Recently, I began to wonder just how much money I was saving by mixing my own e-liquid. There is no doubt it is much cheaper than regular cigarettes, but is DIY really worth the hassle of mixing my own liquid? It was worth it in the beginning to zero in on what amounts of nicotine, pg, and vg I like, but now that I have that figured out, I decided to do some math. Here is what I pay for DIY supplies.
60 ml of 60 mg unflavored 100% pg nic juice - $19.95
roughly $0.33 per ml
60 ml of propylene glycol - $4.95
roughly $0.08 per ml
60 ml of vegetable glycerin - $4.95
roughly $0.08 per ml
6 ml flavor apprentice flavor - $1.50
roughly $0.25 per ml
I have found that with these ingredients, I generally like liquid that is around 22 mg nicotine, 30% vg, and 20% flavor. So, after plugging this into the e-juice calculator, and doing some math I won't show here, I find that I am paying somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.04 for 5 ml of juice, or $0.21 per ml.
So far, I have found that most places charge around $3.00 for 5 ml of premixed juice. I vape around 2 ml per day, or 60 ml per month. A month of DIY costs me around $12.60. A month of premix would cost around $36.00. A month of regular cigarettes would cost me around $120.00.
Is it worth it to pay this much more to save the hassle of mixing your own juice by hand? Well, that is up to you and your budget. But if you are looking to save some money and have the time to mix your own juice, DIY still seems to be the way to go.
I feel I should also mention that DIY can be fun, and it gives you much more control over your juice. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages, but cost is really the only one that can be put in black and white.
60 ml of 60 mg unflavored 100% pg nic juice - $19.95
roughly $0.33 per ml
60 ml of propylene glycol - $4.95
roughly $0.08 per ml
60 ml of vegetable glycerin - $4.95
roughly $0.08 per ml
6 ml flavor apprentice flavor - $1.50
roughly $0.25 per ml
I have found that with these ingredients, I generally like liquid that is around 22 mg nicotine, 30% vg, and 20% flavor. So, after plugging this into the e-juice calculator, and doing some math I won't show here, I find that I am paying somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.04 for 5 ml of juice, or $0.21 per ml.
So far, I have found that most places charge around $3.00 for 5 ml of premixed juice. I vape around 2 ml per day, or 60 ml per month. A month of DIY costs me around $12.60. A month of premix would cost around $36.00. A month of regular cigarettes would cost me around $120.00.
Is it worth it to pay this much more to save the hassle of mixing your own juice by hand? Well, that is up to you and your budget. But if you are looking to save some money and have the time to mix your own juice, DIY still seems to be the way to go.
I feel I should also mention that DIY can be fun, and it gives you much more control over your juice. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages, but cost is really the only one that can be put in black and white.
