How long it will take you to break even

[lladnar550]

Broke even with in the first 2 weeks of vaping. Didn't spend a ton on vape supplies at any one time. But as a 2 pack a day smoker, it was costing me around 60$ a week to smoke. Even with buying several new kits, and several new batteries, and buying some of the more expensive juices, i have never come close to spending that. I am about to purchase an eVic, and even after that I will be 400$+ to the good after just over 3 months of vaping. I allow myself around 50-75$ per month in vape juice, and 20-50$ per month in routine supplies (atty replacements, cases, batteries, etc) not counting special occasions such as ordering an eVic. Easy to break even and come out ahead when used to spending $240 a month on ciggs.

 

[patsfan1130]

I figure I'll break even in 2024

 

[Iron Molly]

Well the sig tells the story here. I am a "basics" vaper (ego batts and dripping attys). I have recently bought a couple mods. I figure maybe in two years I MIGHT have spent $1,000. Cigs are horribly expensive here so no question at all about breaking even quickly.

 

[t man]

At one point in time I was actually saving money, then I got into high end mods and rba's. I don't plan on breaking even for quite some time. On the bright side I have some shiny toys to show for the money I have spent not just a bunch of snuffed out butts and empty cig packs.

 

[Cool_Breeze]

My break even point is a little difficult to reach. I was smoking 'stuff your own' cigarettes at about $1 a pack. I record all my expenses in Quicken, so I had a good record of what I was spending on smoking, including lighters, etc.

In a year's period before taking up vaping, I spent ~$863 on cigarettes and such. I was smoking about 2 1/4 PAD of strong 'pipe tobacco-like' material stuffed into filtered tubes.

That shakes out to $16.60 per week. I now enter a weekly amount in a register dedicated to vaping. As well, I enter all my vaping expenses.

I'm just over 2 years into this venture and I did 'stop on a dime.' I mostly DIY, but do indulge in some commercial ejuices. I also have a fair stock of mixing bases in the refrigerator and freezer.

At present, I am ~$369 away from break even. I'm projecting around Labor Day as I know there will be a few expendatures before break even.

There are a few poor choices, such as stocking up on basic cartomizers before moving on to clearomizers and items like that. I admire those who have stuck with cig-a-likes and have broken even from the get-go.

As well, I have recouped small amounts by selling a few juices and flavorings in the classifieds. Those funds are reflected in the total deficit of $369.

I'm now beginning to reach a stable point and making fewer speculative purchases. I'm closer to a routine few flaovors to rotate among.

None of the above qualifications are meant to suggest that something exceptional might tempt me to delay the break even point.

 

[ttrendel]

I'm sure my break-even point is still a few years away. I've been analog free for just over 5 months. In that time I've bought 2 twists, a Provari, a Precise Plus, 2 Reo Grands and too many juices, cartos, and atty's to count.

 

[Leatherneck]

It won't take too long. I make sure I'm at least at even before buying anything new.

 

[Serendipitysrs2]

I would definitely say that I at least break even, if not save quite a bit. After 3 years, I have no idea what I have spent total, but I know I go through buying spurts. I'll spend a few hundred but then I'm pretty set and tend not to buy more hardware until I need it. So, let's say every six months I spend $300 on hardware with maybe $30-50 a month in re-ordering my favorite juices. That's about $1200 a year. I used to spend about $160/month on cigs - that's $1920 a year. So, I figure I save $720/year. I have so far stayed away from high-end hardware and just used ego batteries and carto tanks. I am getting ready to buy a provari and some nicer tanks and really want to try an RBA so any savings may take a hit this year, but a provari will last years right? And potentially a couple of quality RBAs will save $ on not buying cartos, right? We'll see.

In actuality, I may be saving hundreds of thousands of dollars on surgeries/medications/cancer treatments that I may never need because I quit smoking! Let's look at the bigger picture!

 

[FogHawg]

It won't take too long. I make sure I'm at least at even before buying anything new.

