Depends... I have a colleague at work who has 3 el-cheapo Ego batteries and 3 PT2 clearos. She's had them from day one, a year and a half ago, and she doesn't want to give them up because she says they're enough to keep her off tobacco. She's sat on the batteries more times than she can count, filled them with sand at the beach, had one fixed by our company's electronics workshop when it had a wire come unsoldered. Her gear looks totally battered. But she says she'll use it as long as it won't quit, because she sees no point in spending any more money than necessary.
It's all a matter of perspective. Me, I've given up all pretense of saving money. I like luxury vaping as a lifestyle choice in its own right - the same way I spend unreasonable amounts of money on expensive liquor - and that's fine. I could be collecting stamps or building model airplanes, but instead, I get my kicks out of a nice vape and a nice glass of booze.
