What is your 2009 Cigar Budget?

[SilverFox]

So with the economy in the crapper andpotential concern over guarding your pennies what do you think your cigar budget (just sticks not accessories) will be this year and do you really think you will stick to it.

[AD720]

About 10x what I can afford. And I will go over it by about 1000 percent.

[14holestogie]

I'm pretty sure whatever number I come up with, it'll get blown out of the water about the same time the third big sale of cc's is posted.:(
But, it's an investment, right? Can't do any worse than my 401K.

[karmaz00]

well, i m going to cuba in 1 week...so i usually spend 100cdn to stock up. but beside that probely another 500.00 through out the year....so i guess around 1500 cdn...wow i have some problems

[MithShrike]

I'm going to try to keep it smaller this year.

[icehog3]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

[markem]

bought in the neighborhood of 40+ boxes this year. Will probably tone it down a bit until I get dramatically more storage ... not like I've ever let that stop me in the past.

[NCRadioMan]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)
Same here. :tu

[karmaz00]

thats true to...what i can afford i will buy.

[Genetic Defect]

Not a damn penny :(

[Ace$nyper]

What I can afford, but since I'm making more I probably will be able to spend a bit more.

[Ragin Cajun]

If I want it I'll get it. Either way the wife has the last laugh.

[Cigary]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

Pretty much my philosophy about everything I buy.

[TripleF]

Tight is my middle name.

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

Pretty much my philosophy about everything I buy.

Same here boys:)

[DMK]

I have approx. 5 mule runs scheduled....

[borndead1]

So far, it looks like my 2009 cigar budget will be: Not a whole helluva lot. :(

[68TriShield]

More than i should spend and less than I want to spend.

[Old Sailor]

Not a damn penny :(

WUSS:r:r:r

[Genetic Defect]

WUSS:r:r:r

:r:ze ok maybe some cheap cigars, but thats it I need to save $$$ for the move.

[groogs]

It's hard to say, I don't set a budget, I just buy what I want. I usually end up spending some of my disposable income on Firearms, and I am buying a new house, so I have no idea what I will be able to spend on cigars this year. I will let you know on December 31st. I can say I will probably spend more than I should.:bh

[doctorcue]

Like Ice Hog said; if I can I will. I have a bunch of financial goals this year; so it all comes down to the budget.

[bobarian]

A large chunk will be spent on a new Aristocrat, hopefully by mid summer. But I will watch for stuff to come up and if I can afford it at the time I will pull the trigger. If not, there will be other chances.

[karmaz00]

i need to find a nice tower now

[Cigarcop]

I don't keep track so even 12/31/09 won't help me!!
Only thing that helps is opening the cabinet doors :D

[hotreds]

About 10x what I can afford. And I will go over it by about 1000 percent.


:tpd: That's about the gist of it! I keep telling myself: "No mas" but then another "super deal" comes along that I can't in my right mind pass up. Maybe I need to be in my wrong mind more!

[Asher]

I'm a new father to twin boys (2 weeks old), so my cigar budget will be much smaller this year. It's worth it, though! (I haven't had time to smoke since they were born, anyway.)

[King James]

Just hope it is more then my 2008 cigar budget :)

[DubintheDam]

Here's my score...find the cheapest cigar you can find in any given place in the world..look for the cigar that is $1 more expensive....and you'll '' be surprised how well she'll smoke...dub

[bazookajoe]

This option, with a slight edit:

"Not a damn penny, (but) I am (not) giving up cigars."

[robertw1249]

well if thing keep going like they are my cigar budget will be a pack of Swisher Sweets and thats all :pu

[WyGuy]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

Pretty much the same thing I do. If I have a little extra cash laying around, I'll go ahead and place an order.

[CigaSkills9]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

That say exactly my feelins as wel, Nicely put icehog3!:ss

[CigaSkills9]

TKF, struck (tobii keyboard flu)! That says exactly my feelings as well. Nicely put icehog3!

[papajohn67]

A large chunk will be spent on a new Aristocrat, hopefully by mid summer. But I will watch for stuff to come up and if I can afford it at the time I will pull the trigger. If not, there will be other chances.


A new Aristocrat...fine furniture does not count.

As for me $100-$200 a month, all for the troops this year.

[zmancbr]

Based on what I spent this year I could see spending $3k easy again this year. But that all depends on what sales come up and things like that... I am always a sucker for the rare Fuente stuff so I will get more of that and then I need quite a few more CCs to be completely happy. But I can't go too crazy cuz I have a few big ticket items I need to get this year too.

And if you think about it $3k is only $250 a month... :D:ss

[Addiction]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

Thats kinda how I roll as well, I dont have a hard fast number. And lucky these days I only buy boxes to replace boxes I just finished smoking, not a lot of free space in the Aristocrat.

