i have made the switch to vapes for about 6 months and have spend A LOT of money. not just on mods but juices as well. before i switched i smoked about a pack a week. now that i switch i have bought 2 mods and normally would buy a 15ml bottle of juice a week. i understand it is the healthier route but the prices are killing me. mods range from 100-300$ and i see juices go for 1$ a ml. which i think is insane. what are you guy's opinions?!
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If You really want to save money stop buying mods. There are less expensive juice vendors out there, or DIY Your own juice, with my last batch of supplies I make juice for about 16 cents a ML. I use bottom coil tanks and can rebuild them for about a dime a piece
A pack a week? That's an impressively low amount, and I would wager that it is far lower than a more typical cigarette smoker.
If you've switched to vaping in order to quit your already well-controlled habit, I would think (but could easily be wrong) that you're vaping at a similarly low pace? Or, do you find yourself vaping more often/longer than you used to smoke?
Either way, quitting is a healthy move. Once the initial cost of hardware investment is over, most smokers (who smoked at a higher rate than you did) experience a significant savings.
If you've switched to vaping in order to quit your already well-controlled habit, I would think (but could easily be wrong) that you're vaping at a similarly low pace? Or, do you find yourself vaping more often/longer than you used to smoke?
Either way, quitting is a healthy move. Once the initial cost of hardware investment is over, most smokers (who smoked at a higher rate than you did) experience a significant savings.
i understand that my bad habit is not as bad compared to most, but my family has known to have strokes. i actually vape more than i used to smoke cigs. i really do enjoy vaping but its now becoming a money hogger. i have tried home made juices and they're not bad. but im stuck on a few juices that are like my everyday vape.
Went from 5 cartons a month @ $500 monthly..to a $25 starter kit and monthly 50ML juice for $11 and a coil for $2, so now monthly total is $13-$15....savings = $485 a month = almost $6000 a year.. that pays a lot of bills and buys a lot of beer and good times..
like anything, U can spend , spend, spend or... stop and think and save, save, save.
like anything, U can spend , spend, spend or... stop and think and save, save, save.
As someone mentioned...stop spending money on all the toys.
All you really need is a battery, tank, and juice.
All you really need is a battery, tank, and juice.
It depends on you. You didn't smoke much so to start it's going to take longer to recoup the initial cost. You buy more mods and it will take longer to hit the black. You vape more than you smoked...will take longer to get to the black. The non-monetary benefits of quitting smoking are a HUGE win, regardless of how much you smoked.
So it's all on you.
So it's all on you.
Vaping can be as expensive (or as cheap) as you make it. There are no rules. You are in control--or you should be.
Yep if only a pack a week wow that's less then three a day wow
I DIY juice and I love it works out to 65. cents a day to vape my little heart out lol
Using ego battery's and MT3 smoking was never this cheep or was it ? 25 cents a day when I started so yes it was way back in the day lol
I always ask this question "How much is your life worth to you and is it worth spending your money to get off analogs"? I believe I know your answer.
Once you have the right setup that gives you the vaping experience you desire, it gets better. The trick is controlling yourself from jumping in on the hype bandwagon. That will make you broke. Can't afford an original? Try a clone, want to save on juice? Learn how to DIY. It's only as expensive as you make it out to be...
Well let’s see, I save $50 a month on health insurance, over $12-$18 a day on cigarettes, no lighters to buy anymore, sick a lot less so fewer doctor’s appointments and medications, no clothes to replace because of cigarette holes, heating bill will be way down because I won’t have to leave windows cracked even when it’s 28 out, save on gas because I don’t have to make cig runs… Do you want me to go on? I use an inexpensive setup, starting to make my own juice and have enough stuff to last me for months, clean and reuse coils and only window shop the expensive stuff. Heck yeah I’m saving a ton of money. From here on out I’ll be spending less a month than I did a day when I smoked and feeling tremendous in more ways than one. Wow, yay me!
$1 a ml, 15 ml a week=$15 a week. Considering smokes are easily $5 a pack or more depending on where you live this is still cheaper. But if you don't like the price of ejuice, you can always go DIY and make your own liquid for as little as 50cents per 10ml. Also, sounds like you're spending a lot on mods. I'd suggest going for something a bit cheaper like some nice eGo setups or building your own mods. But even at that price, assuming those mods hold up over time, you're still getting off cheaper. Getting started with vaping can require a bit of an investment up front, but in the long run it is much cheaper...not mention healthier and tastier.
If you were only buying a pack a week then probably it's not going to be cheaper for you. For me, a carton a week at a cost of $80, it's going to be cheaper - a lot cheaper.
After getting through the initial starter kit, trying all the juice flavors, investing in DCT tanks/cartos then switching to eGo Twists, then realizing that I preferred the Kanger TS3s... it's now less expensive for me.
I have four eGo C-Twists and five Kanger tanks. I keep two batteries going so I can switch my flavors around and two charging/charged for backups at all times. Now it's just the juice that I indulge in financially. It just took my finding what equipment I preferred to bring down the cost. I used to spend at least 50.00 a month just on a carton of smokes a week (not to mention the lighters, cig burns in clothes, etc.)
I have four eGo C-Twists and five Kanger tanks. I keep two batteries going so I can switch my flavors around and two charging/charged for backups at all times. Now it's just the juice that I indulge in financially. It just took my finding what equipment I preferred to bring down the cost. I used to spend at least 50.00 a month just on a carton of smokes a week (not to mention the lighters, cig burns in clothes, etc.)
I've never been one to keep a budget, but always ended up raiding my change jar for smokes between pay checks. Only ~4 weeks into vaping, but my bank account is healthy and my change jar is growing...
Long story short: who cares, I FEEL great!
Long story short: who cares, I FEEL great!
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