Going on a V4L budget!

[plantlvr]

So I figured I spent about 60 dollars a week on cigs. I get paid every two weeks, so if I spend 60 dollars every two weeks, I'll be way ahead.
I sure hope I can stick to this new budget...

 

[V4Lis4me]

good rationalization of it!!!!

by your logic,
i would have spent 49 a week on cigs
equaling roughly 200 a month

which means for me as well,
i can spend 100 dollars a month at V4L

and still have my costs cut in half!!!!!!!

 

[HzG8rGrl]

Budget my ...........Try, try as hard as you can. They won't let you stick to it, between the sales and new flavors...HAHA. Your only hope is to have them hire you and you get an employee discount. Then your paycheck would be in the negative!!!!!!!!

 

[sawlight]

I gave up on this! I had it down to where I could make two cartons of analogs for under $25, it's hard to beat that.

 

[StaceyM]

I've spent about $160 on V4L stuff in under three weeks...roughly 10 bucks a day..but it will level out. Here in NY the cigs are 8 dollars a pack, more in the city. Cartons aren't that much of a bargain either...So in the long run, I'll be saving a ton.

Good luck with the budget.

 

[plantlvr]

Ok youse guys! I will be strong and will prove ya all wrong
I just won't turn on my computer till payday

 

[HzG8rGrl]

Ok youse guys! I will be strong and will prove ya all wrong
I just won't turn on my computer till payday

So you should turn it off NOW!!!! LOL

 

[keyzygirl]

I bet when I come back on tomorrow,you will be here!!!!

 

[plantlvr]

So you should turn it of NOW!!!! LOL

LOL! Yeah just gettin ready to do that, brat

 

[antithesis]

i spent probably 20 a week on cigs; 80 a month. i only really smoked 3 days a week, but a whole pack in 12 hours, basically, when i did.

right now, i've spent MORE on V4L than i did on cigs... and am making ONE more order for myself friday, then, i'm going to chill on the ordering, i have enough carts/juice to get by... and see how far my 'break even' date moves, lol. i mean my HEALTH will be better, sure, but money's been a part of it for me, too.

 

[scuzzy19]

im on a budget simply cuz I dont have alot to go to extra expenses at the end of payday week! lol I have to put 400$ into my car this weekend so i probably wont be ordering much or if anything for awhile

 

[antithesis]

ugh, car expenses are the WORST (and often, the most expensive!) sorry to hear that.

 

[VapingRulz]

So I figured I spent about 60 dollars a week on cigs. I get paid every two weeks, so if I spend 60 dollars every two weeks, I'll be way ahead.
I sure hope I can stick to this new budget...

Same here. My new budget for 2010 for vaping is 50% of what I spent on cigarettes, which works out to about $120 per month. I should be able to do it if they don't come out with yet another batch of flavors that I MUST try immediately!

I will have to baby my cartos to make them last as long as possible so I can buy more juice.

 

[KitKit]

My hubby lost his job and I'm trying real hard to NOT spend, but I have placed 2 orders in one week. Now if I was smoking I would have found the money for cigs!!!! I think turning off the computer might work.....not... I'm just working on having control.....not working.....HELP kids college tuition is due in 2 days!! This is making me crazy!!!! Its all good!!!

 

[sonnetjie]

I only spent about $12 every 2 weeks on cigarettes. That was because I was hiding my smoking from my husband which meant only about 3 cigarettes per day and mostly none over weekends... If I smoked as much as I am vaping I would have spent a lot more. So it's difficult for me to decide on a budget. Also the shipping to New Zealand is pretty expensive. At $25 per order, it's pretty disturbing, so I have to make each one count!

 

[cr12]

wow nz? thats wild

 

[Adrenalynn]

I beat my break-even date by my calculation by a bit more than a full day.

Basically, I just found what worked for me, settled down, bought a couple extra batteries and an extra charger, and then dug-in my heels.

I'm saving ~62%.

 

[Belletrist]

i plan to go on a vaping budget, like 'drenalynn's--find my favorites, stock up on equipment, and then coast. but i'm not going on one until i am totally free of the craving for traditional cigs. i am more or less, it's not a daily "struggle" by any means. but i've found that when severely stressed out i smoke one. that's not a huge deal in and of itself... but until i'm past that, i'm going to spoil myself with vaping gear/flavors to continue to make vaping much more attractive than smoking. i expect to see major savings once i go on my 'budget'.

 

[VapingRulz]

i plan to go on a vaping budget, like 'drenalynn's--find my favorites, stock up on equipment, and then coast. but i'm not going on one until i am totally free of the craving for traditional cigs. i am more or less, it's not a daily "struggle" by any means. but i've found that when severely stressed out i smoke one. that's not a huge deal in and of itself... but until i'm past that, i'm going to spoil myself with vaping gear/flavors to continue to make vaping much more attractive than smoking. i expect to see major savings once i go on my 'budget'.

Good plan. I will not allow myself to go back to analogs. If staying off the butts means that I will routinely go over my budget in the process, that's ok - it means I need to tweak the budget and make cuts somewhere else. In the long run it will pay off no matter what I spend.

 

[Belletrist]

*nods* yes, exactly. quitting smoking wasn't even my set-in-stone goal, mainly cause i just didn't think i could do it. now that i have the opportunity, though, i am not passin' it up. at $60-$80/week in analogs, though, i don't think i'm really even that far "over" budget if i went ahead and factored in equipment lifetime (i.e. cost per week).

oh, and that $60-$80 bucks per week is in a rural area of virginia--a somewhat more tobacco friendly state. that's 1.5-2 cartons, not like... 1/2-3/4 of an NYC carton of cigs.