This my personal experience. I am not advocating vaping although, for me, it??s the only thing that made ME quit smoking and feel better. I am a middle aged male, professional employee in a high stress environment. Over 30 years of Cigarettes controlling my life ?? no more. July 6, 2013 I put them down and started vaping. 1.5 packs per day and I have no desire to go back to Cigarettes. Vaping satisfies my urge for everything cigarettes were about. I purchased a Mod (heavy duty rechargeable) and refill my own juice. The rechargeable cig look-a-likes did not work for me ?? or at least weren??t sustainable. Some facts about cost: ? Would have smoked 1,590 cigs as of today (quit July 6, 2013) ? Saved $413.40 ?? less $182.36 of vaping equipment and products = $231.04 ? My budget is currently $80 per month for vaping expenses for now ?? plan on reducing I feel better but didn??t at first. I was skeptic when I first started vaping and quit smoking. Why? ? Nausea ? Dizzy ? Arms and Legs were tingling for a month (this was scary) ? Hyper or excitable Most of these symptoms were in the 1st month ?? all of these symptoms are gone after 2 months and I feel MUCH better than I did when I smoked. I figured it was my body ridding toxins of cigarettes. I started with 24mgs of juice and after a month reduced to 18mgs. I started with tobacco flavor and since I have tried spice or food flavors (Cinnamon,vanilla, mocha etc..)I no longer like tobacco taste!! Flavors are endless. No more wheezing at night; lungs coming back; smell is back; taste is coming back; skin color better; don??t CRASH at 1:30pm anymore and I don??t smell like a stale cigarette anymore! Do your research, talk to your Doctor, get on a e-cig blog or forum site. Choose a good product to start with. I wish all of you analog smokers the best of luck. If anyone understands how difficult it is to quit, I DO!