I stopped keeping track

[inswva]

I had been logging all of my vaping expenditures in a spreadsheet to include mods, attys, juice, rebuilding supplies, batteries, chargers... pretty much every vaping related dollar I've spent since quitting smoking in July.

I passed the $2k threshold yesterday and decided I had better not keep track anymore. I don't really want to know.

 

[Robino1]

I use a spreadsheet also. My savings is climbing faster than my spending. Hubby asked my why I'm still keeping track. I guess 'cause I'm a little OCD.

You didn't say if the $2k threshold was in the black or red? Although the fact that you don't want to keep track anymore....

 

[inswva]

I use a spreadsheet also. My savings is climbing faster than my spending. Hubby asked my why I'm still keeping track. I guess 'cause I'm a little OCD.

You didn't say if the $2k threshold was in the black or red? Although the fact that you don't want to keep track anymore....

I would have saved $1400 had I kept smoking cigarettes, lol.

A good bit of those expenditures though have been offset by selling stuff I no longer use. I've also given away a couple of hundred dollars worth of gear and juice to new vapers. And, I quit smoking! So, money well spent I suppose.

 

[Ray in KC]

I would need two lists if I was to keep track...One for the amount
I did spend and one for the amount I told my wife I spent.

 

[BrushyHillGuide]

I would need two lists if I was to keep track...One for the amount
I did spend and one for the amount I told my wife I spent.

That ain't no lie!!!

It's amazing how many "deals" and "coupons" I find. Lol! My wife thinks I'm the world's best shopper! Lmao


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[bluecat]

I made it a mission to spend as little as I could. After a year of keeping track, I gave up. Once I hit a 1,000 savings, I figured I was wasting a ton of money keeping track of it.

After the initial 4 months, cost plummeted. Then again I don't have to have what the Jones have and this is nothing more than an alternative to smoking to me. A habit that I would crush a cig .... under my shoe. I could care less what people think of my devices. DIY (Mainly unflavored) and the last device I bought was January... a MVP2.

I figure I can put only one device in my mouth at a time why spend the cash on more other than a backup or two.

 

[inswva]

I would need two lists if I was to keep track...One for the amount
I did spend and one for the amount I told my wife I spent.

This is why the spreadsheet is on my work computer and not my laptop. I've also become very good friends with the guy who runs our mail room.

 

[2naphish]

i don't really bother keeping track now. i figure the health improvement itself is worth what i spend. rebuildables and DIY liquid puts me at about 20% of what i was spending on cigs.

 

[TFL!]

I still keep track started May 2013 look at my sig for what I have saved. Subtract 2900 from that and see what I have saved.

 

[sgilners]

I guess it depends what smokes cost where you live. 30 smokes per day for me was about 15 bucks! I spend more than I should on vape gear but its not 15 per day.

 

[alexfeetham]

Hmm never thought about keeping a spreadsheet. Just ordered some goodies so I may start tracking my spending. But yeah i'm pretty sure it's much less than I use to spend on fags.

 

[Big Me]

I think I'm currently running at slightly more than I did when I was smoking but I have more to show for it.

 

[vapero]

if it wasn't for diy I would definitely be in the red

 

[Fuzzy Bruce]

I spent a minimum of $200 a month on cigarettes. I spend a maximum of $200 a month (averaged since June this year) on vaping. Looks Like a win to me and I am sure this vape spending will slow down since I have found my ideal PV. Now, all I need is to find my ideal BF atty.

 

[crxess]

I stopped smoking for health reasons Aug 2012. Have likely spent over $4K since, but not keeping close track and Saving was not on my list of reasons to quit.
My wife finally Stopped smoking the first of November this year and is using many of my older equipment to get acclimated. She seems to have made it through the withdrawal period and body adjustment time, so looks like she may make it.

I call that a MILLION DOLLAR win
Love my wonderful lady.

 

[VHRB2014]

Amen CR. It aint about nickles and dimes and keeping up with the jones's. Getting my wife to quit is priceless. She just got her first single coil 350 dripper and loves it. :+)
Its about our quality of life. Life is good when your vaping.

 

[mattiem]

I kept track the first year. Saw that I was $1300.00 in the black and decided that it wasn't necessary to keep keeping track

 

[roxynoodle]

I'm definitely in the red . I need to DIY.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

I just passed the one year mark and my little sig app said that I saved $2008.00 by not smoking cigs.

Now, I haven't kept a spreadsheet, but I don't think I have saved much because of my expenditures for vaping items. It is a hobby to me and I have experienced a lot of "comfort" in my effort to get off of cigs and also to lower my nic level. I don't think that I have exceeded the $2008.00 either.

Is vaping worth it when considering that I probably continued to spend the same amount of money? Yes. Bottom line is yes.

I do try to spend wisely also. Thank-you for letting me read your experiences.

 

[K_Tech]

I started tracking my expenses in the "Vape" app on Android. Once I realized my "break-even" date kept moving farther and farther into the future, I quit tracking it.

And no, I have not yet broke even. SMH.