Its a learning curve finding out which products are crap, and which retailers are a bit dodgy - but unless you're one of the show offs who like to fill the local pub with a huge plume of vapour, the economics are pretty sound.
Is vaping really cheaper than smoking
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Its a learning curve finding out which products are crap, and which retailers are a bit dodgy - but unless you're one of the show offs who like to fill the local pub with a huge plume of vapour, the economics are pretty sound.
I'm saving a lot of money....
BUT, I'm spending my savings on stuff like:
New seat covers for the truck, because hey, it's so clean now and I won't be burning holes in them
Gas for longer road trips to see places that I've wanted to go but never had enough gas money for
Toys and junk for the grandkids - especially chocolate junk, because their parents love when I give them chocolate
Food in the fridge that I can actually taste, that is something I never remember since I started smoking when I was 11
At $120 bucks a week for me and the hubby to smoke cigarettes? I think I'm making out pretty good. Even with the startup costs for the equipment (and I'm positive I'm not done there
) and the expense of the coils and juices, I'm in the black.
I know in my new user post I was all about getting a new car, but I think that may have changed for the short term.
If I hit a glitch, I know I will be able to find someway to keep on vaping.....all I'll ever get out of smoking is a bad smell, an empty wallet, and a coffin.
BUT, I'm spending my savings on stuff like:
New seat covers for the truck, because hey, it's so clean now and I won't be burning holes in them
Gas for longer road trips to see places that I've wanted to go but never had enough gas money for
Toys and junk for the grandkids - especially chocolate junk, because their parents love when I give them chocolate
Food in the fridge that I can actually taste, that is something I never remember since I started smoking when I was 11
At $120 bucks a week for me and the hubby to smoke cigarettes? I think I'm making out pretty good. Even with the startup costs for the equipment (and I'm positive I'm not done there
) and the expense of the coils and juices, I'm in the black.I know in my new user post I was all about getting a new car, but I think that may have changed for the short term.
If I hit a glitch, I know I will be able to find someway to keep on vaping.....all I'll ever get out of smoking is a bad smell, an empty wallet, and a coffin.
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Its good stuff when you think about what you are spending on other things rather than stinky's. There are always start up cost with anything and once you get your feet good and wet you can pretty much settle back and enjoy those other "New" items. LOL
Its good stuff when you think about what you are spending on other things rather than stinky's. There are always start up cost with anything and once you get your feet good and wet you can pretty much settle back and enjoy those other "New" items. LOL
Though I have spent somewhere around $600 since I started vaping two months ago, I don't consider that a lot. It's fun learning all about it. The best thing though is I haven't purchased any cigarettes and that has lead to my losing my cough and getting my taste buds back.
Besides, since I retired, I need a hobby.
Besides, since I retired, I need a hobby.
Depends, it has turned into a hobby for me so I've invested money.. In the long run yes
For me (and me alone) vaping has been somewhat cheaper than smoking. But...
The journey from ineffective cigalikes 2 years ago to today with a stable of mechs and a Hana DNA30 has not been inexpensive either.
My progression was from NJoys and Blu to Kanger EVODs to 15w Chinese regulated mods to mechs and now a 30w regulated device.
From disposable cartridges to rebuildable drippers and Kayfuns with a bunch of CE4's and EVODs in between, I am about even now regarding tobacco expenditure and vaping expenditure.
That said, I am now not buying ineffective, semi-disposable equipment. That is why i am starting to break even.
I have half a dozen RDA's and another half a dozen Kayfun style atomizers. I don't need to buy replacement coils or cartos anymore. A coil lasts months in my rebuildables. I have 500 feet of rayon for wick and hundereds of feet of kanthal.
I buy new atomizers now as toys.
The hobby aspect of vaping is more expensive for me than the nicotine replacement aspect for me now.
But, at least now, I have a tackle box of shiny toys instead of a full ashtray of butts.
No cigs since January now. Also not looking back at my learning process as expensive either. It is what it is = A learning process and I am ok with that.
I have wasted much more money on juice I don't like than on equipment however.
I use cheaper juice for my all day vape and have some "premium" juice around for treats now.
Buying good but inexpensive juice in bulk works well for me now.
MBV Moo Juice and Udderly Nutz...
Steam Juice Jerry Juice and Vanilla Custard..
In bulk, these work out to be less than $.30 a ML.
Completely happy with my current stable of devices. That part took a while but I am finally there!
The journey from ineffective cigalikes 2 years ago to today with a stable of mechs and a Hana DNA30 has not been inexpensive either.
My progression was from NJoys and Blu to Kanger EVODs to 15w Chinese regulated mods to mechs and now a 30w regulated device.
From disposable cartridges to rebuildable drippers and Kayfuns with a bunch of CE4's and EVODs in between, I am about even now regarding tobacco expenditure and vaping expenditure.
That said, I am now not buying ineffective, semi-disposable equipment. That is why i am starting to break even.
I have half a dozen RDA's and another half a dozen Kayfun style atomizers. I don't need to buy replacement coils or cartos anymore. A coil lasts months in my rebuildables. I have 500 feet of rayon for wick and hundereds of feet of kanthal.
I buy new atomizers now as toys.
The hobby aspect of vaping is more expensive for me than the nicotine replacement aspect for me now.