That's very sound thinking Leatherneck! I think I'm about there already!!

 

[Idaholandho]

It doesn't look good for me monetarily ever and I'm ok with that. Although I look at it as I am far ahead when my health is factored in.
GL

 

[TxDevil]

My bf and I would alternate buying cartons every other week. But, I'm gonna do my configuration as a household expenditure.

Analogs
$55/week
$2,860/year

Vaping
$165 to start up (2 ego c, 4 clearomizers, 8 10mL juice)
I figure we will go through one bottle/week and we're perfectly happy with our current set up, and I don't see us buying anything other than maybe a few more clearomizers, a couple spare batteries and more juice in the next year.
Roughly that would cost about $400 give or take.
$400 + $165 = $565 to vape for a year.

Saving $2295/year and probably breaking even in 2 weeks. Yay!

 

[DJ RyckRak]

Spent a load of money up front...like $1200.00
Now, I have at least 2 years of stock. Something I could not have done with cigs-(where would I put em ?)
Stock= DIY, eVic, ego's, tanks, batteries, cartrages and atomizers...Spares for the Spares !

Cigs=2400.00+/Yr-1200.00= This Summer !
(Assuming I don't have 'Eye Trouble'...but I am stayiing off the vendor sites)

besides...as someone said- 'I smell (and smell) good !'

 

[Arch Duke]

Jeez I don't even know. I am really just getting into this, my first real batch of equipment will be arriving tomorrow. This is after the initial cost of the V2's I started with. I imagine I will be in the hole for a while because I'm sure I will absolutely "nerd out" on the toys and juice for a while.

I know for a fact I almost NEVER walked out of the convenience store with only cigarettes. There was always something else, gum, a drink or some kind of snackable. Since I am not buying smokes I don't have much reason to walk in to those places anymore.

In the end though like many it was never about the money, just health. I am already breathing better, feel like I have more energy since my body is not being robbed of essential vitamins. If I spend the same or more vaping I am good with that.

 

[xanderxman]

What is this break even point you speak of?

My initial goal was to stop smoking cigs, and I accomplished that from day one of vaping. I do enjoy seeing how much less I spend to vape versus smoking but money is not my concern. My health and being here for my kids as they get older are my main concerns.

Your equation is very helpful to the algebra challenged. Nice work.

 

[Dj Lee]

You can't put a price on life and you can't take money with you after death

 

[fatherdano]

I'd like to think of my 605$ as smart upfront money.

I've aquired 3 different reo's, an rba, 9 batteries, a charger, replacement parts, bottles, about 150ml of go to vape, another 100ml of back up juice, new friends and my lungs back.

i should break even in 3 weeks.... but a vvgrand sure does look nice.

 

[KSfarmgal]

I'm only about 2 weeks into the process, and I'm already well ahead of the game. I pretty much broke even at the end of my first week.

 

[Esteveo]

I stopped counting. There always seems to be some new thing or juice that I can't live without :/

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[kushka]

When I first started vaping, I spent at least as much, if not more as smoking. I found this forum and was buying every new thing I heard about. Then after awhile, I realize that I was only using my ego passthroughs. Also, I had been stelth vaping non-flavored at work, where vaping was not allowed and I was afraid of someone smelling something and realized I was just as satisfied vaping non-flavored as vaping flavored e-liquid, and also realized that when vaping non-flavored cartomizers last forever. And vaping non-flavored e-liquid is cheap when you buy a fairly high mg/ml bottle and cut it with PG yourself. So, though I haven't kept track, for the last year I have probably spent less then $10 a month on vaping.

 

[wheat3000]

I started vaping right around Christmas 2012. According to my phone's E-Smoker Calculator app, I'll break even on April 1st... assuming I don't spend any more up until then!

Having said that, since I've migrated to DIY juice and gotten familiar with rebuilding my various clearos, I should be good to go for quite a while.