How much I've spent on cigars...

[borndead1]

Been doing some math just out of curiousity. Trying to figure out how much money I've spent on cigars in the past 6 years since I fell down the slope. I can't get an accurate number because 1 CC vendor doesn't keep purchase history records and Famous Smoke Shop purchase history only goes back 2 years. So this is only an approximation and does not include humidors, fridgerdors, or any cigar related stuff, only cigars themselves.


Around $15,000. :hn

[Emjaysmash]

Oy! ha this is definitely and expensive hobby!

[longknocker]

Been doing some math just out of curiousity. Trying to figure out how much money I've spent on cigars in the past 6 years since I fell down the slope. I can't get an accurate number because 1 CC vendor doesn't keep purchase history records and Famous Smoke Shop purchase history only goes back 2 years. So this is only an approximation and does not include humidors, fridgerdors, or any cigar related stuff, only cigars themselves.


Around $15,000. :hn

It "IS" A Slippery Slope, Isn't It, Brother?:D

[Tarks]

Been doing some math just out of curiousity. Trying to figure out how much money I've spent on cigars in the past 6 years since I fell down the slope. I can't get an accurate number because 1 CC vendor doesn't keep purchase history records and Famous Smoke Shop purchase history only goes back 2 years. So this is only an approximation and does not include humidors, fridgerdors, or any cigar related stuff, only cigars themselves.


Around $15,000. :hn

That's it? I figure you are doing pretty good. :r:r:r

[pektel]

Yeah, I don't keep receipts of the purchases regarding cigars. I don't wanna know. :D

[Barteur]

I donMt even want to think about it ;s wiffy

[nick2021]

I donMt even want to think about it ;s wiffy

X2

[kelmac07]

I am sure my wife could tell you. :r :r

[DMK]

Don't ask, Don't tell.....

[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 :hm

[Commander Quan]

At least you enjoyed that $15,000 if you had invested $15,000 in the stock market over the last 6 years you wouldn't have gotten to enjoy it, and all you'd have left is :2

[LasciviousXXX]

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 :hm


I'm with smart-guy :tu

Its all relative... think how much enjoyment you've gotten out of that 15k :noon

[cort]

I plead the 5th

[Mugen910]

At least you enjoyed that $15,000 if you had invested $15,000 in the stock market over the last 6 years you wouldn't have gotten to enjoy it, and all you'd have left is :2
Unless he did put options ;)

As for price...i plead the 5th also.
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[Bunker]

I know I spent less on cigars this year than I used to spend on golf annually the previous 4-5 years (I gave it up this year due to recurring injuries)

[maverickdrinker]

I know but won't acknowledge as the first step to admit that you have a problem. I don't have a problem....

[Nickerson]

I plead the 5th

I PLEAD THE FIF.

http://www.funnycorner.net/funny-pictures/5295/Fif.jpg

[Bill86]

I just started and I'm at around $1,500 in 2 months..... I gotta stop.

[Da Klugs]

:hy

[Nickerson]

GOOD LORD guys... I don't think I've spent $500.00 in 2 years, and that includes humidors. That includes humidors and other accessories.

I generally smoke 2-3 a week now. There was a 10 month span where I couldn't smoke due to my anxiety.

I always hunt for deals and due my research before hand to make sure what I'm getting is quality. I find myself spending an average of $3.00 a cigar, and I got some pretty impressive inventory. Though a lot of the higher end stock was gifted to me. It's great having friends. :)

[safariguy]

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 :hm

Those can easily go over 1/4 million.

[Nickerson]

Those can easily go over 1/4 million.

Wow... Whats so special about them? Because they are hand made?

Interesting bit from google...

Harris Holland was born in 1806 in London. Although accounts of his background are somewhat sketchy, it is believed that his father was an organ builder, while Harris had a tobacco wholesale business in London. Obviously he was successful, as he was often seen at various pigeon shoots at important London clubs, as well as leasing a grouse moor in Yorkshire.

[Mugen910]

GOOD LORD guys... I don't think I've spent $500.00 in 2 years, and that includes humidors. That includes humidors and other accessories.

I generally smoke 2-3 a week now. There was a 10 month span where I couldn't smoke due to my anxiety.

I always hunt for deals and due my research before hand to make sure what I'm getting is quality. I find myself spending an average of $3.00 a cigar, and I got some pretty impressive inventory. Though a lot of the higher end stock was gifted to me. It's great having friends. :)

:hm

that's a good idea...I'm going to start asking my friends to "Gift" me higher end cigars too.

