That's basically what I've done as well.
Spreadsheet for doomsday purchases, I just did a column within the spreadsheet for parts.
Other word documents for recipes and other notes.
yes,, the perils of forgetting a decimal point lol
wow,, 5mls... & to think you have enough gear to last you about 20 lifetimes! or help a lot of people
I avoid the spreadsheet method like the plague, there are some things I just don't want to know
I know.
Anyone still looking for a label maker. Mines very simple and easy.
https://www.amazon.com/Brother-P-to...8&sr=1-4&keywords=brother+p-touch+label+maker
https://www.amazon.com/Brother-P-to...8&sr=1-4&keywords=brother+p-touch+label+maker
Bingo. My inability to keep track allows me to justify additional purchases.I avoid the spreadsheet method like the plague, there are some things I just don't want to know
@bnrkwest - About the Kayfil Tool:
You may want to read the reviews for the Kayfil Tool that says it's specifically for the KFL+ (SKU 2184401) for $2.94. Some reviewers said it worked fine for the KFL+ but others said it did NOT work for the KFL. So the one for $2.72 that said for the KFL...not the +, may be machined slightly differently. They might not be interchangeably used.
Edit: They are very slightly different. The one that's $2.72 for the Kayfun Lite Five Pawns is bigger in diameter and .2mm shorter than the one that's $2.94 and says it's specifically for the KFL+.
You may want to read the reviews for the Kayfil Tool that says it's specifically for the KFL+ (SKU 2184401) for $2.94. Some reviewers said it worked fine for the KFL+ but others said it did NOT work for the KFL. So the one for $2.72 that said for the KFL...not the +, may be machined slightly differently. They might not be interchangeably used.
Edit: They are very slightly different. The one that's $2.72 for the Kayfun Lite Five Pawns is bigger in diameter and .2mm shorter than the one that's $2.94 and says it's specifically for the KFL+.
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Thanks Fran!
I'm bookmarking all of them and will compare and decide, but yes!! Still looking at the choices and thinking.
I had my wife keep track for me last year out of curiosity , needless to say we're not keeping track anymore I have to say , even so , I spent approximately what I did had I smoked cigarettes
I have to say , even so , I spent approximately what I did had I smoked cigarettes
This.I avoid the spreadsheet method like the plague, there are some things I just don't want to know
It's always entertaining seeing those, "I've been vaping for (X) years, saved (y) dollars, and avoided (z) cigs!" banners. 'Cuz I've been vaping for 7 years and if I take an honest look at how much I've spent, I've saved about $0 dollars. It's probable I've spent more vaping then I ever did buying smokes.
And, to give my own answer to the perpetual question here, "are you done stocking up?" seemingly the answer is no, not ever. It may be more accurate to say I have an excellent foundation/safety net, where I can keep going with my vices for 15+ years, but I'm at something like the 17th "this is my last order" and ya know what, they're not ever gonna stop. I was done by August 8th. But then I had to get Eden Mods Rose v3, it was good, so I needed to get another one because obviously it's urgent, since there will never be anymore 4mL versions made, and I had to get the Lost Vape Therion with the DNA200 chip, because it looks kinda cool, and I got the 75w versions, and... I've actually used neither one, and done nothing but insert batts, see that it seems to work, and packed it back up. And I keep buying ProVari's because they're basically free these days, and I need the Dicodes Dani Extreme V3, because ... well, because it's new, and I need the SX Mini G+ because... its' super-busy SpiderMan Gear design speaks to my inner 5 year old, and then I should probably get another 150 O rings in assorted sizes, eleventy-three more batteries, and 4 more orders from Fasttech (oh hey they have a sale tomorrow I think, yay!). OMG do I have any PC tanks for this obscure atomizer I don't even like laying at the back of a drawer? Probably I should, after all, they crack, and that atty I'm dissing may one day be the very last thing I can vape with, so I should get 25 spare tanks for it, and... while I'm at it, why don't I get another 5 attys at Fasttech 'cuz they're so cheap anyway, and that remind me...
The FDA deeming regs have considerably sped up my spending. I used to go through phases where I'd buy all the cool new shiny things that hit the market, and then lose interest for 9-12 months before repeating the cycle. Now, I've just been buying more and more stuff since the deeming regs hit, and still haven't stopped.
OTOH I did invest lots of money in nicotine, an asset that is going to rapidly increase in value, and I'm all set to start a small additional business as a black-market vape shop attached to an .onion node as soon as the states finish destroying whatever is left of the vaping marketplace within the US in 2017.
The only real savings I've experienced is DIY. I managed to mostly avoid this from 2010-2016, because I convinced myself it'd be difficult and something I wouldn't be good at -- but since loading up for the vapocalypse, mixing some stuff, and playing around with it... I've discovered that while I'm not very good at mixing (and that's being kind), it's pretty easy to follow the recipe's, and then adjust them to suit my own tastes, and arrive at 4-5 things that I really like vaping, which wind up costing me about .5 cents for 30mL, vs. the $20-$30 a bottle I was paying a few months ago. On top of which, I've made the weird discovery that taste is very subjective and mine seem to change rapidly, because when I break out some of the high-end juice I used to buy 6 months ago and try to vape it... much of it tastes a lot like children's cough syrup mixed with glue, "I liked this? Why, it's terrible."
In conclusion: DIY is actually making me pretty happy, and saving me lots of money -- for real, not just in theory, one day, maybe -- go figure. Stocking up on hardware... not so much.
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And length of each draw/puff.....
Luv this!!! It has been so tough to really be done, comfortable yes but done totally for ever, not quite
You and Mrmik forgot sonething. Coil resistance and number of coils., the amount if juice used in a day
I figured that in the 5 yrs I quit smoking, I would have spent over $14,500 in cigarettes. I have spent no were near that on vape supplies in 5 yrs even stocking up, so I am way ahead of the cost off smoking for 5 years that is why I have not even flinched at stocking up costs, it is a drop in the bucket Especially stocking up for the rest of my life and if a friend or family member is in need in the future.
that is why I have not even flinched at stocking up costs, it is a drop in the bucket Especially stocking up for the rest of my life and if a friend or family member is in need in the future.Similar threads
