Two milestones: over 2000 cigarettes avoided and $500 not spent on Pall Malls

[TNT]

I've just noticed two things in my sig... in a little over 7 weeks, I've avoided 2106 cigarettes and didn't spend $506.55.

Naturally, I can't say I've actually saved that much money (actually, I'm still in the minus column.) But, in my typical way of looking at things, if I'd have continued smoking, I could now have a bag of over 2000 nasty butts and 100 empty packs.

Look what $506.55 could get a person with vaping:

1 REO Grand: $134
1 Ali'i vv: $185
Money for supplies: $187.55
The fun of "smoking": priceless
Not actually smoking: priceless

PS: I've spent more than that... but then again, I don't count the first month when I still smoked a pack of week instead of two packs a day.

 

[ec!gg]

Great the hear! Sounds like you saved yourself lots of money.

 

[classwife]

Don't ya love it !! Congratulations !!!

 

[sea]

I think these are two huge victories!

 

[IOU]

Congratulations on both those milestones!
Isn't sweet! My wife tells me that she is just glad that kissing me isn't like licking an ashtray anymore.
She is the biggest supporter of my vaping.

 

[TNT]

Thanks for the support. I thought about something else... PA charges an 8 cent tax on each cigarette, along with sales tax. So, that's $160 I didn't pay in taxes for the sole reason that I did something the Commonwealth didn't like... but eagerly accepted the profit. In addition to all the other benefits, add Sticking It To The Man.

 

[Fudgey]

Congrats TNT!!!!! I have saved a little bit of money....I just keep finding all these new liquids to buy

 

[tybin]

 

[Richie G]

Congrats TNT... =)

Is there a side story here? You're a member of the forum for 2 years but analog free for 7 weeks? Colour me curious. =)

 

[TNT]

Congrats TNT... =)

Is there a side story here? You're a member of the forum for 2 years but analog free for 7 weeks? Colour me curious. =)

Sorry... I didn't notice the question until now. The short version is that I bought a Njoy back in 2009, and the bottom line was "interesting... but ultimately too unreliable and expensive." When I found out earlier this year that the quality of e-cigs was way up and prices were way down (sort of -- I've taken to buying mods), I came back. The first month, I still smoked about a pack a week, but now it's two months without any cigarettes... and over 2500 avoided!

 

[mlinky]

YAY TNT!! Way to go!

 

[Tracker II]

A hearty congrats TNT! Keep on keepin' on!

 

[Sandrita]

Good for you that's the right attitude

 

[TNT]

I just noticed today that I'm now at exactly 5,500 cigarettes avoided. Those numbers sure do add up, don't they?

 

[ec!gg]

That is lots of analogs avoided. That is great.