[Nickerson]

:hm

that's a good idea...I'm going to start asking my friends to "Gift" me higher end cigars too.

I've never asked nothing from anyone. :)

I'm 23, currently working as a freelance web developer, and working on establishing a business. So as you would imagine budget always has to be on the mind.

Friends and family have gifted me some nice high end cigars for birthdays and holidays, and friends online have been generous enough to expose me to some higher end cigars and cigars that aren't readily available at my local shop.

[FelonyRuckus]

$5000 so far this year

[Brad]

I've spent quite a bit, but not $15k. All hobbies are expensive. I'm also into guns, and that's worse than cigars. The price of ammo has gotten to be outragous, and seems to keep going up. Hell, if I could go back in time a few years I wouldn't be investing in stocks, I'd be buying all the 9mm and 45acp I could get my hands on.

At least it's something you enjoy. I look forward to my smoke time each day, somedays, it's the best part of my day.

[forgop]

Around $15,000. :hn

Just curious-how much do you smoke and what do you typically smoke?

Thankfully, I'm nowhere near that.

[forgop]

I just started and I'm at around $1,500 in 2 months..... I gotta stop.

Newbie. :r:r:r

[Starscream]

I'm a cheapskate. I would guess that in 3yrs. I've spent about $3,000 tops. And that's being very liberal with my guesstimating.

[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.

[Brutus2600]

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

[yachties23]

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.

LOL.

I think all hobbies will end up costing us quite a bit, and if it something that makes us happy, I don't think we should worry about it.

So long as its a healthy spending, that doesn't cause you to miss mortgage payments, rent, car payments, or run yourself into serious debt.

My grandfather always said you never see an armored car following a hearse.
Spend your money and enjoy your life, but remember your responsibilities.

[icehog3]

Good advice, Chris. :tu

[markem]

I buy all my cigars on Tom's credit cards :D

[borndead1]

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.


You can do that? WOOHOO!!!!! :noon


I do feel a little better knowing that Klugs probably spends more in 1 year than I have in 6 years. :D

[yachties23]

Good advice, Chris. :tu

Eh, I try... just wish I could always follow it myself.

:)

[icehog3]

You can do that? WOOHOO!!!!! :noon


I do feel a little better knowing that Klugs probably spends more in 1 week than I have in 6 years. :D

Fixed it for ya. ;)

[jdakine]

More than some and less than others :hy

What I have spent over the past 5 years, is no where near what I spent partying in my 20's.

[hscmit]

I started buying higher end cigars after I stopped drinking and I cut that budget in 1/2. I havent been buying much in the past two years since my girlfriend went back to school, and we have a wedding to pay for. Luckily I am well stocked for the next couple years.

[gijoey959]

I know the feeling! My fiance has been hinting with Tiffany & Co for months! Rofl, but she is letting me get a couple boxes of high end smokes for my birthday

I have spent near 1k in the 7 months I've been smoking cigars, the $50 worth of singles or 5 packs here and there add up quick!

[forgop]

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]

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.

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

[HollywoodQue]

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]

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

(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! :r 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! :r Seriously, I never buy unless I can afford to. :2

[Addiction]

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

[Mugen910]

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.

[klipsch]

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]

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 :r 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]

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.

:tu

Well said brother!!

[Resipsa]

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 :hm 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/gunrooms/london/bespoke_weapons/

[OHRD]

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!

[Bill86]

I really don't see why those hunting rifles are anything special. I would rather have a barrett 50 cal. If only for the experience of owning one of the most destructive sniper rifles on the planet.

[OHRD]

I am w/o question a budget smoker - we have a 2 yr old and 3 month old, and just bought a house, and my wife is a stay at home mom. Most of my regular smokes are fairly inexpensive. I have a close friend in town, and we regularly split bundle and box purchases to lighten the load.

And I get great prices here - just got a box of favorite cigar yesterday on CA, and paid a great deal less than the cheapest place online.

I have no idea what I've spent over the last 4 years, since I've gotten very serious, but I'd guess around $500-700 a year, definitely less than $1000. But I'm not gonna do the math, a little scared to...

