Saving Money with Electronic Cigarettes

According to the CDC, the average cost of a pack of cigarettes is up to $5.51, which is not including sales tax and local cigarette tax. In some areas of New York, consumers are paying an outstanding $11 a pack. Any pack-a-day smoker will end up paying on average about $2,000 a year. Any one who pays more than average will end up paying a lot more and not many people can afford to do that in this economy. Luckily, smokers don't have to deal with these prices. To save money, consumers can make the switch to ecigarettes.

Ecigarettes, or electronic cigarette, is a battery powered device that usually consists of a cartridge, an atomizer, and the battery. The nicotine is found within the cartridge. Unlike the conventional cigarette that has tobacco and other deadly carcinogens, e-cigarettes contain e-juice, which is the same as liquid nicotine. E-cigarette atomizers are the part of the device that vaporize the nicotine. The battery is used to power the atomizer. If you have a specific brand electronic cigarette than your cartridge and atomizer may be combined into a cartomizer. Cartomizers are usually sold in packages of five and are cheaper to replace than atomizers. Even though atomizers do not need to be replaced constantly they will burn out after constant use.

Even though the other benefits provided by these electronic devices are great, perhaps the best benefit is the amount of money these can save you in the long run. The biggest expense with these devices is the initial investment. E-cigarette companies offer customers starters kits that range in price from $25 to $100 or more. Each kit will contain the electronic cigarette, a charger and a number of cartridges or cartomizers. Considering that a carton of cigarettes may cost you around $50 or more, a starter kit really isn't that expensive. Plus, you'll never have to waste money on lighters ever again.

Once you've purchased the starter kit, you'll really start saving. As previously stated, the average price of a pack of cigarettes is $5.51. The average cost of a cartridge is anywhere from $1 to $3. Each cartridge provides the user with about the same amount of nicotine that is found within 15 or 20 cigarettes. Many companies even offer refillable cartridges.

If a consumer goes through a $2 cartridge each day, they will only be spending $730 each year on e-cigarettes after purchasing a starter kit. Since many electronic cigarettes come with a lifetime guarantee, these kits cost very little to maintain. So while electronic cigarettes may require a small investment, consumers will quickly realize that e-cigarettes are drastically less expensive over the long run.