To start, I'm not a mean guy actually. But been vaping for so long as I have, I began to recognise that I spent too much on vaping. My wife complained to me about the expenses on my vape. I self questioned and found: I got two kids to raise and house mortgage. I really need to save a little bit more even though I cannot stop loving playing my vaporisers, look at my list:evod, aerotank mega, aspire nautilus, atlantis, subtank mini, eleaf istick 20w, 30w, itaste 134, vtr, svd, kayfun series drippers. Now I only shop my gears when vendors launch sale events. What can I do to reduce my expense on it rather than quitting it? BTW, a minute ago, I bought my kayfun 4 for only $27, decent price!
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How much were you spending on cigarettes (assuming you smoked)?
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We've probably all heard the same thing from our significant other. My suggestion would be to stop buying every new shiny thing that comes along. If you vape long enough, you'll figure out that what's hot right now is tomorrows junk. Also, don't fall for all the hype. Everything that's been released in the last 3 years was supposed to be a world beater, but very few lived up to it. Take a look through the classifieds here at what people are selling at a fraction of what they paid for it. A lot of what I see there is stuff that people couldn't buy fast enough 6 months ago. Figure out a couple of favorites and sell off the rest.
Keep in mind I'm not judging you or being harsh, I was the same way until I figured out that 90 percent of new stuff is crap. Save your cash until you find that 10 percent that's worth it.
Keep in mind I'm not judging you or being harsh, I was the same way until I figured out that 90 percent of new stuff is crap. Save your cash until you find that 10 percent that's worth it.
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How long is 'so long'? In a year of vaping I now own a vamo, mech box mod, nemesis clone, plus around 7 clone attys that cost less than 20$ on average. I diy my own juice and find my costs to be minimal, even with trying flavors, some that don't work out and dripping all day long. I spend around $15 a month on juice.
Buying juice is so fucking expensive, sell a mod to offset your startup costs and start making your own.
Buying juice is so fucking expensive, sell a mod to offset your startup costs and start making your own.
Crap? How come in this way? Thanks for you advice!
IMO, the most expensive and reoccurring expense, is juice. DIY juice saves you money. There are things you need to do and know to make DIY a success, but those can be learned here.
Those shiny, new things are really not a big deal (or should not be) as long as you are not buying shit every week, and have a drawer full of shit you don't use. If you don't use it, sell it and put those funds back into the vape account.
If you cut your smoking expense in half, and use the remaining half or less, to fund your vape hobby, then there should be no bitching about buying vape stuff.
Those shiny, new things are really not a big deal (or should not be) as long as you are not buying shit every week, and have a drawer full of shit you don't use. If you don't use it, sell it and put those funds back into the vape account.
If you cut your smoking expense in half, and use the remaining half or less, to fund your vape hobby, then there should be no bitching about buying vape stuff.
Best way I have found to save money is to think "Do I really *need* it?" and "can what I have already do what this does?"
Do you actually *need* an istick 20w, 30w, itaste 134, vtr, and svd?
I mean, the VTR and SVD have the same power range of 3 watts to 15 watts, so having both serves no purpose.
The 134 looks cool, but has a smaller range then the VTR and SVD so is less functional since it's only 6.5 to 12.5 watts.
The Eleaf 20 watt renders the above obsolete, it has a wider range of usage.
And your Eleaf 30w renders the Eleaf 20 watt obsolete.
Something else to think of is planning ahead.
Instead of taking small steps, buying device after device as your needs increase, buy a device that will likely last you well into the future.
You could get a 100 watt box and not need to buy any other device unless you end up needing to use more then 100 watts.
On the flip side, if you want to push your luck and risk your life, you could try a counter argument to make her look like a hypocrite
"how many different pairs of shoes do you need?" "How many different shades of red lipstick do you need?"
However, if your wife is anything like any of my ex-girlfriends were, I would tread lightly with this approach.
Do you actually *need* an istick 20w, 30w, itaste 134, vtr, and svd?
