
We started rolling our own cigarettes with pipe tobacco, bought in New Hampshire, a little over a year ago. Cost of about $100/month. The first time we got sick while smoking these, we couldn't get healthy again. So...
We started vaping and capped ourselves off at $100/month, which we found gave us some wiggle room to experiment with different hardware and juices.
Now that we're pretty well settled, we cut our ecig budget in 1/2 to $50/month. This includes cartos, atties, DIY supplies as needed, and the occasional pre-mixed juice.
I'm actually sure we could cut it down to about $30, but I like having the extra cash to put aside for bulk purchases and new tech should the need arise.
We consume on average 1 box of Boge cartos per month at $9 (I have enough atties to last us a few years); 5mls of FA flavoring at a cost of about $3.50; 20mls of 100mg Nic at $3.25; $2.50 worth of PG & VG.
My total monthly cost of vaping for two people: $18.25 - 30 cents a day per person.
Right now that would barely cover one day of smoking at Massachusetts cigarette prices. There are also plenty of ways for us to save even more. Now that I'm running the actual numbers, I'm sure with some bulk purchases I could get the average cost down to around $10. I'm not including battery purchases, but those are too rare and unpredictable for me to factor in.
So what's my point in this? I don't really have one. I just thought it might be interesting to some to see what's financially possible right now with their move to vaping.
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