Cost vs Life

[Iowa Gal]

I just realized from my banner today that I have avoided over 1,550 stinky cigs... reality at 2 1/2 months in I am still a little short of breaking even dollar wise analogs vs my V4Life lifestyle I am runnng a little short (less than $150.00) but I've made my initial investment in hardware and will be ahead by the end of January no doubt. Now let's talk health, I breath better, my sense of smell is outta this world, tastebuds are coming back and I am for the first time just plain proud of myself that I am done with the stinky cancer stick For those that are on the newbie side like myself it does take a few months to catch up on the financial side, but in reality it only took me a couple of weeks to catch up on the health side. Oh and let's not forget I don't need to buy near as much perfume or breath mints because I don't stink from cigs.....

 

[JenJen]

Congrats! And Amen!

Truthfully, I would still be happier vaping even if I was losing money! But yeah, it does eventually save money, even for an admitted hoarder like myself!

 

[DawnsFolly]

Once I factored in the cost for a new set of lungs and/or a heart, this looked a whole lot cheaper.

I'm with ya, no more stinky cancer sticks!

 

[SnowDragon]

Iowa gal, weren't you saying that you don't use juice, just pre-fills? 1 30 ml bottle juice = 30 Cartos.....that's a pretty good cost savings in exchange for a taking a couple of seconds to fill a Carto. Not only that but you can re-use those Cartos that you already have....just a little food for thought to help out with the cost.

 

[Iowa Gal]

Yes I'm starting to think about trying the juice for a couple of favoirte flavors. I think like you've said that is where the real cost savings come in just comparing vaping to analogs. I may get brave on my next order and get one bottle to try. Think I will start saving the carts to reuse. Thanks...

 

[devilock76]

You know I really haven't thought about the costs. I can't put a price tag on something finally getting me to not even want a cigarette and something that simulates the action without my kids "seeing" me smoking.

Ken

 

[Rick07]

Once you have settled on a couple flavors, and if you refill blank carts, you will see your costs come way down. Like you, I tried to calculate savings but gave up until I was settled in because I was way over on costs. Now I am in the savings mode.

 

[Kimmy]

Thanks for the update! Yeah, even if it costs a little more to vape (for me it does) the health benefits outweigh the cost--hands down.

 

[Davo]

I kept a spreadsheet for over a year and the net results for me is about $2 a day, granted, it took a few months into the deal to start seeing a cost reduction. And yes I refill... a lot and from the start ( I'm a cheep skate). About 1/4 than with cigarettes!

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

Money was never a factor for me to turn to vaping. I had a nice cigarette rolling machine and was paying $14 a pound for tobacco. I could smoke endlessly for $20-30 a month, but I prefer vaping for many reasons, health and taste at the top.

 

[ValleyGirl]

Well I like saving money...but even more than that I realllyyyy like not being "inconvenienced" (sp?) by my habit anymore (i.e., having to go outside in the freezing cold or rain, not wanting to go to a movie theatre because I can't smoke for 2 hours, etc.). My life is no longer planned around smoke breaks. Now it's planned on "how long will I be away from some sort of charging mechanism"

 

[Davo]

Money was never a factor for me to turn to vaping. I had a nice cigarette rolling machine and was paying $14 a pound for tobacco. I could smoke endlessly for $20-30 a month, but I prefer vaping for many reasons, health and taste at the top.

Dang, where'd you get weed that cheap? --- Just kidding... call off the DEA. Finally the weekend is here!!

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

$15 four finger lids. lol - The 60's, eh? Wow... Gettin old. Yeah, Cigarette Outlet sells 'pipe tobacco' for $14 a lb, but it's really long cut cig tobacco. Since the huge tax increase on roll your own, and tubes going from $1 to $3 for 200, makes a factory standard cigarette for really cheap. There's still a way around that tax law. But who needs tobacco when you got vapor?? So much better on so many levels.

Sounds like ValleyGirl needs a PCC.

 

[ValleyGirl]

Yes I doooo need a PCC! And one of those battery pouches, and the PT and some blank cartos, and some of that filler fluff...oh geez, here we go

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

Yes I doooo need a PCC! And one of those battery pouches, and the PT and some blank cartos, and some of that filler fluff...oh geez, here we go

You gonna start building an e-bomb shelter like I did? I even got a solar powered USB charger from amazon that will charge 9-10 batteries on one charge from the sun. All precautions against lighting an analog. Or I'm getting OCD. haha

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

Speaking of LIFE, pretty good article here: Are E-Cigarettes the Holy Grail for Hopelessly Addicted Smokers? | Drugs | AlterNet