Tobacco Budget ?
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I dont have a set budget per say, Im lucky enough to have enough of a cellar to not run out waiting on sales though. I get the emails from all the sponsors weekly looking for deals. The P&C Calender shows all the deals for months of the year. When I get that I base all my big orders around that really. Wait till its on sale and then order enough for free shipping.
If it's just tobacco, I spend about $100 to $200 a year on smokes. I smoke maybe once a day, twice at most. So I don't need much of a budget for it.
Right now, I'm in full cellaring mode, so my budget is around 2000$-3000$. I want to get a good foundation before we see 2014, but after that, it will drop dramatically to around 1200$, But trying to predict how much money I will be able to spare in years to come is very hard.
I have no set budget, but I try to order at least once a month as I build my cellar. I will take advantage of sales when they appear, but being up north means paying for shipping on every order regardless of quantity. So I have to balance the orders a bit to make sure it's worth the shipping charges.
I probably spend around $100 bi-monthly to get free shipping and in combination of some sale or other. So far that's left me with a decent amount of leftovers. I'm hoping to restore some pipes and use those profits to pad the cellar with some of my favorite tins and stock up. Other than that I seem to have plenty of bulk in jars.
I'd be lucky to push $60 a month, I'm sure that will increase someday though - dare to dream. I'm a broken record on here, but I just can't get over the duties they charge for tobacco in Canada. I think I might have to become a crooked customs agent and start smuggling for my compatriots. 8)
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Admittedly, the amount of a budget is less meaningful than the percentage of ones earnings. I, for one, after paying rent and other monthly bills, set aside 25% for smoking and drinking. Often times this goes to a bottle of Scotch with some left over, or I may go over budget with a nicer pipe, but I'll say I don't really run into trouble ever not having enough to smoke, smoke with, drink, or drink from!
I buy a few tins every couple months or so, but I've been buying more than I smoke so I'm very slowly building a mini-cellar. I just make a $60 or so order when I feel I can afford it and have enough things I want to try or restock. No planning or order to it beyond that.
100 a month, mostly bulk. I smoke about half and cellar the other. I can afford more but I have saving accounts for retirement and a house and a "oh shit" fund as well as 2-300 a month to play with stocks. So my money is spread pretty thin.
I'm kind of new at this so I have no budget so to say, I'm just trying new things here and there.
No method to my madness! I never really thought much about it until this thread. I figure I smoke between 1.5 to 3oz. a week of various blends in widely differing price ranges. My best guess is between $300 to $400 a year, give or take.
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