I mean, the VTR and SVD have the same power range of 3 watts to 15 watts, so having both serves no purpose.
The 134 looks cool, but has a smaller range then the VTR and SVD so is less functional since it's only 6.5 to 12.5 watts.
The Eleaf 20 watt renders the above obsolete, it has a wider range of usage.
And your Eleaf 30w renders the Eleaf 20 watt obsolete.
Something else to think of is planning ahead.
Instead of taking small steps, buying device after device as your needs increase, buy a device that will likely last you well into the future.
You could get a 100 watt box and not need to buy any other device unless you end up needing to use more then 100 watts.
On the flip side, if you want to push your luck and risk your life, you could try a counter argument to make her look like a hypocrite
"how many different pairs of shoes do you need?" "How many different shades of red lipstick do you need?"
However, if your wife is anything like any of my ex-girlfriends were, I would tread lightly with this approach.
Yep, like your guys have said above, e-juice is expensive, but to handle mix my own can cost a lot too. I just think start my dripping journey, so I got my kayfun 4! Only $27 after a 15% off(http://www.heavengifts.com/article/Retail-Sales-Spring-Festival-Sales-2015_261.html), nice indeed!
Not really expensive. Yes, it's a chunk to lay out getting everything bought at once. BUT, if you are buying all your juice now, figure what a month's supply will cost you. Bet you can get 6-12 months of supplies for what you are spending in a month vaping. I go through over a 100 mils a week. My local shop was about 20 bucks for 20 mils. Didn't even cost me a month's worth of juice to get started.
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If you do proper research and ask the right questions, you can spend 75 dollars and have everything you need to make a few hundred mls of juice. I spent 50 to get started and aside from a couple unexpected sales, I've spent 30dollars every other month.
Store bought juice is the biggest fucking rip off of all time.
Store bought juice is the biggest fucking rip off of all time.
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Not saying any of your stuff is crap, but talking more about my experience. Too often, we are used as beta testers for new products. The manufacturers tend to throw stuff against the wall to see what sticks.
Looking at your gear, it seems you have a lot of stuff that does the same thing. For example, I have mechanical mods and regulated mods. They're two different vaping experiences. Just bought a Sigelei 150 watt to run an Atlantis since I didn't have a regulated mod that would run sub ohms and mechs weren't doing the job
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Savings on the juice side... I love a strong menthol flavor with clouds. I store 236 mils of 100% VG, 236 mils of 100% PG and 8 oz of menthol crystals. Mix 3 to 1 PG/Menthol in a 36mil bottle as a flavor, then mix 8 to 1 VG/Menthol mix for vaping. I can't get any better than that for the flavor as well as cost savings!
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For the price of an itaste134, you could get an ipv 3 or sigelli 100watt.
Dude does seem to have bought the next shiniest thing, with few real upgrades.
My wife would be pissed too, if she could comprehend that I just bought marginally different things, five times over. The istick30 is the only real upgrade.
Dude does seem to have bought the next shiniest thing, with few real upgrades.
My wife would be pissed too, if she could comprehend that I just bought marginally different things, five times over. The istick30 is the only real upgrade.
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Its a double edged sword. Learn how to mix vs be enticed by new cool stuff.
But learning to diy would pay for the new stuff, yet another double edge.
But learning to diy would pay for the new stuff, yet another double edge.
NEVER look at my hand checksHonestly? My best advice apart from suggesting DIY is to stay off the forums. Shineyitis kicks in just reading about all the new stuff
Yeah, my biggest expense looking back would be the gourmet juices, and I've got absolutely nothing to show for it except a box full of empty glass dropper bottles. LOL
DIY juice; definitely. If you already know how to rebuild an atomizer, you might as well learn to customize your juices too. Its only a few cents to the dollar if you add it all up, so even if you botch multiple blends during the process of learning it, you will still come out way ahead in the end.
As for buying a variety of gear on a regular basis, heck, if that's what preventing you from smoking cigs, then keep on buying. Its only money, but you cant buy not having cancer.
