What do you spend on vaping every month?
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Ive found my cost is diminished compared to when I first started. When I first started I was doing alot more experimenting with devices and juices and atomizers. Ordering juice from alot of different places to find the flavors and juices that worked best for me.
Id say in the first three months I put out like $50-75 a month, but I havent spent a dime on vaping since late november at this point and I have enough juice to last me for a few more months.
I vape all the time but not constantly like I did in the first couple of months of vaping. I drip now, which uses more juice but produces so much better results, especially in terms of vapor production. And I ahve the back up batteries I need in case something goes wrong with one of my batteries.
Once you're set and you have your juices figured out, you can get your cost down to under $30 dollars a month...even less if you learn DIY...which is where Im headed next...my favorite juice is a DIY a friend gave me.
Id say in the first three months I put out like $50-75 a month, but I havent spent a dime on vaping since late november at this point and I have enough juice to last me for a few more months.
I vape all the time but not constantly like I did in the first couple of months of vaping. I drip now, which uses more juice but produces so much better results, especially in terms of vapor production. And I ahve the back up batteries I need in case something goes wrong with one of my batteries.
Once you're set and you have your juices figured out, you can get your cost down to under $30 dollars a month...even less if you learn DIY...which is where Im headed next...my favorite juice is a DIY a friend gave me.
Average $12.324 per day for 376 days. 12.324*365.25/12=375.11 ... this is NOT typical. Many people spend less on vaping than they did when they smoked cigarettes. But, even if you spend as much, you're still ahead in that you're most likely prolonging your life. Not to mention the likelihood of sidestepping smoking related medical expenses in the future.
Depends on willpower..
If I behave, and not buy new toys.. I can vape for about $10 a month...but I tend to go on little shopping spree's now and then. Honestly once you have your hardware.. $ 30 - 60 bucks, depending on what you get, and some juice...you can really vape very cheaply. Or become obsessed and spend too much! 
On a small budget you can buy a nice kit for about $30 and some juice for another $30 and be set for 2 -3 months if you need to. IMO
If I behave, and not buy new toys.. I can vape for about $10 a month...but I tend to go on little shopping spree's now and then. Honestly once you have your hardware.. $ 30 - 60 bucks, depending on what you get, and some juice...you can really vape very cheaply. Or become obsessed and spend too much! On a small budget you can buy a nice kit for about $30 and some juice for another $30 and be set for 2 -3 months if you need to. IMO
If I never saved another penny,( I have saved tons of them) I would be money ahead. My health has improved a lot. In fact, most things in my quality of life have improved. I feel better - I smell better - I taste better - I no longer cough - my teeth stay whiter - my clothes no longer Stink - I no longer have any ashtrays to stink up our home - No more burnt clothes/furniture/carpet/car seats. I know longer care about being in anyplace that doesn't allowing smoking. I can vape almost any where I want. Stealth is part of my nature when needed.
Lastly, it has improved life for my wife, family and friends. Can't put a price on any of this in my book.
Life is better now - I do not smoke.
Lastly, it has improved life for my wife, family and friends. Can't put a price on any of this in my book.
Life is better now - I do not smoke.
That says it all. After the initial start-up costs (getting all your equipment and finding the juice you love,) it's very cheap. If I would quit buying new stuff just for fun, I could get by on about $20 a month. I DIY and it makes the juice super cheap. I have all the batteries and attys I need for probably the next year or so. I just can't resist new toys. I guarantee I'm spending less than I did on cigarettes...which went up in smoke, and I have lots of "stuff" to show for it.
I have no willpower and I'm a shop-a-holic. Not a good one to ask!
First 2 months I bought my first PV (fully outfitted with doubles of all chargers and PTs for work and home), extra extra spare batteries (and I switched to the larger batteries), 4 attys (I didn't like the color I chose for the first - can't use a white atty w/ black batteries ugh stupid choice), PCC, then the PCc for the larger batteries. Then I bought 2 other PVs (minimal kits) to try, then tried an atty and drip tip on the carto one and liked that so got more batteries for that and carts and another atty. Also bought a different atty for the 510 but haven't tried that yet. Oh and cartos for all of them. And blue foam, other foam, fluval, etc. And boxes to hold all of this stuff in as well as the approx 100 juices I bought from at least a dozen vendors.
But now I have slowed down. Except I decided I want to cut my nic level so now I am buying a small stash of juices at the new lower level.
if you have any willpower at all you should be able to hold yourself to spending about what you spent on cigarettes or a bit more in the beginning, and then reduce that to just juices and the occasional spare part.
First 2 months I bought my first PV (fully outfitted with doubles of all chargers and PTs for work and home), extra extra spare batteries (and I switched to the larger batteries), 4 attys (I didn't like the color I chose for the first - can't use a white atty w/ black batteries ugh stupid choice), PCC, then the PCc for the larger batteries. Then I bought 2 other PVs (minimal kits) to try, then tried an atty and drip tip on the carto one and liked that so got more batteries for that and carts and another atty. Also bought a different atty for the 510 but haven't tried that yet. Oh and cartos for all of them. And blue foam, other foam, fluval, etc. And boxes to hold all of this stuff in as well as the approx 100 juices I bought from at least a dozen vendors.
