Only advice I can give you, is to buy a good battery early on. Don't spend your time and money on all the 'cheap' stuff, which will turn out not to be so cheap at all, because it either breaks within a short period of time, or leaves you dissatisfied from the beginning, so you keep on buying other (cheap) hardware etc etc.
Cost of vaping versus smoking
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Wow, only $30 a carton in NY? I thought it was like $10 a pack over there in the NY area.
As for the question, you will undoubtedly have a very high start up cost, mainly because you will be buying loads of liquid samples from various vendors, and you will also go through many transitions with your equipment as well. People usually start with the ecig that looks like a cigarette, then quickly after using that, they realize they need a bigger battery setup. Then you start to dabble in things like LR attys and LR cartos, then you start to want a bigger tank/cart/carto to hold more juice so you aren't constantly refilling and topping off.
That is basically how my journey went. I think I have finally settled down into what works for me and I have a small variety of liquids I like and am getting a better idea what flavors I am enjoying the most.
After trying the smaller stuff, I have settled down on a eGo-T 18650 mod (so I can use my own non-propitiatory batteries), Boge LR cartos, and a J-tank for my cartos so I don't have to refill very often (plus I can visually see the liquid and how much is left).
Now that I have my preferred setup, the only cost to me from now on is buying 30ml of liquid every 3-4 weeks, and a 5-pack of cartos every 3-4 weeks. Before with analogs, I was spending $50 every 10 days. Now I am looking at ~$25 every 21-30 days. So you will eventually save money on ecigs once you get past the large start up costs. Although you will have to fight the temptation to keep buying new equipment.
Former heavy ( 2+ PPD ) smoker and current heavy vaper. Vaping adds up to about 1/4 of what I used to spend on Marlboros, and about the same or a bit more as what I spent on RYO.
Look at it buy total costs.
Stopped a year and a half ago.
Since then I would have spent about 3600.00 on analogs.
Have spend only about 600.00 on e-cigs.
Only about 350.00 of that has been for Juice, the rest for was for mods to get the right delivery.
Stopped a year and a half ago.
Since then I would have spent about 3600.00 on analogs.
Have spend only about 600.00 on e-cigs.
Only about 350.00 of that has been for Juice, the rest for was for mods to get the right delivery.
Here in Australia a 25 pack of Marlboros will set you back a whopping 19.50AUD.
Im a 4 pack a week smoker and $80 / week isnt really that practical.
Im on my first week of being smoke free and I just bought a nice Valentines Gift for my wife with the money I saved.
Im a 4 pack a week smoker and $80 / week isnt really that practical.
Im on my first week of being smoke free and I just bought a nice Valentines Gift for my wife with the money I saved.
Day 13
Spent $353.67, Ego C - 18650 Ego mod x 2, 2 MAP Tanks, 6 Ego Cardos, 24 assorted Cardo's and juices.
Saved $54 and not smoked 260 cigs erm but have smoked 14. So from 20+ to 1 a day.
Planning on spending another $30 this week on juices as I have not hit that sweet spot yet. Once I have think I will be good for a while and am fairly determined not to get a Provari or Buzz etc until the numbers justify it.
Spent $353.67, Ego C - 18650 Ego mod x 2, 2 MAP Tanks, 6 Ego Cardos, 24 assorted Cardo's and juices.
Saved $54 and not smoked 260 cigs erm but have smoked 14. So from 20+ to 1 a day.
Planning on spending another $30 this week on juices as I have not hit that sweet spot yet. Once I have think I will be good for a while and am fairly determined not to get a Provari or Buzz etc until the numbers justify it.
I didn't start with a Darwin or Provari ONLY because they didn't exist when I started. I could have paid about the same amount as a Provari for a hugely inferior cigarette look-a-like model back then but was smart enough to know I needed to do more research. They were going for about $190 in the mall at that time.
I wasn't able to quit smoking completely UNTIL I was able to find one of the first better battery models made because the cigarette sized models were way too weak and inconsistent.
I've also made my own "mods" and have used 15 different models trying to find a model that is more consistent and less of a hassle. Those of us who use these better models are looking for consistency, less hassle and performance. That is what the better models provide. Simply put, they better duplicate the consistency and less hassle of the real thing.
If you are really good at electronics, you probably can make a model with the same characteristics of a top of the line model. But you won't do it for $15 and it will be made out of a plastic box. And you will not get the same performance, build quality, warranty and performance in a $50 model as you will in a GG, Darwin, Provari or Buzz Pro to name a few. If you don't care about those things, then it makes sense to go with the cheapest model that you like.
