Dollar-A-Day Group

[Rsunderl]

I don't have any equipment - I just put the ejuice on the back of my hand and pretend it's a patch.


JUST KIDDING! - And I don't suggest anyone actually do that - LOL!


Happy New Year, everyone!

 

[Joie]

vaping osmosis.... that would be a new one.
Happy New Year

 

[Big Me]

I don't have any equipment - I just put the ejuice on the back of my hand and pretend it's a patch.

Yes but, admit it... the clouds are rubbish!!

 

[AndriaD]

Not to worry, Big. We'll keep a spot for you

Yes, it's vital to have sufficient backup gear. Without it, there's a risk that you'll go back to cigs due to equipment failure. Just keep in mind that those costs, for good gear, will average out over time. The trick is to get only what you need for that, and resist getting the next best thing (today, something nexter and bester tomorrow....) just because it's new and shiny and full of promise.

With your 2 Isticks, you can check Ω of a build on both. If they agree, then you could postpone the DMM. (Although I like to check my builds at the terminals before putting on a device, and check again then if it's so equipped, and you need a DMM for the first.)

Blunt ceramic tweezers... very handy if you're doing compressed coils, but not absolutely necessary....

Agree with all that. I got some pointy ceramic tweezers, and actually the pointyness is more useful than the ceramic -- I found out quickly that compressing a coil *while* it's firing means you will never ever get that coil UNcompressed! So it better be perfect! The slight lag time between firing and THEN compressing means that whatever you do isn't necessarily full-on permanent, which can be helpful. However, with ceramic tips you don't have to worry about slipping and hitting the metal while perhaps the thing is still firing.

Having enough, having plenty of backup for everything you need to vape successfully, is absolutely crucial -- as I explained to my husband, it has to be completely easier at all times for me to vape, than to smoke. He agrees! So whatever it costs to get to that point, is money well-spent. One of the greatest things about vaping is that you're not just turning money into ashes -- you have most of this stuff for a while, even if you vape all day every day!

Andria

 

[3mg Meniere]

It is not advisable to try for a dollar-a-day in your first six months of vaping. Unless you have an expert advising you, you really need to experiment to find what works best for you. For example, most people start with cigalikes or egos, because they look and feel more like a cigarette. Later people find that they are a PITA with recharging. Better to be able to switch out batteries.

 

[yzer]

I am pretty sure I haven't posted in this thread before. Glad to see there are a lot of other tightwads here. I save money vaping because I want to, not that I need to. My favorite hobby is running and maintaining a restored vintage Chris-Craft cabin cruiser. A boat is like a hole in the water you throw money into. Now that the year is nearly at an end...

Vaping expenses 2014. All costs include tax and shipping where applicable*

-Batteries: 4 Efest IMR 18500 1100mah - flat top $27.75
-250ml 100mg Xtreme Vaping nicotine base $105.60
-4 177ml bottles CVS Glycerin USP $24
-5 5packs Smok 2.0 ohm XL cartos $34.45
-Sigelei Zmax V5 $52.20
-10 Omron replacement tactile switches for Sigelei V3 and V5 $10.80
-1 Efest 18650 2000mAh battery $10.00
-1 stainless steel drip tip $6.00

Total vaping expenditure 2014 $270.70
Daily vaping expense 2014 $0.74

*expenses for items purchased in previous years and used in 2014 are not included. This includes and is not limited to two Sigelei Zmax V3s, lab ware, 18xxx batteries, Nitecore Intellicharger i4, IBTanked carto tanks, etc. Some expenses are not included because the items were purchased and used for other purposes like distilled water, electrical solder, etc. Cost of powering 18xxx battery charger is not calculated. Most items purchased in 2014 were not depleted in 2014. For instance, the nicotine base will last for most of 2014 and 2015 and the three Sigeleis may last for years.

 

[Big Me]

It is not advisable to try for a dollar-a-day in your first six months of vaping. Unless you have an expert advising you, you really need to experiment to find what works best for you. For example, most people start with cigalikes or egos, because they look and feel more like a cigarette. Later people find that they are a PITA with recharging. Better to be able to switch out batteries.

It's true. I started with four 650mAh Egos in August. After couple of months I did get fed up of the constant need to charge one or more of them. lol

Got an iStick in October and I loved it so much, I bought a second. It does everything I want it to do (including passthrough) so I'm content.

