Budgeting?

Flounder · 11-16-2011, 02:07 PM

Hey guys. Sorry for my absence as late, school has been kicking my ass the past 10 weeks. But I have a question for all of you, and specifically the college guys.

How the hell do you budget to buy cigars? Over the summer I was working full time, and it was no big deal. And I am not running low by any means, I went from having 50-60 stick down to about 20 since school started. I want to start buying again, but I just cant find the moneys.What do you guys do to budget it out?

Emjaysmash · 11-16-2011, 02:14 PM

I dont buy cigars. LOL. All the money from my two jobs goes to pay for groceries and odd bills. Also, I don't smoke nearly as often. (MAYBE once a month)

My suggestion to you is to sign up for all the newsletters and deals from the online retailers. They usually have a deal in every e-mail they send.

Also, I would try cigarbid and cigarsatyourprice. Oh, and the WTS/B forums here.

ApexAZ · 11-16-2011, 02:16 PM

I'm not in school full time, but my strategy right now is to find cigars I like in the $2 - $3 range that I can smoke in between the more expensive ones. I'm sure that because I'm so new to the cigar world that my palette hasn't developed as much as some of the more seasoned smokers out there, but I have found several very affordable cigars that I like as much as a $5 - $10 stick. This is also allowing me to slowly accumulate more expensive cigars, while I smoke cheaper ones. After a year or so of accumulation, it's just a matter of replacing a rotating stock. If I didn't have a wedding and several vacations planned next year, I'd have a few grand to dump, but I just don't right now.

Flounder · 11-16-2011, 02:18 PM

Good call, I forgot the WTB/S forums. I dont smoke a lot, I went a few months with it at all, but now that finals are wrapping up I want to smoke more, but dont want to run out.

I mean, over the summer I would get home from work, sit out back with a cigar and read. Everyday.

Blak Smyth · 11-16-2011, 02:20 PM

I have tight funds right now but was able to jump on this great deal:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...58#post1474258

J0eybb · 11-16-2011, 02:23 PM

I hate great Deals! haha

Flounder · 11-16-2011, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the heads up. I'm not a maduro guy, and I hated the Brazil at first, it grew on me by the end of the cigar though. I am generally a CAO fan. The deal is sold out, but I am pretty much flat broke at the moment anyways.

ApexAZ · 11-16-2011, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by J0eybb

I hate great Deals! haha

Me too. Great deal...BUYBUYBUY!

Blak Smyth · 11-16-2011, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J0eybb

I hate great Deals! haha

so does my wife!

J0eybb · 11-16-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

so does my wife!

qsalinas · 11-16-2011, 02:29 PM

When you figure it out let me know cause I'm spending $400-$600 a month on cigars. Not to mention all the money I have to spend on the wifey to keep her from saying something about my cigars.

Blak Smyth · 11-16-2011, 02:31 PM

Can you take out a student loan for cigar money, call it a "student stress relief fund"?

MurphysLaw · 11-16-2011, 02:35 PM

I'm in college full time. I pick out what I want, save up the money, and buy it. Just have to resist buying stuff on impulse.

irratebass · 11-16-2011, 02:54 PM

Have you thought about CI's Cigar Of The Month club, starts at $20 for 4 sticks & $30 for 8 sticks, they say they never send the same stick and they promise no dog rockets. This is the route I am going after the cc is paid off.

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/html/comc.asp?cat=21

Emjaysmash · 11-16-2011, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by irratebass

Have you thought about CI's Cigar Of The Month club, starts at $20 for 4 sticks & $30 for 8 sticks, they say they never send the same stick and they promise no dog rockets. This is the route I am going after the cc is paid off.

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/html/comc.asp?cat=21

I'd stay away from that if it was me.

J0eybb · 11-16-2011, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

I'd stay away from that if it was me.

Same

maninblack · 11-16-2011, 03:01 PM

I agree with MJ. Those cigar of the month clubs are a joke. Its an easy way for company's to dump crappy sticks that don't sell. As far as budgeting goes, I do not know what that word means. I'm an addict.

11-16-2011, 03:03 PM

Cigar of the Month Clubs are a great way for retailers to get rid of excess, often unwanted, inventory.
I cannot speak for CI's club specifically, but have heard this from BOTLs who join cigar clubs time and time again.

No longer in college now, but my old habits of daily browsing of deal sites still live on today.

pektel · 11-16-2011, 03:12 PM

Budget?

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pektel · 11-16-2011, 03:15 PM

Seriously though. If I don't have money for cigars, I don't buy them. Maybe start smoking a pipe or something. That's cheaper per session than cigars.

11-16-2011, 02:07 PM	#1
Flounder Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: Ethan Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 422 Trading: (1)	Budgeting? Hey guys. Sorry for my absence as late, school has been kicking my ass the past 10 weeks. But I have a question for all of you, and specifically the college guys. How the hell do you budget to buy cigars? Over the summer I was working full time, and it was no big deal. And I am not running low by any means, I went from having 50-60 stick down to about 20 since school started. I want to start buying again, but I just cant find the moneys.What do you guys do to budget it out?

