where do cigars fall on your priority list? [Archive]

cigarmonkel

11-15-2010, 02:20 PM

markem

11-15-2010, 02:23 PM

cigars are not on my priority list. Cigars are "nice to haves" not "need to haves" so get no priority with me.

warren G.

11-15-2010, 02:29 PM

I got a lot of interests. With that said, the money I spend on cigars doesn't compare to my other hobbies like wristwatch, fountain pens, and clothes. I don't own many of those stuff either. I'm still in the slow process of building up a quality collection. I'm still really young, so I'm looking forward to the long journey and I don't mind the wait.

loki

11-15-2010, 02:33 PM

tied with guns and ammo somewhere below savings, rent, and food

Bill86

11-15-2010, 02:40 PM

I like
knives
beer
bourbon
rum

As far as priorities, after bills and whatnot.
1. Beer (I try everything new I can get my hands on)
2. bourbon/rum (anything new I like to try as long as it's not TOO painfully expensive)
3. Cigars (I do what I can when I have the funds. But the boxes I'm wanting now are QUITE pricey)
4. Knives, I bought a Strider SMF and for me it's about as good as they get. Though someday I want a Microtech Halo III and a XM-18 or 24 Hinderer.

Even though I spend more $$$ on cigars then anything they aren't at the top of my list. Just so happens the first 2 I've pretty much done all the damage I can do.

14holestogie

11-15-2010, 02:41 PM

Cigars are right up there for what commands the most of my budget on a monthly basis, but then again I have no mortgage, car payments or children left at home. :)

mosesbotbol

11-15-2010, 02:58 PM

Cigars are pretty high on my list, sometimes too high.

NCRadioMan

11-15-2010, 03:03 PM

cigars are not on my priority list. Cigars are "nice to haves" not "need to haves" so get no priority with me.

Best answer, EVER!

Emjaysmash

11-15-2010, 03:28 PM

Cigars are right up there for what commands the most of my budget on a monthly basis, but then again I have no mortgage, car payments or children left at home. :)

I could come live with you, if you'd like! ;)

icehog3

11-15-2010, 03:29 PM

cigars are not on my priority list. Cigars are "nice to haves" not "need to haves" so get no priority with me.

:)

EricF

11-15-2010, 03:32 PM

Cigars are pretty high on my list, sometimes too high.

I have the same problem!!!

poker

11-15-2010, 03:32 PM

cigars are not on my priority list. Cigars are "nice to haves" not "need to haves" so get no priority with me.

:tpd: ditto goes for me

I view cigars as a luxury in my life and not a necessity.

auburnfan1980

11-15-2010, 03:38 PM

It is estimated that I smoke more than 1400 cigars per year. I'll let you guys decide where this is on my priority list. :ss

Ashcan Bill

11-15-2010, 04:04 PM

I guess I'm at a good age where I don't find the need to spend a lot on hobbies any more. I'm past hot rodding cars, have more guns and ammo than I can use, have plenty of booze I don't even drink that often, don't really collect anything anymore, have too many bowling balls, and found that I can get most of my books at the library.

Cigars are my last real vice, and I don't mind diverting disposable income to them. So yeah, priority wise they're up there. :D

area51

11-15-2010, 04:11 PM

I budget out money each month for cigars if that is what you mean.

ChicagoWhiteSox

11-15-2010, 04:14 PM

:tpd: ditto goes for me

I view cigars as a luxury in my life and not a necessity.

:tpd:

DBall

11-15-2010, 04:24 PM

Cigars are pretty high on my list, sometimes too high.

What Moses said.

