Well I guess I can say one thing that is for sure. DIY definitely saved me. 38 years old and I smoked cigarets since I was 13. My wife and I started vaping about 5 years but could never completely let the cigs go until I started making my own E-juice like 3 years ago. Nothing beats having unlimited combinations of flavor at your hands and not having to worry about running out. My favorite recipes are mostly desert and bakery types and allot of fruits and nutty flavors mixed with creams. Coil/tank setup of choice- Falcon mesh w/ Falcon king. Vaper storm Puma mod and allot of VandyVape mods&tanks. RDAs always good too for testing and Squonking.