A couple of times, I went from cigs to pipe.
I found I increased lighting the pipe from a couple of times a day to about 10 times a day.
In January 2003, I quit cigs/pipe completely. Have not used either since.
I figure, with increased cost (taxes and tobacco price), I am saving about $1800-2400 per year. I use the saving to splurge occasionally — LCD TV, laptop, desktop computer, ROKU and Netflix streaming, WDTV box, etc.
Those splurges are guilt-free. And, after nearly 10 years of being smokeless, I have quite a surplus for more splurges.
I have two humidors filled with cigars. I smoke, on average, about one a month. ;-)
yes, i quit about 15 years ago. Saving tons of money.
Choice is a wonderful thing.