Conch Republican

11-15-2010, 04:27 PM

:tpd:

Then again, I don't do moderation well! :r

Thammy

11-15-2010, 06:16 PM

I have way too many hobbies to keep up with. But for Cigars I just budget a month of what I can spend on it. Sometimes the priority is too high for the "nice to haves" but I am a starving student after all so it is the same money troubles for everything!

s15driftking

11-15-2010, 06:19 PM

priorities:

1. golf
2. cigars
3. booze

They all kind-of go together, hehe

maninblack

11-15-2010, 06:27 PM

Family
Bills
Work
Bills
Cigars

gijoey959

11-15-2010, 06:53 PM

I think the thread was more about your list of hobbies rather than over all spending

Guns
Cigars
Electronics
Misc

Apoco

11-16-2010, 07:45 AM

My priorities list (by time spent, not money) for hobbies looks something like this:

1) Video Games
2) Finding new music
3) Stock Market
4) Cigars
5) Scotch

My priorities list (by money) for hobbies looks something like this:

1) Stock Market
2) Video Games
3) Cigars
4) Finding new music (I find new bands on youtube. The ones that stick with me, I support)
5) Scotch

My #1 hobby expense also helps my future! :D
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whodeeni

11-16-2010, 09:22 AM

My priorities list (by money) for hobbies looks something like this:

1) Stock Market
2) Video Games
3) Cigars
4) Finding new music (I find new bands on youtube. The ones that stick with me, I support)
5) Scotch

My #1 hobby expense also helps my future! :D
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Sounds like you're well on your way young man!:tu

kelmac07

11-16-2010, 09:27 AM

As for my hobby priorities...

1. Cigars
2. Music
3. Baseball Memorabilia

whodeeni

11-16-2010, 10:03 AM

my answer is "Too Fuggin High"!:r

Skywalker

11-16-2010, 10:39 AM

Sex
Drugs
Rock 'n Roll

Yeah! I put it between sex and drugs!!!:D

cigarmonkel

11-16-2010, 11:27 AM

Sex
Drugs
Rock 'n Roll

Yeah! I put it between sex and drugs!!!:D

:r:r

Dave128

11-16-2010, 11:53 AM

cigars are not on my priority list. Cigars are "nice to haves" not "need to haves" so get no priority with me.

This

Da Klugs

11-16-2010, 12:00 PM

For a few years .... obsession made them pretty darn high on the list.

Now?

A piece of the puzzle in terms of defining "who is me" but a smaller piece than in the past.

Mugen910

11-16-2010, 12:05 PM

cigars are not on my priority list. Cigars are "nice to haves" not "need to haves" so get no priority with me.

:tu

neoflex

11-16-2010, 12:20 PM

cigars are not on my priority list. Cigars are "nice to haves" not "need to haves" so get no priority with me.

I would say this is a good way to describe them. I love my cigars and love to get a hold of anything new but at the end of the day, if they're not in the budget they're not in the budget. I won't jeopardize not making the mortgage or car payments etc to get the latest or greatest release. I could probably stop buying now and be pretty set for a long time to be honest. I always say too that if I ever get into a bind where I need to some quick cash the first things to go will be the cigars and than the bike. I wouldn't be happy about it but at the end of the day a roof over my families head is far more important than a stock pile of cigars.

RevSmoke

11-16-2010, 12:44 PM

RevSmoke

11-16-2010, 12:49 PM

Well obviously after bills... or at least for some of us :r. But do you have any other hobbies or activities that you place before cigars? I never thought i'd see the day where the majority of my extra spending money went to something other then cigars. Now instead of saving up for a box of this or that its saving up for car parts.

At least i've got a pretty decent stash so i can smoke while i attend the next autoX this summer :banger. Might not come in first but i promise you i'll be the only one baller enough to be smoking a Tat SW reserva while taking hard corners, all i need is to make a classical music mix and find a way to drink my coffee through my helmet.

Cigars are a "lie-to-have-around" thing, but they are not a necessity. When I have disposable income (income that comes in which is not a part of the normal budget), cigars used to rank in the top three (fishing/hunting, books, cigars). Now, the disposable income is going to other things, like fixing up the new property. It has been 3 months since I bought a cigar, even stopping in at the B&Ms I haven't bought one.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

pinotguy

11-16-2010, 02:17 PM

I'm definitely into cigars quite a bit. However, the one hobby that takes priority over them is safari hunting in Africa. If I was faced with the ultimatum of never smoking a single cigar for the rest of my days but got to go on a 28-day, full-bag safari to Tanzania or Zambia, it'd be "Bye, bye cigars".

