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In reply to the discussion: Just ban cigarettes already. Please. [View all]KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)I used to smoke 2 packs a day at 3 dollars a pack was $6 a day, $42 a week, $168 a month and $2,016 a year. Yep...lots of money.
I switched to an E-Cig last April and stopped smoking cigarettes altogether. Yep, the initial investment was $30 for the aerator and battery and another $20 for the "goop" or fluid...that's $50 that lasted me most of the month...compared to $168...I'd say that's a bit of savings. That's $136 a month and $1632 a year or the price of a couple of nice vacations.
The costs to my health can't be calculated as I'm down to almost zero nicotine and can still enjoy the pleasure I had of smoking. Also the "smoke" is steam and disipates quickly so I can smoke this thing in a closed car full of people and no one can smell it...not to mention I no longer smell like an ashtray and have my sense of taste and smell back.
I'd strongly doing a little homework on the subject...avoid those cheap e-cigs you see at gas stations. I smoked for nearly 40 years and made the changeover with little difficulty...and glad of it.