This Is Expensive!

[alfredo_buscatti]

In the year that I've been smoking cigars I've spent ~$6300.00 on 50 boxes, which averages to $125.00/box. This is troubling. I smoke a value cigar and one to two premium cigars daily, and although I smoke Padron Anniversaries, I do so sporadically, which is to say that my average smoke costs $6-$8.00. Usually I spend ~$150.00 a box at two discount e-tailers; if they don't stock it I don't buy it.

Add in $700.00 on three humidors, beads, cutter and punch and I'm at $7000.00.

Don't misunderstand me, I really do love cigars, but that's a lot of money. As I have 50 pipes and about 20 lbs of pipe tobacco, I can have a bowl for about 75¢. I've financed cigars this past year by selling pipe tobacco; I had about 200 lbs.

I didn't pause to think about it until now; I've been too busy enjoying myself.

How have you coped with this expense?

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by alfredo_buscatti

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How have you coped with this expense?

Being broke.

[WittyUserName]

Originally Posted by alfredo_buscatti

In the year that I've been smoking cigars I've spent ~$6300.00 on 50 boxes, which averages to $125.00/box. This is troubling. I smoke a value cigar and one to two premium cigars daily, and although I smoke Padron Anniversaries, I do so sporadically, which is to say that my average smoke costs $6-$8.00. Usually I spend ~$150.00 a box at two discount e-tailers; if they don't stock it I don't buy it.

Add in $700.00 on three humidors, beads, cutter and punch and I'm at $7000.00.

Don't misunderstand me, I really do love cigars, but that's a lot of money. As I have 50 pipes and about 20 lbs of pipe tobacco, I can have a bowl for about 75¢. I've financed cigars this past year by selling pipe tobacco; I had about 200 lbs.

I didn't pause to think about it until now; I've been too busy enjoying myself.

How have you coped with this expense?

I cope by not keeping track of what I spend on cigars.

[Ogre]

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

Being broke.

I agree. I don't even want to know what I have spent!!!

Is this your first year really getting into cigars? Few years back I spent similar money. Midnight Madness on JR's or endless hours on Cbid. I was there late at night trying to get that special everyone is sleeping through. Then I would simply buy when everyone is up anyway so it made no difference. I wasn't bargain hunting. I was hunting to fill two 55 qt coolers and three desktops.

I was cutting 8-12 sticks a weekend. Especially in football season.

It'll wane. You won't be having three a day in a few months. Before you knwo it that investment will start to age which isn't a bad thing.

Now if you been smoking for a few years your in trouble. Cigars are an expensive hobby/habit to maintain. As you already know a pipe is much easier to afford.

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by WittyUserName

I cope by not keeping track of what I spend on cigars.

[kelmac07]

Can't take it with you.

[WittyUserName]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Can't take it with you.

Amen

[Skywalker]

I cope by knowing other's have a bigger problem than me...

I still have not started playing on the big slope (rare vintage cc)!!!

BTW - Things may slow down for you now that you've got the storage equipment... maybe not!

Originally Posted by Ogre

I agree. I don't even want to know what I have spent!!!

I strongly agree.

[icehog3]

Can't put a price on stress-busting relaxation.

[gator_79]

I try not to think about it. I buy one box a month weather it is $100 or $300 it don't matter it usually averages out to about $2000 per year.

[Mattso3000]

I have no idea what I've spent on cigars this year and that is definitely a good thing. As long as the mortgage gets paid and I can still retire before I'm 80 I'd rather not know much I spend on cigars.

[CasaDooley]

6,300.00 in 12 months? Bro, a lot of us adults like to practice a little thing we like to call "Self Control"!
Seriously, if ya have the disposable income to buy that many cigars, why worry about it. On the other hand, if you're over spending, stop it.

[MurphysLaw]

Originally Posted by CasaDooley

6,300.00 in 12 months? Bro, a lot of us adults like to practice a little thing we like to call "Self Control"!
Seriously, if ya have the disposable income to buy that many cigars, why worry about it. On the other hand, if your over spending, stop it.

My budget doesn't allow me to buy a lot of cigars, so I don't. I save up when there's a box I want to buy, and I put away a few bucks a week when I can so I can buy a few singles at the B&M when I herf, or stop in to have a smoke in the A/C

[Tbagley]

You only live life once, it might as well be doing things that you enjoy.

[Skywalker]

Just be glad you don't collect expensive cars!!!

You got off cheap!!!

[RCS44]

I have just accepted that cigars are going to eat up most of my money.

[Bill86]

200 pounds of pipe tobacco?

Sounds like you have had a problem LONG before cigars came into play.......

I never counted how much $$$ I spend on cigars or booze, I already know the amount....

Almost all of it

Cigars are a cheap hobby. One of these competition aerobatics models is equivalent in price to your entire collection, and you're only one mistake or broken part missed during a preflight check away from loosing the whole thing. Travel costs to district competitions are a large factor as well.