How much do you spend?

[VincentMighan]

So a lot of ex-smokers come to camping for both the healthy reasons and the cost effective reasons.
However let's not kid ourselves
ONE OF THOSE THINGS JUST DOESNT BELONG
Personally my lovely minimum wage check goes out the door to the vape shop REALLY QUICK. I'm a very heavy caper, and I tend to run out and spend about 40 a week. Granted I like to buy new builds and explore my options but still. How much do you spend?

 

[Psofos]

Spent 120 euros on istick 50w,subtank mini and 20 meters of wire. Cost of 100 ml juice 5% nic I make is 11 euros. That will last me around 20 days so around 15 euros a month from now on. No need for drippers and stuff for me.

 

[gpjoe]

Well, you will find that for a lot of vapers that started for health reasons, vaping becomes a hobby. And as with any hobby (many hobbies) cost considerations can go out the window or be rationalized away. I have a slightly better than minimum wage job and have spent thousands of $$$ on my vaping hobby.

 

[VincentMighan]

Yeah. That was the sole reason I got into vaping, was the cost effectiveness of it versus cigarettes. Now I'm staring at a $60 RTA and Mechanical mods and juice for my next paycheck.

 

[crxess]

So a lot of ex-smokers come to camping for both the healthy reasons and the cost effective reasons.
However let's not kid ourselves
ONE OF THOSE THINGS JUST DOESNT BELONG
Personally my lovely minimum wage check goes out the door to the vape shop REALLY QUICK. I'm a very heavy caper, and I tend to run out and spend about 40 a week. Granted I like to buy new builds and explore my options but still. How much do you spend?

What?

Auto Correct wrecking your Post?

Since learning DIY, I usually spend an average of a few dollars a week. Once in a while I treat myself to a new mod or tank.

 

[3mg Meniere]

If you are on a tight budget, a B&M may not be a good option. I do my shopping at FastTech, make my own coils for the inexpensive Orchid, and mix my own juices. I have averaged $30 a month for quite a while, and expect to reduce my spending even more in the future. Dollar-A-Day Group | E-Cigarette Forum Once you have found what works for you, spending generally tapers off. So long as you resist the next new shiny.

 

[VincentMighan]

What?

Auto Correct wrecking your post?

Yes. yes it is

 

[kaahn]

...as much as I can afford.

 

[Sgt.Rock]

If you can tame the Shiney-itis beast it's way cheaper than smoking.

DIY coils and Juice and stick with gear that works...newer is not always better--and even if it is marginally better it's not always a worth use of limited funds.

 

[440BB]

And here I thought this was a camping and vaping discussion - best power banks, solar chargers,and so on. Oops!

 

[Nibs91]

I don't spend much, especially not on juices or setups. The one and only flavor I truly love is USA Menthol by MBV. I haven't found a "secondary" or "part-time" vape. So essentially my cost is $33-ish every 2 months for a 240ml bottle of it. This ejuice is clear 50/50 mix. I get a LONG lasting coil life with it.

Plus my crafty vape subscription $46....this is only my second month with them. My flavor profile was so limited they emailed me and said they couldn't formulate a box with what I had selected!! Lol so I opened it up a bit. My problem is I can't handle the sickeningly sweet vapes like most everyone loves.

In terms of hardware I had been going with my istick20 and 2 nautilus minis since November 14. I just got my subtank plus and istick50. I think it will be a good investment. I'm not the type to buy the latest and greatest, but I needed a new setup. My nautilus mini is a pathetic 2mls.

 

[tj99959]

Yes 'start up costs' can be high, but after you find what you like the costs begin to fall off.
Most of what I use today was purchased in 2011-12, so I don't spend anything now. (unless I want to) It's really nice when I don't have to.

 

[3mg Meniere]

TJ is the poster-child for low-budget vapers. He does it right!!! Me, not so much.

 

[snkrumble]

Wife and i got into vaper about 2 or 3 weeks ago. First week cost less then both of our cigarette budgets ($200 two weeks combine). Next week after that spent about eh almost $100 at the local b&m trying different stuff. This week I've been looking at ordering online even some of the more expensive juice online is cheaper then the b&m. Like I keep hearing about nicoticket, alhusion, and itcvapes. Think I'll drop some cash at nico and maybe a bottle or so from itc. Would go straight with itc prices are amazing but need something vape ready lol so I can escape the b&m I mean it's still cheaper then real smokes but I think I can make it even cheaper.

Idea the wife and I had was just start ordering from itc large 240ml bottles two a week until we just have a insane closet full of flavors lol but worried not sure how long juice stays good.

 

[Eekins]

So my wife and I just went through last months spending and apparently my cost effective way of quitting smoking is costing too much. Sigelei 150w, smok m80, kennedy clone, freemax starre + multiple gauge kanthals for my builds .. atleast i make my own e juices now =). However we calculated I actually vape approx. 30-40ml a day =S. Lucky i dont buy premade juices and mix 3l batches now.

 

[ellejewell]

toys are fun but I quit for my health and to save money. My family is low income and our cigarette budget was 60 bucks a month for me and my husband. We couldn't even afford that so we smoked those nasty cigarette like cigars. That is why we switched over to vaping. We started out on cheap ego t batteries that came with throw away clearomizers. Thanks to a fellow vaper we have been able to get better gear.
Then I realized how much juice we were going through and 25 bucks for 50mls was not cheap enough for the 2 of us to vape the whole month so I got into diy. Now my husband and I are only vaping less than a dollar worth of juice and that is together. A big money saver and the convienence of many flavors and it only cost me a months worth of cigarette money to buy the supplies I needed. I am now in month 2 and havent had to buy anymore juice and got lots more left Now I am healthier and I have some extra money to spend on things that are more important like my son

 

[Elyptic]

Knowing what I know now, I could probably pick out a very cost effective setup for a new vaper. However, I only know that because I've acquired so much gear to enjoy. So no, vaping isn't necessarily saving me money...

However, it doesn't have to be expensive. But I enjoy my hobby and enjoy trying new things. I think if I actually went through my vape gear, I could probably sell off some and recoup some of the money. But I'm going to save it to PIF to new vapers.

 

[Jugband]

I spent a lot of money in the beginning. Trying new mods, atomizers, juice etc. I finally found a mod I love, up to five of them now, about seven good attys, I make my own juice, build my own coils. Hardly spend any money now. As someone else said, just treat myself to a new mod every now and then. Big savings from a $16.00 a day smoking habit

 

[Shadav]

while the initial costs are doubting.....that's all it is, initial cost....once you have the gear, all that's left is the juice
and while the gear can be costly and time consuming finding what does and doesn't work for you.....there are a lot of cheaper options out there...
as a single mother living just above (barely) poverty, vaping wasn't a cost effective measure at first, but my motives were to lower my spending and also for mine and my kids health as I kept finding my self more and more smoking in the car with my kids
i highly suggest always before buying anything asking here first because, i might be the queen of search and find some good deals, there's aways someone else that has seen a better deal

and honestly if it weren't for fasttech i'd not have been able to afford to vape
if you don't mind buying from china and can wait a month on shipping (sometimes faster, but plan on a month and don't hold your breath) FastTech - Gadgets and Electronics has a lot to offer at good prices, mostly clones but they do carry authentics and are usually about half the cost of other places and this also helps you to try new and different things until you find what does work best for you.

 

[RavenZ]

I drop at least $100.00 every 2 wekks but I also buy for 3 vapers. I still find I'm spending less then if I smoked.