What was the catalyst that got you to quit smoking/start vaping?
Though I'd like to say that I made the responsible decision to quit smoking for health reasons after 15 years of smoking cigs, what actually got me to quit (and start vaping), was a motorcycle insurance ad in a magazine. It was a full page spread of a picture of some guy tucked down on a beautiful vintage motorcycle, flying down the highway. I said "that looks fun, I want to do that", but I couldn't justify the expense of purchasing and insuring a motorcycle. I thought, "I could afford it if I quit smoking", and that was my first step towards quitting.
Once I learned how much $$$ I could save every month by vaping instead of smoking (not to mention all the other benefits), I made the change. I researched, ordered my devices and juices, and quit smoking cigs the day that all my stuff was delivered. The next day I registered for a motorcycle training course. A month later I hadn't smoked a single cig since quitting, was convinced that I could stick with vaping long-term, and had passed my training course and received my motorcycle license. Two weeks after that, I had a motorcycle. While there was an initial investment on riding gear, my monthly payment + insurance + monthly vaping costs are roughly equivalent to what I was spending on cigs every month. It's been almost two years and I'm still vaping and riding and not smoking and loving every minute of it. I've also gradually stepped my nic down from 24mg to 6mg, and am about to start vaping 3mg before hopefully quitting nic all together.
I'm interested in your story of what REALLY motivated you to quit smoking. Not just the health reasons, or the savings reasons, but what was the actual catalyst that got you to quit smoking, even if those things played a part in your decision?
Though I'd like to say that I made the responsible decision to quit smoking for health reasons after 15 years of smoking cigs, what actually got me to quit (and start vaping), was a motorcycle insurance ad in a magazine. It was a full page spread of a picture of some guy tucked down on a beautiful vintage motorcycle, flying down the highway. I said "that looks fun, I want to do that", but I couldn't justify the expense of purchasing and insuring a motorcycle. I thought, "I could afford it if I quit smoking", and that was my first step towards quitting.
Once I learned how much $$$ I could save every month by vaping instead of smoking (not to mention all the other benefits), I made the change. I researched, ordered my devices and juices, and quit smoking cigs the day that all my stuff was delivered. The next day I registered for a motorcycle training course. A month later I hadn't smoked a single cig since quitting, was convinced that I could stick with vaping long-term, and had passed my training course and received my motorcycle license. Two weeks after that, I had a motorcycle. While there was an initial investment on riding gear, my monthly payment + insurance + monthly vaping costs are roughly equivalent to what I was spending on cigs every month. It's been almost two years and I'm still vaping and riding and not smoking and loving every minute of it. I've also gradually stepped my nic down from 24mg to 6mg, and am about to start vaping 3mg before hopefully quitting nic all together.
I'm interested in your story of what REALLY motivated you to quit smoking. Not just the health reasons, or the savings reasons, but what was the actual catalyst that got you to quit smoking, even if those things played a part in your decision?
