How much I've spent on cigars...

[forgop]

Originally Posted by hscmit

Luckily I am well stocked for the next couple years.

I have enough smokes that I probably wouldn't have to buy another cigar for 10 years and all I have is about the size of an end table humidor.

[maninblack]

I am not crazy enough to add it all up, but its a fun relaxing hobby and you can't put a price on that. But my wife can.

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by maninblack

I am not crazy enough to add it all up, but its a fun relaxing hobby and you can't put a price on that. But my wife can.

...and they can remember "stuff" that occurred 30 yrs ago too (for some reason or another).

[HollywoodQue]

Originally Posted by icehog3

I buy all my cigars on credit cards and never pay them. I am going to declare bankruptcy next week, so my sum total for the last 5 years will be $0.


I keed, I keed.

That's funny has hell, call the police....opps

[Brutus2600]

Originally Posted by Brutus2600

I...don't want to total it up. So needless to say, I don't know

(Note: None of this is bragging, I know many of you spend way more than I have, and in fact, I'm a little embarrassed I've spent this much, but I thought it interesting, and there is a lesson at the end, so this is purely informational.)

Well, I got bored yesterday at work.

And I did it. I added up every cigar purchase I've made and can find a record of in the past eight months.

Since I really started getting into this hobby (coincidentally when I joined CA...) I've spent approx. $2,200 on cigars and cigar related items.

This isn't counting random singles I've purchased at B&M's, but it is every online purchase I've made, every WTS forum purchase, and the larger B&M purchases.

Approximately $450 of that is cigar accessories (wine fridge, chasden drawers, cutters, lighters, ashtrays).

I've sold ~$400 worth of cigars to recoup by doing partial splits on box purchases.

That leaves me at around $1,350 in cigars that I have in my possession at the moment.

Estimating between what I have that I've purchased and been gifted, I think I have close to 400 cigars between my vinodor, desktop humidor, and a couple of tupperdors.


Here is what I've learned and figured out after adding all these things up.

• I have WAY more cigars than I will smoke in a year. Some are specifically put away for aging, so that's ok.
• I've spent almost two times what I thought I had on cigars this year. Guesstimating DOES NOT give you a good idea of what you have spent. If you actually do want to keep a budget, start a spreadsheet and enter all your purchases in it. When you've hit that limit that you've given yourself, you'll know it instead of just guessing when you've hit it.
• If you have a problem buying cigars and you haven't added your purchases up, do it! I know I'll be taking my buying MUCH slower in the coming months after having seen the numbers.
• And above all, DON'T SHARE YOUR RECORDS WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER! But seriously. I'm not going to. She'd kill me! (Note: If you share finances with your significant other, then this might not be an issue, although I know it is for some of us!)

So, I hope you found this post interesting and informative. My last comment is that I don't regret spending this money at all. It's a hobby that has brought me enjoyment and relaxation. Not only that, but it has introduced me to an amazing community of BOTL's and SOTL's, and while I know this might sound cheesy, that is seriously priceless.

[docdoty]

I try hard not to think of what I spend on cigars but It is alot of money. I would guess that it costs me more than my car payment per month. I have about 600 cigars between my humidors. I smoke 2-3 per day so it does get expensive.

[rizzle]

Records? I don't have no stinking records.

[e-man67]

Some people top that on one order (several times per year)...I ain't one of them (sure wish I was)...but I spend my share.

[yourchoice]

I don't know, and I don't want to know! Seriously, I never buy unless I can afford to.

I've only been smoking since 2007. Pretty sure I'm up to about $80.22 roughly.......

[Mugen910]

Originally Posted by Addiction

I've only been smoking since 2007. Pretty sure I'm up to about $8022.00 roughly a month.......

Fixed for factual sake.

[htown]

Probably somewhere around the $3000.00- $4000.00 range. That is for the 6 or so years I have been smoking and I have only spent about $400.00 this year. I realized I was continually buying cigars even though around 40% of the smokes in my possession are ones I haven't tried yet. It made no sense to keep buying new cigars to try when I already had some to try. The $400.00 I have spent this year are on my everyday smokes.

I've only been smoking since Dec of 2008. Looks like cigars and accessories over a 22 month period total in the neighborhood of...$14_______

[Brutus2600]

Originally Posted by htown

Probably somewhere around the $3000.00- $4000.00 range. That is for the 6 or so years I have been smoking and I have only spent about $400.00 this year. I realized I was continually buying cigars even though around 40% of the smokes in my possession are ones I haven't tried yet. It made no sense to keep buying new cigars to try when I already had some to try. The $400.00 I have spent this year are on my everyday smokes.

I think that was similar to where I'm coming from too. I kept trying new smokes I liked and so instead of buying a 5'er, I'd get a box because it was so much cheaper per cigar. Now I have boxes of cigars that I like, but don't smoke regularly, and don't have room for the boxes of smokes that I do like to smoke on a regular basis, lol.

I think after this initial dive into the hobby my spending habits will slow down and even out significantly.

At least I hope that's what happens and not the exact opposite lol

[Bill86]

I really don't want to know how much I've spent. I've been smoking seriously only for about 4 months? But it's pretty massive.

[gnukfu]

I have no clue how much I have spent but the enjoyment I have gained from smoking them, the new friends I have gained, and time spent with others enjoying this hobby are priceless.

[Tredegar]

I have spent about 1K the past year or so.

[Smokin Gator]

Originally Posted by gnukfu

I have no clue how much I have spent but the enjoyment I have gained from smoking them, the new friends I have gained, and time spent with others enjoying this hobby are priceless.

Well said brother!!

Originally Posted by dvickery

borndead1

relax it's all relative and 15$k isnt that much amortized over 6 years.

a work friend of mine is a fanatical hunter and just bought a "holland and holland" hunting rifle...he wont say exactly what he paid but i think over 6 years it would be about 15$k PER YEAR. beautifull gun tho...i just would never buy one.

derrek

I just had to know what a $90,000 rifle looked like, anybody else interested here's a link to their price list, with pics:

http://www.hollandandholland.com/gun...spoke_weapons/

[OHRD]

Originally Posted by Brutus2600

I don't regret spending this money at all. It's a hobby that has brought me enjoyment and relaxation. Not only that, but it has introduced me to an amazing community of BOTL's and SOTL's, and while I know this might sound cheesy, that is seriously priceless.

I'm w/ you on that, well said!