I started smoking as a teenager in the ’70’s and continued smoking for the next 35+ years. I tried to quit many times during those years. I tried quitting cold turkey and the patch, neither working for more than a day or so. I honestly didn’t believe that I would ever be able to stop my 1 1/2 – 2 pack per day habit. I had been hearing about electronic cigarettes being an alternative to smoking tobacco and on December 24, 2012 I picked up a disposable e-cig at a local tobacco shop. After using it for 1 day and not feeling the need for a real cigarette I started doing research on better, cheaper alternatives. I tried BLU and SmokingVapor cigalikes but they just didn’t satisfy me, I still needed a cigarette in the morning but I didn’t need one for the rest of the day so I knew I had found a way to eventually quit completely. After a couple of weeks I picked up an eGo kit and some e-juice. Within 2 weeks I was only using the eGo with no need to have a tobacco cigarette at all. That was over 6 months ago. Once I started using the eGo kit I learned that mixing my own juice was the most cost effective. I started with 36 mg nicotine juice and have since reduced the nicotine content to 18 mg. I am in no hurry to reduce it to less than that but plan to eventually be at 0 mg and possibly stop vaping all together. I currently use an eGo twist with a 3.5 ml Vivi Nova Tank. I mix my own juice flavors with 18 mg nicotine. My cost is less than $40 per month including replacing hardware when it stops working. When I smoked cigarettes I was spending over $300 per month. My health has improved, I can walk up a flight of stairs without breathing hard. I can smell thing I hadn’t smelled in many years and I can actually taste my coffee in the morning. I know that electronic cigarette products have increased my life expectancy by a few years and I can now look forward to meeting my grandchildren! Ken Frisbee California