11-16-2011, 02:14 PM	#2
Emjaysmash The Hebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: M.J. Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 7,025 Trading: (76)	Re: Budgeting? I dont buy cigars. LOL. All the money from my two jobs goes to pay for groceries and odd bills. Also, I don't smoke nearly as often. (MAYBE once a month) My suggestion to you is to sign up for all the newsletters and deals from the online retailers. They usually have a deal in every e-mail they send. Also, I would try cigarbid and cigarsatyourprice. Oh, and the WTS/B forums here. __________________

11-16-2011, 02:16 PM	#3
ApexAZ Wandering aimlessly Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Brian Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,299 Trading: (10)	Re: Budgeting? I'm not in school full time, but my strategy right now is to find cigars I like in the $2 - $3 range that I can smoke in between the more expensive ones. I'm sure that because I'm so new to the cigar world that my palette hasn't developed as much as some of the more seasoned smokers out there, but I have found several very affordable cigars that I like as much as a $5 - $10 stick. This is also allowing me to slowly accumulate more expensive cigars, while I smoke cheaper ones. After a year or so of accumulation, it's just a matter of replacing a rotating stock. If I didn't have a wedding and several vacations planned next year, I'd have a few grand to dump, but I just don't right now.

11-16-2011, 02:18 PM	#4
Flounder Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: Ethan Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 422 Trading: (1)	Re: Budgeting? Good call, I forgot the WTB/S forums. I dont smoke a lot, I went a few months with it at all, but now that finals are wrapping up I want to smoke more, but dont want to run out. I mean, over the summer I would get home from work, sit out back with a cigar and read. Everyday.

11-16-2011, 02:20 PM	#5
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: Budgeting? I have tight funds right now but was able to jump on this great deal: http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...58#post1474258 __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

11-16-2011, 02:23 PM	#6
J0eybb Feeling up at Home Join Date: Feb 2010 First Name: Joe Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,084 Trading: (5)	Re: Budgeting? I hate great Deals! haha __________________ Live Chat http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=60202

11-16-2011, 02:25 PM	#7
Flounder Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: Ethan Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 422 Trading: (1)	Re: Budgeting? Thanks for the heads up. I'm not a maduro guy, and I hated the Brazil at first, it grew on me by the end of the cigar though. I am generally a CAO fan. The deal is sold out, but I am pretty much flat broke at the moment anyways.

11-16-2011, 02:29 PM	#11
qsalinas Like a-some-BoooooooDeee Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: Enrique Location: Houston,TX Posts: 104 Trading: (1)	Re: Budgeting? When you figure it out let me know cause I'm spending $400-$600 a month on cigars. Not to mention all the money I have to spend on the wifey to keep her from saying something about my cigars. __________________ You never stand taller in success than when you bend down to help someone else achieve theirs...

11-16-2011, 02:31 PM	#12
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: Budgeting? Can you take out a student loan for cigar money, call it a "student stress relief fund"? __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

11-16-2011, 02:35 PM	#13
MurphysLaw Anything can go wrong Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: Brian Location: SoFlo Posts: 2,823 Trading: (19)	Re: Budgeting? I'm in college full time. I pick out what I want, save up the money, and buy it. Just have to resist buying stuff on impulse. __________________ It's THIS easy to help our Troops.

11-16-2011, 02:54 PM	#14
irratebass EMPEROR TOMPKINS Join Date: Aug 2011 First Name: Mickey Location: Mooresville, Indiana Posts: 8,313 Trading: (48)	Re: Budgeting? Have you thought about CI's Cigar Of The Month club, starts at $20 for 4 sticks & $30 for 8 sticks, they say they never send the same stick and they promise no dog rockets. This is the route I am going after the cc is paid off. http://www.cigarsinternational.com/html/comc.asp?cat=21 __________________

11-16-2011, 03:01 PM	#17
maninblack Will smoke for food Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Kevin Location: Where the hoot owls f$ck the chickens Posts: 10,637 Trading: (80)	Re: Budgeting? I agree with MJ. Those cigar of the month clubs are a joke. Its an easy way for company's to dump crappy sticks that don't sell. As far as budgeting goes, I do not know what that word means. I'm an addict. __________________ Proud member of the GMCGTPWHAFA

11-16-2011, 03:03 PM	#18
LigaPrivadaT84 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Budgeting? Cigar of the Month Clubs are a great way for retailers to get rid of excess, often unwanted, inventory. I cannot speak for CI's club specifically, but have heard this from BOTLs who join cigar clubs time and time again. No longer in college now, but my old habits of daily browsing of deal sites still live on today.

11-16-2011, 03:12 PM	#19
pektel I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Peter Location: Grand Rapids, MN Posts: 4,320 Trading: (28)	Re: Budgeting? Budget? HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA! **Breath*** HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHAHHA! Funny guy! __________________ The problem is not the problem. The problem is your ATTITUDE about the problem.

11-16-2011, 03:15 PM	#20
pektel I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Peter Location: Grand Rapids, MN Posts: 4,320 Trading: (28)	Re: Budgeting? Seriously though. If I don't have money for cigars, I don't buy them. Maybe start smoking a pipe or something. That's cheaper per session than cigars. __________________ The problem is not the problem. The problem is your ATTITUDE about the problem.