Smoking Electronic Cigarettes can Save You Money

Many smokers are making the switch from tobacco cigarettes to the cleaner, safer electronic alternative. However, it's not only your health you could be safeguarding, but your wallet too!
If you're reading this article then you've probably heard about electronic cigarettes already.

You probably know that they don't contain any of 4,000 or so poisonous chemicals found in tobacco smoke.

You'll have heard that you can use them anywhere - bars, restaurants, airports - because they don't actually burn anything and aren't subject to the same legislation as tobacco cigarettes.

You may well be the kind of person who's also concerned about the damage smoking does to other people near you, and so you'll have realized that electronic cigarettes produce no second-hand smoke (or any smoke at all for that matter - only vapor, which quickly dissipates in the air).

But one thing you may not have realized is just how much money you could save if you switch to electronic cigarettes.

If you're an average cigarette smoker you may get through a pack a day, and probably pay between $5 and $6 per pack, we'll call it $5.50 So on a 30 day month, you're spending about $165 to buy 600 cigarettes.

Electronic cigarette cartridges are normally sold in packs of 5, and work out at around $2.50 per cartridge. Manufacturers quote different figures for how many normal cigarettes is equal to 1 cartridge. Some say 20 cigarettes, some as high as 40. And it does of course depend on how much liquid the cartridge contains. Your mileage may vary.

So let's go for a conservative estimate, and say 1 cartridge equates to 15 cigarettes.

30 days supply of cigarettes (600) / What 1 cartridge is equal to (15) = 40 cartridges

40 x $2.50 = $100

Your monthly saving: $65.00

In other words, about 40% cheaper than normal cigarettes, with the added bonus that you're not harming yourself or those around you!

Even bigger savings can be achieved if you opt for a model which allows you to refill the cartridges, that way you can buy the liquid of your choice, normally sold in bottles of between 10ml and 30ml. You can even mix and match different liquids to get the exact taste you want.

Switching from smoking tobacco to smoking electronic cigarettes can save you money. Electronic cigarette reviews can be found on the moderncigarettes website to help you choose the best electronic cigarette, and more information on the benefits of switching to ECigarettes.
   By Ned Benjamin
Published: 9/30/2009
 
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