[Sailchaser]

More than I spent on cigars for Kat. but not enough to get in Trouble:r

[yourchoice]

Seriously, I never buy unless I can afford to. :2

I was just perusing some sites considering a purchase and thought, "I don't know if I can afford the room in my humidor." Made me chuckle as I thought of my post in this thread as it wasn't what I originally meant. :)

[OLS]

At least you enjoyed that $15,000 if you had invested $15,000 in the stock market over the last 6 years you wouldn't have gotten to enjoy it, and all you'd have left is :2
BAM!!!!
There you go. That's exactly why I have the cigars I do today. It all started with Enron's collapse.
Something smelled fishy in Denmark after that day, to me. Yanked every dollar I had invested.
Lost absolutely nothing. Well except time. But who am I kidding, I will be at work when I die. What
retirement?

[Martel]

I really don't see why those hunting rifles are anything special. I would rather have a barrett 50 cal. If only for the experience of owning one of the most destructive sniper rifles on the planet.

I've handled quite a few Holland & Holland rifles and shotguns through the years, and believe me, they are something special. The level of craftsmanship and finish that goes into them is unreal. These are heirloom items. Older ones, if bought wisely, can be terrific investments as well.

The Barrett is awesome, and quite an experience to shoot.:tu

Cheers,
G

[sobranie10]

I have an alibi I have two sons that smoke cigars otherwise My hobby would be called Insanity. :r:tu

[Da Klugs]

LOL.

I think all hobbies will end up costing us quite a bit, and if it something that makes us happy, I don't think we should worry about it.

So long as its a healthy spending, that doesn't cause you to miss mortgage payments, rent, car payments, or run yourself into serious debt.

My grandfather always said you never see an armored car following a hearse.
Spend your money and enjoy your life, but remember your responsibilities.

:tpd:

We are all different, and all subject to creating unintended interference in our lives with "excess spending".

One of us spending $ 1000 could create the same problems in their household that another spending $ 100,000 would for theirs. It's the "it's all relative" comment used off and on here.

It's a hobby that can provide great joy on a variety of fronts so long as we keep the financial aspect in proper perspective for each of us.

[Brutus2600]

I apparently completely fail at using a spreadsheet. I was adding in a couple of recent purchases and my "sum" total was only adding up about half of what I've actually spent.

I fixed it and...need to go sit down now :lv

[BloodSpite]

I might spend about $300 a year on this hobby.

Usually between November and January I'll buy a few boxes of some midrange smokes that I enjoy (Devils Weed, Iguana, Erin Go Bragh for instance) and I'll spend about $100 on just sticks that are higher dollar.

Gives me a chance to sample some really nice cigars.

I doubt I'll ever have the money to get a box of the Ashton Heritage (one of my favorites) for instance, But I readily acknowledge that I'd rather have 60 of my mid range smokes to enjoy all year than 20 smokes that I'll constantly be asking myself "If I smoke this when will I be able to afford to replace it?"

So I buy the expensive sticks when I can and hoard them like a miser :D

[ckay]

You are better off not calculating...if you enjoy the hobby, don't bother with the numbers, unless it really hinders you from actively saving money for other objectives. Fiscal responsibility. Understand it.

[Brutus2600]

It started off as a boredom thing (adding the numbers up) but I honestly think keeping tabs on my cigar spending IS the fiscally responsible thing for me to do.

I know some of you can work it out without writing it down or keeping track, but it looks like this is what works for me :sh

[BloodSpite]

It started off as a boredom thing (adding the numbers up) but I honestly think keeping tabs on my cigar spending IS the fiscally responsible thing for me to do.

I know some of you can work it out without writing it down or keeping track, but it looks like this is what works for me :sh

Don't panic until you try to write 50k off on your taxes for smokes :banger

[BC-Axeman]

Don't panic until you try to write 50k off on your taxes for smokes :banger
"Loss, due to fire damage."

[ckay]

"Loss, due to fire damage."

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

[thebiglebowski]

i don't want to be insensitive and say the OP's amount of 15K isn't that bad, but when i break it down this way, it makes sense and seems reasonable:

that amount is just about equal to what a pack and a half a day cigarette smoker would spend on their cancer sticks over the course of 6 years. and in some areas of the country, it could be a helluva lot more.

i say this, because that was me up until about 5 or 6 years ago. now i spend actually a bit less on something a helluva lot better!

[nick2021]

man, my spending is going to go through the roof when I return home in a couple of days from this deployment...scaring myself now lol

[n3uka]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoBmCl-q_54 :banger