So, maybe this is a matter of those who speak up are the ones with something to be proud of, but whenever an SP writes about her finances on terb, it seems she is doing great, has a house, and savings, and all her ducks in a row.
However, whenever I ask an SP about this in real life, it turns out she had not saved nearly as much as she wanted, she's not sure where the money went, etc.
I also have a couple of friends who are in this industry, one a stripper, one an SP. The stripper is always totally broke despite having huge tits and good service--I have no doubt her business is brisk. But she's always broke, and shows up at work at the end of the month trying to scrape together rent. She's an awesome girl, lots of fun, nice, but where does the money go?
The SP's nost quite as bad, but considering how much money flows through her hands, wow. She does have a condo that she has paid about $80k of capital into. But she has been working for something like 6 years now, and I know she works every day and sees at least three guys a day. Do the math, she has seen somewhere upwards of $800k flow through her hands (tax free, ahem), and all she has to show for it is $80k in her condo.
Those are the two I know first hand, and I've talked to their friends, and I've talked to other strippers and other SP's, and honestly, I mostly hear that they don't have money, even though I can see they see a lot of it.
So what is it? Does the industry attract the sort of chick who can't save? Is there something about the fast easy money that makes you lose your common sense? Does the job change otherwise sensible people into big spenders somehow?
The thing is this job is not a life-long career. You'll make your best money in your 20's when you are youngest and prettiest. It'll burn you out too (see jaded thread). So it's very much a "get in, make your money, get out and retire" kind of job. I always thought that's why the rates were so high: because these women have to save enough in a few years to retire on, so they have to charge a lot.
What gives? I'd especially like to hear from women in the industry, and not just the ones who have got it right, but the ones who for whatever reason haven't saved as much as they wanted to. Why is that?
However, whenever I ask an SP about this in real life, it turns out she had not saved nearly as much as she wanted, she's not sure where the money went, etc.
I also have a couple of friends who are in this industry, one a stripper, one an SP. The stripper is always totally broke despite having huge tits and good service--I have no doubt her business is brisk. But she's always broke, and shows up at work at the end of the month trying to scrape together rent. She's an awesome girl, lots of fun, nice, but where does the money go?
The SP's nost quite as bad, but considering how much money flows through her hands, wow. She does have a condo that she has paid about $80k of capital into. But she has been working for something like 6 years now, and I know she works every day and sees at least three guys a day. Do the math, she has seen somewhere upwards of $800k flow through her hands (tax free, ahem), and all she has to show for it is $80k in her condo.
Those are the two I know first hand, and I've talked to their friends, and I've talked to other strippers and other SP's, and honestly, I mostly hear that they don't have money, even though I can see they see a lot of it.
So what is it? Does the industry attract the sort of chick who can't save? Is there something about the fast easy money that makes you lose your common sense? Does the job change otherwise sensible people into big spenders somehow?
The thing is this job is not a life-long career. You'll make your best money in your 20's when you are youngest and prettiest. It'll burn you out too (see jaded thread). So it's very much a "get in, make your money, get out and retire" kind of job. I always thought that's why the rates were so high: because these women have to save enough in a few years to retire on, so they have to charge a lot.
What gives? I'd especially like to hear from women in the industry, and not just the ones who have got it right, but the ones who for whatever reason haven't saved as much as they wanted to. Why is that?
