Spending too much

[Vicshalls]

has your s/o started in on how you are spending too much? I know i have over spent getting things set up and now that i have moved from egos to a mod i want some pt 2's and some rba's and all but she is now on a rampage about how i just keep buying stuff. I do have a list of things i would like to have and dont really need, but dang! She is like what else do you need. Of course i said what does it matter as long as i dont go outside of the budget? I know she is happy with her evod and all, but dang i just want some things to rebuild and have some fun with. She has her sewing that she does nothing with and her painting that she does nothing with. Seems like now that i have something i want to do she wants me to do nothing with her. I am the only one that is getting ripped on cause i want to tinker and get more things? Sorry for the rant, but i am mad.

 

[SometimesMay]

My fiancé and I constantly talk about this. He doesn't get super upset over it but he does ask if I really need it, or if it's a necessity. I've created a budget for myself where I stay within 1/3 of what I was spending on smoking in a month. That is how I justify it to him and some months I stay under budget and that extra budget money gets cycled into next month's spending. Sometimes I go a few months very modest and conservative so that I can get a larger device. And some months I go over budget and have to skimp on the next couple months with vaping supplies. I think all in all he's pleased that we're saving 2/3 of what I was spending and putting that into vacation funds and other splurges.

 

[Thrasher]

My girlfriend said
"i cant stand all these toys and you keep buying more, they are so expensive, if you dont quit you will have to make a choice, either me or those mod things and im leaving -
I said your right honey, im sorry and i should slow down a bit, but can you take the trash with you on your way out im busy wrapping a coil.............

 

[Vicshalls]

That is exactly what I am trying to do, but it seems like every time i talk about something i get my head bit off. This is the first time i have ever had a hobby and i love it. I am having so much fun, but it just seems like she wants me to be unhappy like i was. I dont get it. I just like to tinker and in 5 years this is the first time i ever have. I dont know. I have no one to talk to about this cause none of my friends that vape are into it as much as i am. They are all just fine with the few little things they have and dont care to learn any more so i have to come here to vent. lol

 

[Vicshalls]

she has even told me to get on the forum and talk to the people here cause she is tired of hearing about it.

 

[swim]

has your s/o started in on how you are spending too much? I know i have over spent getting things set up and now that i have moved from egos to a mod i want some pt 2's and some rba's and all but she is now on a rampage about how i just keep buying stuff. I do have a list of things i would like to have and dont really need, but dang! She is like what else do you need. Of course i said what does it matter as long as i dont go outside of the budget? I know she is happy with her evod and all, but dang i just want some things to rebuild and have some fun with. She has her sewing that she does nothing with and her painting that she does nothing with. Seems like now that i have something i want to do she wants me to do nothing with her. I am the only one that is getting ripped on cause i want to tinker and get more things? Sorry for the rant, but i am mad.

i get this all the time... we live in several locations and i carry around a fishing tackle box with my favorite vape gear... she gets very angry with the sheer amount of stuff i have.. i do tend to get abit obsessive with new hobbies... the other thing that annoys her is the closets full of steeping juices.... at least im not smoking right? hahahaha

 

[WillyZee]

VapeMail and the need for supplies? ... soon to be contested in divorce courts nationwide.

 

[devauto]

My SO started complaining about spending too much when I ordered my first starter kit ... it hasn't gotten any better since then either!

 

[Hypatia]

My husband doesn't say squat about what I spend on vaping. As a smoker, he paid for all the cigs, so he knows his wallet is heavier thanks to me. I pay for all my vaping gear with my money (we are not a joint checking account marriage--we like it that way).

Definitely less expensive than my other hobby--1911's. Now those are money pits with very expensive needs, lol! That counts for something, right? Well, now I have two hobbies with unlimited budget potential...DH doesn't mind too much about either. My hobbies are more interesting to him than designer shoes and purses I could be collecting.

 

[Criticalmass]

she has even told me to get on the forum and talk to the people here cause she is tired of hearing about it.

It is a mask for jealousy. Ask me how I know.

 

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

"How much was that handbag?"

"You pay WHAT to get your hair done?"

"How many shoes do you need?"

 

[Steamix]

Many of the health warnings on analog packs do mention that tobacco has certain negative effects on errmm... sexual prowess.

Maybe one could mention to the SO that vaping OTOH....

Good thing though, that my batteries are NOT compatible with certain other toys aside from mods

 

[soba1]

Here is my sick twisted logic. But here goes, I suggest that you work through it with your g/f s/o wife or whatever you may want to call them. Its lonely sometimes out here and the longer you travel the more difficult it becomes finding a relationship of substance.
Besides no I won't get twisted................

 

[dchest02]

she has even told me to get on the forum and talk to the people here cause she is tired of hearing about it.

Funny, this is exactly how my wife acts. She doesn't say she doesn't care, but if I am really excited about a new toy, I routinely stop, and notice how she looks, then I walk away. She says "go ahead and finish." My reply is "Nah, I can tell you don't give two (expletive)s about what interests me." Instant guilt trip on her.

 

[dchest02]

I will say this though. My wife doesn't care what I spend on vaping as long as the bills are paid. There was a time I was stealing from Peter (bills) to pay Paul (vaping gear), and I would never repay Peter. Our bills were all WAY behind, my wife found out about it, put some pretty heavy sanctions on my purchases until the bills got back to on track. Now, our bills are generally paid two weeks ahead of time, and I have more than enough money each week to spend on vaping gear. WIN-WIN.

(I am at the point now that I don't feel the need to buy every new device on the market, so I've been spending most of my vape budget on building a DIY stockpile. I also have been buying wire by the pound. Probably have enough to last me until rapture.)

 

[eVic Maestro]

After reading this thread, I feel even luckier to have found the wife I have

She does think I spend way too much time and money on vape gear, but she still prefers that I vape instead of smoking. And now when I buy something really expensive (like a new lens for my camera), I can always use the excuse that I quit smoking and am saving tons of money. It's almost like a get out of jail free card

 

[cocacola31173]

Im lucky..my hubby don't mind a bit. I do keep it way below what I spent when smoking . He's just happy I don't smoke anymore.

 

[seahawkin]

Na hubby and I just keep an eye out and check in to make sure our toys don't collide. He thought a Zen was a sweet way to celebrate my 2 years not smoking. I think a PS4 would be really good for his health...

 

[RubyRuby]

My guy could not care less about how much I spend. I have stuck below what cigarettes would cost, but that is for my satisfaction, not his. I am not MUCH below smoking, as I haven't been at this long & start up costs - well, you know....
BUT much as he is great about the cost of vaping, he is honestly bored by it. So I understand the need to talk about it - it's exciting, there are all kinds of items, flavours, techniques etc... and it would be nice to share this new interest with someone else. I try to keep my babbling to him to a minimum - that way he can continue to be polite and show a little interest in what I am saying.
I'm sorry you are getting grief about the cost, and the fun - that just seems soooo unfair!

 

[boomhower1820]

Only thing my wife gets upset about is the amount of juice around. Most of it is due to lowering nic before running out of the bottle so several partial bottles are around. She doesn't mind the tanks and such. She's a vapor to but just sticks to the same flavor.