[icehog3]

Thats kinda how I roll as well, I dont have a hard fast number. And lucky these days I only buy boxes to replace boxes I just finished smoking, not a lot of free space in the Aristocrat.

Nice when it is full like that, eh Bryan? :)

[Pat1075]

whatever I can.

[LkyLindy]

I'm always trying to be conservative and I always fail--I just can;t resist a good deal on my favs-

Oh well -no minks or diamonds for the wifey............................again

BAHAHAHAHAHA

[Da Klugs]

So far $0. We will see how long that lasts.

[pnoon]

So far $0. We will see how long that lasts.

We got ourselves a comedian. :D

[theycallmedan'lboone]

probably about what I can afford, maybe 20-30 dollars a month... every other month.

[VirtualSmitty]

I'd like to pull a Joed and manage to not spend a dime on cigars all year. But I can't see that happening, not with the likes of Mike and Tom around me. Bad farking influence those two are!

[Genetic Defect]

We got ourselves a comedian. :D

:tpd::r

[Rutkus]

I normally save up for the holiday sales. doesn't make sense to me to buy cigars at a higher price when they are consistently cheaper for 2 months out of the year.

I have one box on my radar that i will purchase sometime in Feb. but other than that we'll see what this year brings.

[cbsmokin]

I buy based on space not budget. If there is space in the cabinet I buy, if there isn't, well, I buy then too.

[goalie204]

probably 0

[Sailchaser]

There is no budget for cigars that is to small as long as Sailkat Approves:r:r

[Lucky_Hippo]

I have no idea what my budget will be. It all depends on how often my wife lets me go out and play with Joe and the other fellas. :r


Actually my game plan is not to spend any less than I did in 2008, just more wisely on better sticks.

[Doogie]

Actually my game plan is not to spend any less than I did in 2008, just more wisely on better sticks.

i feel the same way. spent alot of money on cigars that i didn't like:(

[19thHole]

My budget will be whatever I have in my special account at the time that I walk into my local B&M... Usually it is small. I hope to come into some inheritance somehow...

[Skywalker]

I plan to slow down this year!

I have smoked so many great cigars this past year, now I know what to stay away from!!!;)

[Smokin Gator]

I am sure I will spend more than I should... but for right now I am going to back off a bit until I get a couple of guns I am looking for.

[ahc4353]

Many other things take priority over me having cigars.

When I can I will, when I can't, well, I can't.

Makes it simple. :)

[md4958]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

:tpd:

[JPH]

I hope to spend roughly 10x what I have been spending...

[neoflex]

I think the beginning of '09 will have to consist of me smoking more than I buy as I will definitely need more room to buy and just buying another storage device is out of the question. I bought a cabinet to eliminate having a boat load of desktops, well the cab got full so now I have a full cabinet and a full desktop so my goal is to smoke the much needed space rather than spend more money on another means of storage. As far as budget goes, well taht all depends on how well business is in '09.:confused:

[nozero]

Actually my game plan is not to spend any less than I did in 2008, just more wisely on better sticks.

i feel the same way. spent alot of money on cigars that i didn't like:(

Add me to this list...

[Heliofire]

I say under 1000 now but I am sure it will go well above that by the end of 2009.

[SilverFox]

Maybe Budget wasn't the right word, it was more meant to be what are your spending expectations. I know I picked 3-5 I think I spent a little more than that last year but I was experimenting on the NC side and bought a lot of crappy sticks so I expect to spend less in total buy less but buy better. I am at the point were I am looking for stuff to age for a while (great intention that LOL)

[ezjeeper]

Budget? I don't have a budget for cigars! Problem is that my non-cigar budget keeps messing with the real budget!

Actually, my wife thinks I took this job and came to this wonderful country to pay off debt and pay for her new house. We all know the truth is that I came here so that I can afford to buy cigars anytime I please and as much as I please!!! Ha!

Seriously though - two pretty full humidors here with me. So I have to smoke those a little emptier before refilling. But when I do, I am going to be a little more picky on what I buy now.

[MikeyC]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

:tpd:

I don't buy for the sake of buying. It has to be something I really want and if it's a good deal that makes it even better. Once I decide if I want it or not then I decide if I have the money. :D

[Bruzee]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

:tpd: And I usually can't afford it. :D

[Starscream]

Not a damn penny :(

:tpd: Unfortunately

[BORIStheBLADE]

If I have room in my storage I'll buy some smokes. I was thinking about limiting myself to about one box a month unless we get some more of those CRAZY deals.

This year I have a couple of good things going my way to help me save money and hopefully I stay employed while this economy keeps getting worse. If I do go unemployed then no purchases.

[Don Fernando]

I probably spend more then I expect (or want to) spend anyway. Cigars ain't a hobby, it's an addiction.