But, at least now, I have a tackle box of shiny toys instead of a full ashtray of butts.
No cigs since January now. Also not looking back at my learning process as expensive either. It is what it is = A learning process and I am ok with that.
I have wasted much more money on juice I don't like than on equipment however.
I use cheaper juice for my all day vape and have some "premium" juice around for treats now.
Buying good but inexpensive juice in bulk works well for me now.
MBV Moo Juice and Udderly Nutz...
Steam Juice Jerry Juice and Vanilla Custard..
In bulk, these work out to be less than $.30 a ML.
Completely happy with my current stable of devices. That part took a while but I am finally there!
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I just found my first receipt from my initial trip to my local B&M, from back in May (all I need to say is the month I think). Since then, I have dropped way more than I would like to admit, though I am a compulsive person by nature. Buying authentic mods is certainly not cheap, and I would venture to say between the last 3 I bought, I probably have spent at least $700 on just mods (atomizers are another story yet
) in about the past month... Though I am happy with my setups and MAY just be able to hold out on spending much more on mods in the near future.
If these buggers last me a year or two (which I do not see why they will not), and all I spend $ on is juice, wire, and possibly batteries when time comes, I should be way ahead of my $420 a month cigarette habit (~2 PaD B&H @ ~$7/pack here in SoCal).
By rolling my own out of nasty pipe tobacco, my habit cost about a quarter as much as yours. The thing is, smoking had absolutely no up side to it. It just filled a need. Now I have these neat gadgets that bring me my nic with a pleasant aroma and a smile.
My wife smoked a pack a day when she started to vape. That worked out to about 40 a week. We have spent 80 the last two weeks in upgrades and flavors. So thats about equal to what she was smoking. I was spending about 30 a week on analogs. 60 saved so far. We are trying to keep are vaping purchases around the same price as are smoking habbits. So far so good. We are geting her a new 1100 mah battery this week and im picking up a third tank in as many weeks. We will be done with major purchases after that. So our total savings will start to climb. Shes happy im happy. As long as you set a budget to start with the savings will start to add up.
It depends on the kit you use, I use basic eGo batteries with CE atomisers and save a fortune even though I was rolling my own. You have to make your own choices to get the best out of it so you don't switch back to smoking. Good luck and happy vaping.
I'm saving a lot of money....
BUT, I'm spending my savings on stuff like:
New seat covers for the truck, because hey, it's so clean now and I won't be burning holes in them
Gas for longer road trips to see places that I've wanted to go but never had enough gas money for
Toys and junk for the grandkids - especially chocolate junk, because their parents love when I give them chocolate
Food in the fridge that I can actually taste, that is something I never remember since I started smoking when I was 11:
That bit hasn't worked out so well for me - now I can taste food, I've noticed how revolting most meat tastes.
Either that or we all got used to horse meat until the nefarious abattoirs got caught.
I am ahead, as time goes on I will be way way ahead. I broke even (yet again) but I am sure I will buy another variable watt mad and a rebuildable dripper at some point...... probably sooner than later.
I think once one settles into their gear they can't lose.
As said before, I have a pile of Spinners five clearo's in service and a couple still in the boxes. Just got a Vamo, Nitecore charger and 4 Efest batteries. I have a PILE of shiney instead of over a thousand useless stinky cigarette butts.
Aside from the monetary aspects I feel a hell of a lot better. With the addition of the Vamo set up my seemingly endless urge to buy stuff is subsiding a little. At some point I will stop comparing my new hobby habit to the cost of my old cigarette habit and just look at the money as REAL money instead of what almost seams like I am getting free stuff.
Edit to add: Between my wife and I If we were to always spend my cigarette money on vaping I could go 3,000 dollars a year.
I think once one settles into their gear they can't lose.
As said before, I have a pile of Spinners five clearo's in service and a couple still in the boxes. Just got a Vamo, Nitecore charger and 4 Efest batteries. I have a PILE of shiney instead of over a thousand useless stinky cigarette butts.
Aside from the monetary aspects I feel a hell of a lot better. With the addition of the Vamo set up my seemingly endless urge to buy stuff is subsiding a little. At some point I will stop comparing my new hobby habit to the cost of my old cigarette habit and just look at the money as REAL money instead of what almost seams like I am getting free stuff.
Edit to add: Between my wife and I If we were to always spend my cigarette money on vaping I could go 3,000 dollars a year.
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I think that it is cheaper, and healthier too. Depends on whether or not your taking this all to the next level i see people at. They must have spent $2000 on mechanical mods. I like my ego, tastes really good.
After my first buy of 3 egos (for 3 people) about $120 ive only spent about $30 monthly ...compaires to three packs a day just for me ...way less expensive imo
I've been vaping for 336 days (not quite a year lol) according to my Quit It App I've saved about $504 so far by not smoking analogs. I've put in about $200 in start up costs for vaping. A lot of that was trial and error.Now that I have a set up I love and about 5 15ml juices bottles that I rotate my average cost a month is 0. I don't even vape that much just when I get the urge too. If you're making into a huge hobby then yeah it's going to cost you. If you're doing it just to quit smoking and you do your research your start up costs shouldn't be that bad.
Ok, I did the math. I've spent around $1500 on gear and juice since January - it took me a while to find just the right setup that makes me happy and I like to have backups. In the same time I would have spent around $2700 on analogs.
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