After start-up costs, I spend about $20 a month on juice. I buy enough to last a few months and wait till there is a good discount code sent from the vendor I use.
Without discounts it would cost me $35/month minimum...gotta get those codes!!
Without discounts it would cost me $35/month minimum...gotta get those codes!!
Spent too much for a startup kit because I wanted all the gadgets. Then bought too many high nic juices. Then after a week, I was tired of the high nic, and bought med nic, then after a week was tired of med nic and had to buy low nic, now I'm at zero nic, and have no clue what to do with all the bottles I have.
So, don't buy a huge startup kit if you eventually plan to quit, and don't buy a lot of bottles of high nic eliquid.
So, don't buy a huge startup kit if you eventually plan to quit, and don't buy a lot of bottles of high nic eliquid.
Not sure that will happen. I'm satisfied right now with just the "vape." I think it's more a mental thing/habit right now. I don't even like the taste of nic anymore. I would rather have flavor and vape.
Maybe this isn't the same for everyone, and I didn't start ecigs with the intention of quitting, but that's the way it's heading and I guess that's a good thing.
I will keep one bottle of my favorite ejuice in 6mg though just because you suggested it. But once I'm free of nic, I don't think I would want to start it up again.
Not sure that will happen. I'm satisfied right now with just the "vape." I think it's more a mental thing/habit right now. I don't even like the taste of nic anymore. I would rather have flavor and vape.
Maybe this isn't the same for everyone, and I didn't start ecigs with the intention of quitting, but that's the way it's heading and I guess that's a good thing.
I will keep one bottle of my favorite ejuice in 6mg though just because you suggested it. But once I'm free of nic, I don't think I would want to start it up again.
You are definitely the big exception to the rule.
Not sure that will happen. I'm satisfied right now with just the "vape." I think it's more a mental thing/habit right now. I don't even like the taste of nic anymore. I would rather have flavor and vape.
Maybe this isn't the same for everyone, and I didn't start ecigs with the intention of quitting, but that's the way it's heading and I guess that's a good thing.
I will keep one bottle of my favorite ejuice in 6mg though just because you suggested it. But once I'm free of nic, I don't think I would want to start it up again.
I envy you.
If i look at it i still spent way less in my 3+ months of vaping then i did on cigarettes. I was around 200 euro a month easily on cigarettes. Once you got your setup, i think 30-40euro a month should cover it easily. The only thing is, you see other stuff you want to try ... and then it can get expensive .. Also if you dont find juices you like immediately you can spend alot on juices
I've been vaping for around two weeks and I think I have spent around 150 playing around trying to find whats best for me. Right now im using a Totaly wicked 510 carto and im slightly ok with it. I started out with a south beach e-cigg auto vapor and the price of carts scared me away.
Tomorrow I hit the break even point on cash spent on vaping vs. what I'd have spent on analogs. But I'll have the next 6 months worth of juice and cartos already paid for. So, unless I buy a mod, or other juices, or fool around with other cartos, then I'll be on the positive side of the curve.
The most important things are: my lungs don't hurt any more; I don't cough up lung oysters in the morning; my wheeze is gone; and I don't reek of tobacco smoke so my wife is more inclined to "cuddle" now.
The most important things are: my lungs don't hurt any more; I don't cough up lung oysters in the morning; my wheeze is gone; and I don't reek of tobacco smoke so my wife is more inclined to "cuddle" now.
isn't the answer obvious smoking tobbacco ciggys will almost definately Kill you early a much higher cost overall.
It can be cheaper for sure...just not for me 
I have a 510 slim with pcc (and a Blu starter kit which I smashed and threw into the trash), an inferno kit, a 3.7v, 5v and vv box mod DIY + all the soldering equipment I had to get to build them, a Boge Revolution v2.1, supplies to design a prototype of my own and enough juice and accessories to kill a horse! I figure I've spent $600 in my first month of e-cigs vs $125/month on analogs....and I couldn't be happier about it!
I have a 510 slim with pcc (and a Blu starter kit which I smashed and threw into the trash), an inferno kit, a 3.7v, 5v and vv box mod DIY + all the soldering equipment I had to get to build them, a Boge Revolution v2.1, supplies to design a prototype of my own and enough juice and accessories to kill a horse! I figure I've spent $600 in my first month of e-cigs vs $125/month on analogs....and I couldn't be happier about it! - Status
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