[silentjon]

No budget - I don't think I want to know what I really spend on cigars.

[Ashcan Bill]

No budget necessarily, but my goal is to keep the purchases down to replacing what gets smoked on a one-for-one basis. My humidors are pretty full and I'm retired now without the income I used to have, so it's time for some moderation.


Ask me in a year how this works out. :r

[massphatness]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

:tpd: I like this philosophy as establishing a budget for a discretional item like cigars, at least for me, would be arbitrary at best.

bought in the neighborhood of 40+ boxes this year. Will probably tone it down a bit until I get dramatically more storage ... not like I've ever let that stop me in the past.

Mark needs a vino? :r

[gettysburgfreak]

I will be content with one box of habanos this year. I am blowing cigar money for my other hobby which is collecting Civil War letters/relics

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Im not really planning on buying much this year, maybe a stick or 2 on a whim but I got toooo many. With 3 humis full I got a good year, year and a half of smokin

[doctorcue]

I'm going to try to get back to a box or two per month. I'm making my final debt push; so I can't go crazy. Yet, when all the debt is gone the debit card will be on fire! ;)

[markem]

Mark needs a vino? :r

Got plenty but not enough, Vin :r

[SilverFox]

Im not really planning on buying much this year, maybe a stick or 2 on a whim but I got toooo many. With 3 humis full I got a good year, year and a half of smokin

You are a far stronger man than I

[icehog3]

Im not really planning on buying much this year, maybe a stick or 2 on a whim but I got toooo many. With 3 humis full I got a good year, year and a half of smokin

I will take the "over"....anyone? ;) :r

[BC-Axeman]

Less than the box a month I had been doing. Between 1 and 2 thousand a year can get you well set up.

[JE3146]

Well since my budget is far closer to 0$ than 1000$, that's where I put it.

Wedding and starting a life are gonna take priority this year :(.... damn women...

EDIT:: woops didn't see there was an under 1000 vote :D... I can read... honest.

[ucla695]

I don't have a budget either. I buy as I want, but space will be the major constraint this year. My cabinet is full.

[rizzle]

I'm a new father to twin boys (2 weeks old), so my cigar budget will be much smaller this year. It's worth it, though! (I haven't had time to smoke since they were born, anyway.)

I hear ya brother. I've managed to sneak a couple in since my girls were born but didn't get to have one for at least three weeks. I did get one in last night at about 10:00 though.


Edit: And Congratulations!!

[stearns]

uhh... just about every spare penny i have... but judging by my collegiate condition, thats about two boxes

stearns

[BroncoHorvath]

That's a really hard question because I don't really count what I spend on cigars or fishing tackle (my other passion).....

I put 3K-5K, but in a realistic world, I will probably spend more like 6K-10K, especially if I go forward with the walk-in plans.

In 2 weeks, I'll probably be spending at least $1000-$2000 when I go to Cuba. I do have a 2K budget limit because that's all the cash I'm bringing for cigars, and I'm really only a loud to bring back 4 boxes between my fiancé and I:rolleyes:.

My problem, like a lot of other people here is that I have no more room and my next step in a walk-in if I want more sticks.... I tend to smoke and stock up when I get room....

[Cigarcop]

Another guy with a walk-in...Steve, I can't wait to go shopping there!!!

[Rabidsquirrel]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

Ditto. I never buy if I can't afford it right then and there.

[Paint]

Hope work picks up there are some really great cigars out i want to get and no dough!!!

[G G]

Under $1000.00 for me. The income fell some with wife taking a different job, so we have to tighten the ole belt a little.

[IBQTEE1]

I am thinking that when I am in Cancun I might blow some money!! There are always reasons to buy more though!! :)

[blckthree]

I don't really think out a budget....if something that I want comes along, I will buy it if I can afford it.....and won't if I can't. :)

I do the same, however, sometimes I spot something I don't want to pass up and buy it when I shouldn't have! Those are the purchases I try to be home to pick up and they disappear never to be seen by the wife!

Mike :ss

[rizzle]

I think this year I will probably spend as much or more than last year but I guarantee you it will be on a smaller number of sticks.

[Cigarcop]

I think this year I will probably spend as much or more than last year but I guarantee you it will be on a smaller number of sticks.


Ahhh, quality not quantity :D

[DrDubzz]

less than $500 dollars... I hope :hn

I'll probably spend more on pipes this year (hell, I've already spend about 300 on pipe stuff in 2009)

[Kilobyte]

This is the year of great deals, but even so, I will be scrupulous.

[longknocker]

More than i should spend and less than I want to spend.

That's me, too, Dave!:tu

[rizzle]

Ahhh, quality not quantity :D

You got it.
:ss

[Mugen910]

I'm going to limit myself to one box a quarter...*crosses fingers*