DIY juice; definitely. If you already know how to rebuild an atomizer, you might as well learn to customize your juices too. Its only a few cents to the dollar if you add it all up, so even if you botch multiple blends during the process of learning it, you will still come out way ahead in the end.
As for buying a variety of gear on a regular basis, heck, if that's what preventing you from smoking cigs, then keep on buying. Its only money, but you cant buy not having cancer.
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On the other hand, an eternally pissed off wife is a form of cancer, but a cancer that will only make you miserable.
Learning to build your own coils is a huge cost savings...At 7 dollars or more a pack for 5 coils a month is alot in the long run...I have enough wire and cotton to build coils for years and years with my basic kanger tanks and paid less than buying 4 packs of coils...I change my coils at least once a week on average.
DIY juice which i will now be trying can be somewhat of a saving but its more a long term one..Right now i only pay 18.00 for 102ml of juice..If i can make what i want and make it for 15 a bottle or less it seems it will be worth it.
Ive only used 4 devices since i started vaping..a basic ego battery...a home made mini box mod which was ego battery experience like but was more fun becuase i made it and now a MVP 20w which has the ego and mini box sitting in a drawer...And a nemesis clone mod ive used for maybe 5 puffs off a kanger protank 2 mini clone waiting for an atty to see if i like big clouds or not.
Do i WANT more stuff...yes...Do i NEED more stuff...well no, not really..at least not today for what i vape for, which is to stay off cigarettes...1 yr now smoke free.
You can even build your own regulated box mods and save a bunch of money...Im gonna build one for less than 20 dollars and has the same power as your VTR...shrugs*
How much was that when you bought it..100 bucks?
Seems digging down deep and wanting to save is going to be your challenge...should you choose to accept it ,will lead you on your path to saving you money.
DIY juice which i will now be trying can be somewhat of a saving but its more a long term one..Right now i only pay 18.00 for 102ml of juice..If i can make what i want and make it for 15 a bottle or less it seems it will be worth it.
Ive only used 4 devices since i started vaping..a basic ego battery...a home made mini box mod which was ego battery experience like but was more fun becuase i made it and now a MVP 20w which has the ego and mini box sitting in a drawer...And a nemesis clone mod ive used for maybe 5 puffs off a kanger protank 2 mini clone waiting for an atty to see if i like big clouds or not.
Do i WANT more stuff...yes...Do i NEED more stuff...well no, not really..at least not today for what i vape for, which is to stay off cigarettes...1 yr now smoke free.
You can even build your own regulated box mods and save a bunch of money...Im gonna build one for less than 20 dollars and has the same power as your VTR...shrugs*
How much was that when you bought it..100 bucks?
Seems digging down deep and wanting to save is going to be your challenge...should you choose to accept it ,will lead you on your path to saving you money.
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Using smoking costs to justify vaping cost is not a good path to take.
When smoking most of that money went to a greedy bloated government you have no voice in.
Now it goes to venders trying to get their greedy capitalistic hands on your new disposable income.
They need to earn that, not given freely with bogus rationalizations.
If you want to save money, stay off the forum until you can control yourself.
People on forums tend to think anything new is the greatest and are blind to the flaws.
Nautlius was perfect, until the Atlantis came out. Then real criticism started. Atlantis was the bestest until the Subtank.
Subtank sucks now that the mini and micro is out.
Before you buy anything, be a smart consumer. Look at what is in your hand and ask: "Does this new product address the issues I currently have?"
The answer is probably no. It just has higher watts or lower olms but does not address any of the easily fixable flaws my current device has. And make them start earning your money.
When smoking most of that money went to a greedy bloated government you have no voice in.
Now it goes to venders trying to get their greedy capitalistic hands on your new disposable income.
They need to earn that, not given freely with bogus rationalizations.
If you want to save money, stay off the forum until you can control yourself.
People on forums tend to think anything new is the greatest and are blind to the flaws.