When they go to the "great vape shop in the sky", I'll definitely consider something that uses a single 18650 with extra Watts/ability to sub-Ohm but atm I don't need to. *shrugs*

And anyway, who knows what will be available in six months time?

 

[therussellv]

Happy arbitrary calendrical reset

I got caught up on my dollar a day, got me an ipv3

 

[Joie]

one way I kind of keep an eye on what I spend and try to stay close to the dollar a day is that I have a tray on my dresser that I put a dollar bill or dollar in change per day in......when I'm needing ( wanting ) something I check the tray and say YEP or gonna wait a week or more. If I have to add to it for my purchase I tell myself.....TAKE IT EASY kiddo, do you really want to do this now? Seems to help me keep an eye on what I spend......oh I sometimes fall off the wagon, but it does keep me in line. LOL

 

[Stosh]

Happy New Year!!! .

Congrats to everyone who managed to stay on budget with all the sales going from Black Friday until now....hope you're stocked up and retire the credit card until the Valentine's Day sales at least....

 

[igottasrt8]

I'm still buying my juice but it's $18 for 100 mils. IMHO one of the best things you can do to help your budget is a rebuildable tank like the Kayfun. No coils to buy, just cotton and wire.

 

[2legsshrt]

I am a dollar a day vaper if you include the next 10 years.

 

[DavidOck]

Uh, not sure that would be long enough for you to catch up, Legs

 

[2legsshrt]

You are probably right David considering I been buying stuff since 08 but they just keep coming out with such great stuff. Now I am trying to stock up in case somehow or someway they get the new regs through here. We'll be f____d. That would definately change my buying habits online.

 

[westhc]

Although I have been a $ a day or less for the last 5 months the numbers say it will be another 4 1/2 years for me until I am under a $ a day overall- and that is assuming I never spend another dollar. So another 10 years sounds right.

 

[DavidOck]

You are probably right David considering I been buying stuff since 08 but they just keep coming out with such great stuff. Now I am trying to stock up in case somehow or someway they get the new regs through here. We'll be f____d. That would definately change my buying habits online.

At this time, they're all still "proposed" and a long way from becoming law. But we do need to stay on top of it, and our State reps and senators. The job losses alone, the small businesses that have started up going bankrupt (or otherwise just closing their doors) are all things we need to keep hammering on them about. Along with the harm reduction.

 

[JimmyDB]

At this time, they're all still "proposed" and a long way from becoming law. But we do need to stay on top of it, and our State reps and senators. The job losses alone, the small businesses that have started up going bankrupt (or otherwise just closing their doors) are all things we need to keep hammering on them about. Along with the harm reduction.

Wait a minute there... <warning: the following is satirical in nature and should only be taken as a joke> You talk about lost jobs and harm reduction at the same time and I think you have it all wrong. If we start reducing harm to ourselves caused by smoking... then what about the medical/pharma industries... what about their job losses? We, as consumers, spend very very little on mods/etc compared to what our health insurance spends for treatment and meds due to health related illnesses AND less doctors/others needed also means less of them will pay the monies required to become educated in those fields. If certain universities have less students in a particular field, they will have to stop offering tenure to new professors until enough existing ones die or retire... which means less income for those professors and less job security.

 

[DavidOck]

Ah, Jimmy, you have some valid points!

But if the professors need new jobs, maybe they could (try to) educate the politicians!

 

[bwh79]

I'm 26 days in and in it for about $70 all told, so I'm not quite in the 1DaD group yet, but I was spending roughly $80/month on cigs so I broke even with that metric sometime around yesterday. Plus, I've got a bit of juice left so I won't "need" to spend any more for a while longer if I can avoid the shinyitis bug, but I do at least want to pick up a second, backup battery for when this one's on the charger.

 

[AndriaD]

It takes a while to accumulate the "good stuff" that will actually keep you vaping happily -- the beginning of vaping is a journey to find just that right equipment and ejuice, and that does take some investment in both time and money. But once you get to that point, then you really do begin to save enormously over the cost of smoking. Lately I've been investing time and money into the DIY thing, because the potential savings there is just unbelievably enormous -- my favorite ejuice is $9.95/15ml -- but I can make some other really excellent ejuice for $1.10-$1.25/30ml; I'm steadfastly on the trail of making my own that tastes at least similar to that $9.95 stuff. New flavors on the way, too! I love Bullcityvapors' prices!

Andria