But now I have slowed down. Except I decided I want to cut my nic level so now I am buying a small stash of juices at the new lower level.
if you have any willpower at all you should be able to hold yourself to spending about what you spent on cigarettes or a bit more in the beginning, and then reduce that to just juices and the occasional spare part.
Hey dormouse: If you don't already do it ... start a spreadsheet and keep track of every vaping related dime spent.
Include things like your foam and storage boxes, everything. To me, it's interesting & useful. I'd like to do that when my entire budget ... I've tried to but, just don'thave the sticktoitivness to keep all records accurately. So far, I'm managed to keep track of vaping though, LOL.
Include things like your foam and storage boxes, everything. To me, it's interesting & useful. I'd like to do that when my entire budget ... I've tried to but, just don'thave the sticktoitivness to keep all records accurately. So far, I'm managed to keep track of vaping though, LOL.
In total, I've probably spent about the same as I would have smoking analogs for the last 6 months. However, I've owned an eGo, a Chuck, a Buzz, a box mod, a Tekk Mod, a Saber Touch, and I have a Reo Grand coming in the mail. That makes up the bulk of my costs. After trying so many different options, I've definitely figured out what is important to me in a PV and believe the Reo will be the last one I buy for a long time to come.
As far as supplies per month, I'd say I use 1-3 attys and probably 80-90ml of juice.
I've offset my costs quite a bit by building and selling box mods to friends though.
As far as supplies per month, I'd say I use 1-3 attys and probably 80-90ml of juice.
I've offset my costs quite a bit by building and selling box mods to friends though.
Sheesh, some of you guys need to find your way into the PIF group with hundreds of bottles of juice and such lol.
and as for me
and it being my first month. i've spent close to 150$(of money I barely have) including my kit(s) and juice.
i bought a 510 kit for 40$
and i bought a riva kit for 30$
about 30$ worth of juice
a PT for 12$
building myself a box mod 30$ (including battery and charger)
those are just rough estimates
and as for me
and it being my first month. i've spent close to 150$(of money I barely have) including my kit(s) and juice.
i bought a 510 kit for 40$
and i bought a riva kit for 30$
about 30$ worth of juice
a PT for 12$
building myself a box mod 30$ (including battery and charger)
those are just rough estimates
I spend anywhere between $30 and $100 a month on average on my new habit/hobby. $30 will keep me in juice and atties for a month easily, but I've spent up to $250 in a month when buying new "shiny things".
I average about $70 a month, but some of that is atypical. After buying a new PV and a bit of 100mg nic, I think I've not spent ANYTHING this month, but plan on getting a handful of new flavorings.
Or become obsessed and spend too much!
Yeah, there's that.
Can I make a controversial recommendation that I wish someone had made to me when I first started this? Most of my expense has been in hardware, the vaporizers and atomizers/cartomizers, while I tried to find the thing that matched my ever-changing tastebuds and body. What worked for me right after I started vaping didn't very soon after. What I got next has been fine for the three weeks it took me to adapt completely, but now it doesn't. I want easy and convenient. I want lots of vapor. I want good flavor. I want to be have something that will give me a good kick in the morning, for my wake-up, and something that will dial it back a little through the day, then let me use my "dessert" vapes after dinner. The only way I get all this from a single setup is by going with what most people consider a "mod" - something built by a small group of people in small lots and that typically costs more than a standard kit.
The amount of vapor and flavor you get is a function of the voltage you feed to the atomizer/cartomizer, and the resistance of the heating element in that atty/carto. Higher resistance needs more power. Lower resistance needs less. More vapor and flavor needs more power - up to a point. Past that point, you're burning the juice instead of vaporizing it, and it tastes nasty. If you read through here, you'll see posts where people gripe about their "best" or "favorite" atty burning out. That's because even the same manufacturer has small variance in the product, and your experience will change even between two atomizers from the same manufacturer in the same package.
For all these reasons, I wish the first PV I'd bought had been a variable voltage mod. I can bump up the power in the morning, or when I'm using a higher resistance element. I can lower it in the afternoon and evening, when I'm using juice that needs less (or when I need less). They range in price from $100 to over $200, but they're all the PV you'll need, because they change to suit you and your other hardware, no matter what it is.
Vaping is not like smoking in a few ways, and your body has to get used to it. When I first started it seemed harsh, and I coughed a lot. As I got used to it, the same PV didn't give me enough, and it felt like I was sucking in air. So I got new hardware - higher power. That worked until a few days ago, when I adapted more. Since then I've been on a quest for throat hit, because once again it feels like I'm sucking air. I've bought several kinds of atomizers and cartomizers, and some of them are fine, some don't give me anything. With a VV mod, I adjust the power to the needs of whatever I'm using - one size fits all. If this had been the first thing I'd bought, instead of the last, it would have saved me a chunk of money.
If i was to buy a new mod EVERY MONTH and enough juice and attys to last. I would still not reach the amount i spent on analogs (and lighters and breath mints and hand sanitizers and and and). $240 a month to kill yourself is no joke. Realistically I calculate the amount spent per month on vaping @ around $50.
Like many have said the monetary cost is of little concern when your investing in your health. There are also environmental aspects such as not polluting the environment with poisonous smoke, and not adding to the amount of cigarette butts that pollute our waterways.
Like many have said the monetary cost is of little concern when your investing in your health. There are also environmental aspects such as not polluting the environment with poisonous smoke, and not adding to the amount of cigarette butts that pollute our waterways.
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