Todd Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I recently passed my 100 days of Vaping. Off the top of my head I figure that I have spent about $500.00 perhaps $600.00 on my own personal Vaping equipment since I started. I know that I used to spend about $350.00 per month on American Spirit Cigarettes when I smoked. They cost about $5.60 per pack,So 2 packs a day, well do the math. Anyway, I was talking with my wife about how much I am saving per month Vaping. She brought up a hidden value that I overlooked witch was all the extras. I bought my analog Cigs two packs a day from the corner store and every time I would buy Cigs I would also buy beer , or a coke , a snack or something usually. Since I don't go to that store any longer I don't buy all the extra stuff. If you add all that up over a months time , that's about another 100.00 per month I'm saving! These days every bit helps. I am also looking forward to the money saved by not having to go to the doctor to get prescriptions for smoking related stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitsune Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Congrats on 100 days !!!! It takes a while for the savings to catch up....my first few months were just a bit costly. being a non smoker is priceless.... Happy vaping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Congrats Todd. You bring up a good point with the snacks and crap that go along when buying cigs at the liquor store. Keep it up brutha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Yeah, I'll use the savings to buy some hair products! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCruz Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Congrats on 100 days Todd not only are you saving money on the hidden extras you are saving your lungs liver heart and if like me it was the crazy snacks your cholestoral is getting into a health range also keep vaping and glad to hear your doing great !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhester Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Yeah, and we are saving big time on an early funeral. Those things are expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossbar Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Wow, your wife is good! I never even thought of that! Bottle of soda, candy bar...... Bravo to your wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carguy50 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 It's funny I was just talking to my wife about the same thing half an hour ago. I used to start the week with about $250. in my pocket and by Friday it was gone. This week I started with $50 AND I still have $10 in my jeans. My only problem with vaping is why the hell didn't any of you tell me about it sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaseman66 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 And some more 'savings' for those 'green' people. My son and I figured out that over my 34 years of smoking, I produced over 500,000 cigarette butts. That's all over now that I'm a vaper, and I bet the landfills are really happy. Lots and lots of hidden savings by vaping over smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTJoe Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 My only problem with vaping is why the hell didn't any of you tell me about it sooner. LOL - we did, you weren't listening! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I smoked roughly a pack a day, and usually bought them 3 packs at a time from the local Qwik Trip. So I was getting gas every 3 days, whether I needed it or not, buying 3 packs of cigs, and putting all on the QT card. My wife commented just yesterday that the QT bill went down $150.00 this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
variven Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Lol,I've lost about 12 lbs since I started vaping !!!!!!!! Mostly for the reasons you stated.Also I use the sweet flavors(cheese cake,banana,.....)so I don't crave goodies lol.GREAT diet huh lmao !!!! Vari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kato07 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 wow variven, 12 lbs, thats great!! i had wondered how sweet flavors would affect our food consumption. i like mostly sweet fruity flavors myself and haven't noticed my sweet tooth acting up as much lately. now that would be some healthy savings LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTJoe Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Lol,I've lost about 12 lbs since I started vaping !!!!!!!! Vari LOL - FYI - they are not lost, I have them on me. I think I got them when I slowed way down on vaping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speakeasy Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I have been EXTREMELY diligent in tracking the money I've spent on vaping, in order to show myself just how much more economical it is compared to analogs. I took up this cause on day 1. When I created my banner, I included not only the cigarettes I used to buy, but the cigars as well. After 16 days of vaping I created this topic: Are e-cigarettes economical? In that post, I itemized every single expenditure, including tax and shipping. I also have made it a point to only purchase those things that were only absolutely necessary. I shopped for the best prices. I've refrained from "collecting" PVs and different flavors. I wanted to prove to myself, and to my very skeptical friends, just how cheap vaping really is. I look at it as positive re-enforcement to keep me from analogs. I also made sure to only buy replacement parts for my 510 when needed. This helped me to see just how durable these products really are and just how long they actually last. At the time I made that post I had spent a total of $198.00. That was on the 16th of November. Since then, I've made other purchases, which was mainly juice. The total amount for me so far is $230.00 over the past 90 days. Thats a savings of over $1100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD864 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Todd - i was the same way! who goes to the store and picks up only a pack of cigs... especially if there are few buddies sitting around and chit chatting. So i look at another added benefit : look at the junk food that's now also not going into my system!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snubber Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Congrats on making to 100...i'm still working on it. At first it does seem like it's costing more than it's worth,,at least it did to me. Now that I'm not coughing and weezing so much I think it may just be worth the expense. Besides, who couldn't give up a few snacks,sodas, and an extra pack of analogs? Keep up the fight!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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