There have been quite a few comments lately about credit cards being overworked, people feeling uneasy at times and sometimes definitely stressed ...about what, and how much, they've needed to buy, how/where to store or stash everything, etc. Adding to that is the uncertainty and BS about flavored eliquid bans, outrageous tax on nic base, possible online shopping bans for vaping items, the May 2020 deadline, the misinformation being spread, etc., etc.
I was just talking earlier tonight with a very good friend (another ECF member)...about how we feel about our own "stocking up", the cost of doing it, and the necessity of even
having to do it
at all. We both agreed that we'd definitely spent a good amount of money
and in a fairly short period of time, too. But...knowing how our health has improved while vaping instead of smoking, and that stocking up has
guaranteed us that we can vape for the rest of our lives if we choose to...it's a huge relief, and has made it all worthwhile.
I'd done some quick figuring, too, while blowing through the $ lately...based on the ciggies I used to smoke, and how much per week. They
were $56/carton, and now are likely
a minimum of $70/carton. They'll probably be much higher over the next 20 years, too. Even using the $70/carton figure...it would've cost me approx. $3,640
per year to continue to smoke. That amount, times the minimum 20 years I've gotten "stocked up" for...would be
$72,800. I'd have nothing to show for it except most likely much poorer health, if I'd even be around another 20 years. So, putting
that in perspective...what I've spent on "stocking up", has been a drop in the bucket. I'd be willing to bet that it would be a drop for anyone, who calculates and compares it.