Tredegar

11-16-2010, 06:02 PM

You guys are definitely getting a bit long in the tooth. Only one person said "sex." :D:D

Yes, I have hobbies, cigars happens to be one of them.

Bubba - NJ

11-16-2010, 06:44 PM

I've had many hobbies over my life . At this time in my life , cigars are my hobby and have been for quite a few years . I always thought I would get tired of them or find something else but this is it for me now . My Collecting of sports cards and beer steins has lessened over the years and was always kind of lonely . With cigars I get relaxation , camaraderie and more enjoyment . So I would say cigars are 3rd on my priority list after Family and work . :2 Nice thread by the way .

hammondc

11-16-2010, 06:54 PM

Not very high since my new found fondness (in the last 6 months) for Single Malt Scotch. I try to taste everything I can get my hands on and that has been chewing up my budget a bit. I cannot get enough of the stuff.

I only smoke a couple cigars a week at most. Actually, the humidor has seen fuller days. I think I have 15-20 left and I am out. I really need to stock up when I hit bonus this year.

688sonarmen

11-16-2010, 07:00 PM

I don't really do much else unless it's time with the family. I rarely smoke during the day when I could be spending time. I usually wait until the kids are in bed and the wife is watching her shows. After being out at sea for several years it really puts priorities in perspective.

mikek

11-16-2010, 07:55 PM

I like a good cigar, but in order of enjoyment:
Wine
Beer
Food
Cigar

Now above all I love a good cup of coffee or tea, but after all is said and done, a good cigar can fininsh the night off right...

Davidoff!!

cmitch

11-16-2010, 08:03 PM

I probably spend too much, according to my wife but not near enough judging from some of the guys here.

Priorities:

Work
Cigars
Family
Cigars
Poker
Cigars
Bills
Cigars

Oh, and cigars.

flybum62

11-17-2010, 03:21 AM

Faith
Family
Cigars

jonan

11-17-2010, 08:30 AM

tied with guns and ammo somewhere below savings, rent, and food

i'm with you...but guns and ammo rank a bit higher...

thebiglebowski

11-17-2010, 08:47 AM

after all the obvious necessities - food, shelter, clothing, making wifey-poo happy, i'd go...

- music (records, CDs, live shows)
- bourbons
- cigars
- golf
- reading

Ferrari5180

11-17-2010, 04:32 PM

1. Music
2. Cigars & Scotch
3. TV Shows
4. Video Games

Somewhere in there I would fit school :r Nah, school doesn't go on this list as it is not a hobby, but rather a necessity!

smelvis

11-17-2010, 05:40 PM

Well
Single sick a lot so they rate very high other than the troops pretty much my main thing.

Sad I know but it may change as I start traveling again, Cuba maybe?

ylo2na

11-17-2010, 08:26 PM

based upon my stash of cigars, I would say that my priority level goes well beyond the "abnormal" limit. I think I could whip the "addiction" if they stop making new blends and writing such beautiful descriptions about them. Alas, that wont happen....so, I continue growing my hobby.

ScottishSmoker

11-17-2010, 11:20 PM

Outside of family/friends, cigars rank very high, seeing as it is how I make my living, met most of my best friends and pay my bills, they rank awfully high on my priority list...

nick2021

11-18-2010, 04:48 AM

Hunting is probably the only other priority plus my family...family of course tops my list :)

Eleven

11-18-2010, 06:34 AM

Things are going to change for me. I buy about a 5er a week, and I have bought 2 boxes in the last week alone. I still have 2 5ers incoming.

I am imposing a cigar hiatus for a while. I need a new (used) car and I want to keep whatever loan I may need down to the bare minimum.

Unless I find a steal, it would still be several more months before I can seriously consider a car. Best case scenario is I can pay cash.

Used to be:

Work Spending (Try to keep money on hand for any big purchases)
Youth Hockey (Always getting that kid new stuff)
Cigars
Other Stuff, Guy-Toys, Kid Stuff, etc etc.

Going to be:

Work
Hockey
Car
Other
Cigars