is it cheaper than real cigs?

[farmergirly]

I have saved over 2,000 in six months acorrding that little chart i have i smoked 2 pks a day!!

 

[tj99959]

Where I live two cartons of cigarettes buys a Provari, and a Povari will last for years. So you would have to go pretty damn crazy to make equipment cost more than smoking.

e-liquid is where the actual expense is at, and the only way that expense can be avoided is to make your own.

 

[JeremyR]

Cigs are 5.00 a pack here. I smoked almost 15 a day. I broke even at 2 weeks. And started saving. My vape budget is 40.00 a month. I diy and rebuild. Some months I sped 0$ on vape gear. Then next month I spent 60 on new mod and 20 on DIY supplies. Still 40 a month average. I mean really juice even premade 30 ml is 12.00 I doubt you'll vape more than 60 ml a month. I vape a lot more than I ever smoked. If you by right and stick to a Budget.

 

[rbeckys8]

I say get a hobby you can profit from (sell your wares) and go as cheap as you can on ecig stuff. I'm on SS and I have MANY hobbies including DIY ecig stuff..I don't overdo it. Once I have my "stuff" I need I am careful and only add-on if it is warranted.

 

[ancientgeek]

Although I have spent almost $1,000 on e-devices and juice since March 16th, between my wife and myself, we saved $3,135.

 

[Sthur]

I made a spreadsheet and figured 1 pad 5 bucks and entered my spending. I have spent more than I used to spend on analogs, but now have a mod I like and tanks I like. Smooth sailing ahead, only need juice and coils.

 

[Superchunk]

It will likely take me about 4 months to break even from where I am now, and I probably have enough juice to just about last 4 months. I told myself I would stop buying stuff until I've at least broken even - after that I would be really, really hard pressed not to have saved a lot by the end of a year. I won't be buying a Provari every month.

 

[scott808]

I've been analog free for three months. I used to buy one carton a week @ 80.00 dollars and sometimes depending on what I was doing at work that day, I sometimes ran out and had to buy a second pack to make it through the day.

I think I'm saving money now, (my wife would disagree) =) but so far, I have a eVic, Lavatube 2.0, Zmax V5, Lavatube 2.5 and a Protovapor XPV Mini and a bunch of Protank II's and eVod's and carto tanks.

The positive side of this is that I feel better, sleep better and don't smell anymore.

 

[wharr]

It is very easy to spend more on Vaping then Analogs. You get wrapped up in the new things that come with vaping. For a heavy smoker, yes vaping is less expensive and way more fun.

 

[DrkSide]

I agree with most everyone else. Once you find the kit that is right for you it is hard to spend more than you did on cigarettes unless you were a very light smoker.

 

[IMZed]

I stopped buying cigarettes in early-mid-May. I was spending $200+ per month on analogs. So in that time I did not spend about $800 on cigarettes. I have spent about that same amount on vaping - both with hardware and juices. So I'm right around the break even point right now. And I have enough equipment and juice to last me through the winter, so my foreseeable expenses are almost nil. I have 1-1/2 liters of juice on the way, and that should do it! Bring on Old Man Winter! Oh yeah, gotta stock up on food, too! (But that's not vaping!)

 

[BHRLarry]

I have spent more but that is my own fault

 

[Hoofhearted62]

congrats and welcome, it will level out over time. unless you have to have all the bling

 

[bluecat]

You can if you want. I saved 900 bucks in my first year. I am of the mind that I used to smoke a cigarette that I would throw on the ground and crush with my foot. Why would I pay 150 or more for a mod on something I used to crush under my nasty shoe.

DIY liquids is where I tend to save the most. But I am about done with buying mods. They are all similar and do basically the same thing.

 

[xtrange]

It depends on many factors: experience, quantity of daily vaping, hardware adquired, quantity of analog cigarrettes smoked before starting to vape, shopping anxiety for new flavours and hardware, and so on...

For my personal experience, it´s way way higher than analogs, but I´m very happy with this new hobbie.

Best regards from Chile

 

[Kim B.]

After my initial startup up costs it's been significantly cheaper using the ecig. That being said, I'm a noob and I'm just starting to check out non tobacco flavored vapes, different styles of ecigs, storage ideas, etc. I've got a feeling that this may go from being a way to get off analogs to a full blown hobby and with that the costs will rise accordingly.....

 

[Sebastien]

Basically it can be cheaper than normal cigs but as it is new and exiting, as we hve to find the proper equipment and liquid, in the end , at least for me, it is very much more expensive yet. But I don't regret anything at all.

 

[Brim_]

It is cheaper unless you get vape frenzy and buy all manner of expensive devices

 

[ItTechy]

That's been my biggest expense. Figuring out the juice that I like...I buy a bottle or 2 a week at $7.99 each from my local B&M. Tastes great in the building then after a day I don't like it anymore

I agree, this is the hardest part when starting out, finding what you can vape day in and day out! But once you do, you're set!

It took me over a year and lots of juices, but it has been all worth it!

I have been on da' vape for 4 years now, I don't get sick, no lung mung, yaking in the morning...and I don't smell like an ash tray.