bs_kwaj wrote:Just think of ALL the money I'd save!!!
If I include shipping costs for trades/bombs and beers for trades etc, I probably spent close to if not more than $3k on my cigar hobby this year. Maybe even 4...
But, I've had a lot of fun, and it's more or less taken the place of other leisure time activities that burn just as much money, like playing with old motorcycles, or my race car - both of which are pretty much lost for a long time now that I've got a kid. I still race, but as part of a team, no longer solo, sold the car. And now that wife and I cant just hop on a bike and ride, that's gone too.
Could definitely use the money elsewhere, but I budget a percentage for personal play money and always find something for it. So without cigars, it'll be some other fiscally irresponsible hobby. Im sure ill give up cigars at some point as well, and just find something new to explore. I'm not one to stick with a hobby forever, one I feel I've experienced it fully, I find something new.