Nautlius was perfect, until the Atlantis came out. Then real criticism started. Atlantis was the bestest until the Subtank.
Subtank sucks now that the mini and micro is out.
Before you buy anything, be a smart consumer. Look at what is in your hand and ask: "Does this new product address the issues I currently have?"
The answer is probably no. It just has higher watts or lower olms but does not address any of the easily fixable flaws my current device has. And make them start earning your money.
Get a 100 watt box.
Get a tube mech.
Get a rebuildable tank.
Get a rebuildable dripper.
Get into diy juice.
Start fiddling with building aluminum box or wood mods and sell them at just a little over cost to cover diy juice costs.
You now have everything you need, have something to fiddle with and your vape budget is reduced to almost nothing. Just a thought.
Get a tube mech.
Get a rebuildable tank.
Get a rebuildable dripper.
Get into diy juice.
Start fiddling with building aluminum box or wood mods and sell them at just a little over cost to cover diy juice costs.
You now have everything you need, have something to fiddle with and your vape budget is reduced to almost nothing. Just a thought.
I think it is an excellent starting point. Your budget has already taken into account your smoking habit. So why all the sudden would that be bad? You already were spending that money. If you set your NEW budget to half or less of your smoking budget, the savings are still real, and you are off smokes. You can't really put a price on the added life you have given yourself.
I'm in agreement with pretty much everyone else. Sell off the redundant gear you have and use that to invest in some DIY e-liquid supplies. Over time, you'll recoup what you blew on shiny stuff and start to actually save money.
Also: http://www.v4p3r.com/how-to-vape-on-the-cheap/
Also: http://www.v4p3r.com/how-to-vape-on-the-cheap/
Stop watching youtube, stop using VU, in fact stop using the internet altogether, when you see someone else vaping run away.
This way you will never know of anything new and won't want to buy it, problem solved
This way you will never know of anything new and won't want to buy it, problem solved
Buy a boat. You'll vape less so you have fuel money. 2 MPG at marina fuel dock prices (road price +$.50/gal) will help that vape budget shrink...
Seriously, the first step is to figure out if vaping is a hobby or simply a way to not smoke for you. If it's a hobby, that's fine, but get your wallet out. If it's a way to not smoke, sell all of those RDAs and mods, and buy simpler gear. That Kayfun may have only cost you $27, but it goes through juice at 5x the rate of the evod.
Oh... and start DIYing your own eLiquid. 50ml cost less than $1.75
Seriously, the first step is to figure out if vaping is a hobby or simply a way to not smoke for you. If it's a hobby, that's fine, but get your wallet out. If it's a way to not smoke, sell all of those RDAs and mods, and buy simpler gear. That Kayfun may have only cost you $27, but it goes through juice at 5x the rate of the evod.
Oh... and start DIYing your own eLiquid. 50ml cost less than $1.75
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Stop using anything that you have to purchase a coil head for and stick with your RBAs and wick and wire.
Stop buying anything but E-Liquid and Batteries.
Your expenses will drop like a rock.
Stop buying anything but E-Liquid and Batteries.
Your expenses will drop like a rock.
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Heartland sells 250ml bottles of ready to vape juice for $20. It's hard to DIY and get cheaper than this.
http://wholesale.heartlandvapes.com/bulk-eliquid.html
http://wholesale.heartlandvapes.com/bulk-eliquid.html
I like buying new vape stuff and dammit... I deserve it! But it can get a bit out of control. So I put myself on a budget by getting prepaid debit card just for vape stuff and decide how much to put on that card monthly and just stick to that. This does 2 things, makes me really think about if I want something first before I buy and lets me buy from vendors that I don't have a history with (and may not normally trust with my real CC info). This has worked out very well with cost control while allowing me to purchase a predetermined reasonable amount of vape gear. And since I give each purchase more thought this way, I generally get stuff I'm happier with and use more rather than just impulse buy some piece of crap I wind up never using. I don't spend near as much this way and generally have funds left over at the end of the month when I'm ready to reload the card. Simple, but works for me.