View Full Version : I'm trying to make $10,000 this month
ViolaStrings
08-08-2007, 10:12 AM
Last night was awful! I think I'm going to try mega-hustling on only Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I don't think I have it in me to make it 5 days. I think I could work 3 days a week indefinitely, but I would burn out so fast if I keep this up. Monday and Tuesday ruin the groove for the good nights :(
holiday
08-08-2007, 10:31 AM
Don't feel down to have to change your original plan. 5 days a week is pretty crazy, that's why all of us are so amazed you've been at it. I work 3 days a week also and it's just right - I'm about to boost it up to 4 days a week for a while, in september, and that is going to be hard for me.
It's very important to avoid burnout, like you said.
GoldCoastGirl
08-08-2007, 06:41 PM
Yea... um... where is Viola ? Did she stay home with the sick BF again or go to work ? How much closer is she ?
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/images/smilies/cheerleader.gifhttp://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/images/smilies/cheerleader.gif GO VIOLA GO http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/images/smilies/cheerleader.gifhttp://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/images/smilies/cheerleader.gif
LatinaRose
08-08-2007, 06:52 PM
^^Did we get new smilies?? I remember wishing for a cheerleader one a couple months ago.
ViolaStrings
08-08-2007, 07:18 PM
Worked Tuesday, it was a slow horrible night :( BF is still sick. In bed with him now. I think 3 days a week is my maximum, so if I can work Wed-Fri (the BEST days of the week) from 8 PM to 4 AM, I think I'll make it!
I have a regular coming in Friday, and the last time he was there we were in VIP for 6 hours. No joke. It was the best night of my dancing career ($2500 after all tip outs). It should help! I can throw in some Saturdays :)
The good thing is, I'm doing the best I ever have in my career because I'm hustling my ass off, and this is the slow season around here! Most career strippers take off June/July/August because they're so slow - so I'm reaping the benefits! Apparently come September (when the kids are back in school and conventions are in town) it gets REALLY good. If I was making good money on Monday and Tuesday, I'd be more willing to work them. For now they just burn me out for the good nights.
sun child
08-08-2007, 08:41 PM
Wow, good luck with the awesome regular, and congrats for being at the top of your game during a slow time. I hope September is good here in Portland, too. 2500 would DEFINITELY help your 10K goal.
Mz. Hott Momma
08-08-2007, 10:55 PM
i wish you nothing but the best!!! go for it! stay focused and git 'er done! ;D
ViolaStrings
08-11-2007, 06:42 AM
Woo hoo! I made $2500 last night! I was in VIP from 9:30 until close - no joke!
dangerousdiva
08-11-2007, 07:12 AM
Congrats!
Sounds like this guy is a keeper, keep it up, girl!
holiday
08-11-2007, 10:12 AM
;D ;D ;D ;D I'm so happy for you! I'm also extremely jealous!
sunnie
08-11-2007, 10:24 AM
:yikes: Holy crap VS, that is frigging awesome! Congrats.
AlexxaHex
08-11-2007, 11:21 AM
This thread is pretty inspirational! I need some of that. Good luck meeting your goal, VS, although I know you don't need it. :D
sun child
08-11-2007, 11:39 AM
Yeah, I've never had a 2,500 night before! Great job! This should make your goal even easier. Hooray!
Roulette
08-11-2007, 11:55 AM
Woo hoo! I made $2500 last night! I was in VIP from 9:30 until close - no joke!
woo hoo hoo!!! awesome!!!
britt244
08-11-2007, 11:59 AM
man, i miss the days of vip rooms :-\ (my club has one but its pay by song and you have to pay in cash/get an advance on your card.. the people who come in there dont really spend like that) last night i got a couple hundred out of a guy just by asking for it, though!
austinatalie
08-11-2007, 03:31 PM
Congrats! I wish my club had a VIP!
ViolaStrings
08-11-2007, 04:29 PM
Thanks everybody! I'm so stoked! Just got back from my celebration dinner. That was the best night of my dancing career! I need the weekend off!
It was the same regular as one of my other 2 grand plus nights. He's unhappily married, rich, and cuckoo for me. Perfect money making combo!
GoldCoastGirl
08-11-2007, 08:44 PM
Well... now this smiley is definately worth re-posting.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/images/smilies/cheerleader.gif YAY VIOLA !
(i stole this smilie off somewhere else on the web btw)
mollyzmoon
08-11-2007, 11:26 PM
Hot damn!! We don't have VIP, so I couldn't make that much in a night even if all the stars did align. Nice to know some girls can though! How inspiring.
I've decided I'm going to work as many straight nights in a row as it takes to clear $5000. I made $515 tonight, so it will probably take me ten days or so. But I'm gung-ho. This is a fun gung-ho thread. Gets the money competitiveness all geared up. :)
GoldCoastGirl
08-12-2007, 02:08 AM
A little thread-jack.. $240 for one hour dance at my current club... dancers start at 6pm and can finish 5am... 11 hour shift... $2640 if you are booked at $240 per hour from start until close. Otherwise... I'd need to be booked for 4.5 hours in total to crack the $1k mark. Hmm.. so it is very do-able at my current club.
No VIP room.
Back to Viola..........................
sunnie
08-12-2007, 05:52 AM
BTW Viola, I have to thank you because I have found this thread to be really motivating. I <3 high goals. Thanks again!
MoetATL07
08-12-2007, 02:22 PM
Good Luck on your goal. You reward is really cute . You work at Pink Pony I might have to stop by one night and get a dance.
britneyireland
08-12-2007, 03:01 PM
I think Tina meant that if you ONLY work small town clubs with a few girls, you need to keep rotating so that you are always "fresh" to the patrons. Small towns with ONLY local customers get bored of the same 10 faces that are there 4 days a week.
Now, if you work at a larger, city club that has a steady stream of outta town businessmen and tourists AND can handle 50+ dancers on shift...then there is no need to rotate.
I personally prefer the latter. I rotate my out of town clients as THEY come into town....rather than me rotating through different out of town clubs. Of course, as the local economy wanes in Arizona, I may change my mind.
sexy_celeste
08-18-2007, 08:48 PM
$240 for one hour dance at my current club...
V, this is awesome!
Ive started in this dodgy place, (peep show set up) with an attached "massage" area (instead of VIP!!) where the guy pays $200 for a "massage" with at least a happy ending included in the price.
The girl gets $90 out of the fee.
Based on this Id need to work ten hours, and be booked for the whole time to make $1000.
Ive refused to do the massages (not at all my thing) so Im doing strips etc, but they pay less, although you do get tipped. (EVERYTHING is included in the massage fee)
Its not so bad, made $450 the other day (friday arvo) for around 6 hours work, but gosh I could NEVER hope to make 10,000 in a month!
ViolaStrings
08-18-2007, 09:22 PM
This week went well! Still on track!
GoldCoastGirl
08-18-2007, 10:08 PM
Where is your ticker Viola!?! I want to watch your ticker increase :)
...yeah.. i'm such a voyeur :laughing:
petitegirlxoxo
08-19-2007, 12:54 AM
Keep up the momentum viola, you can do it!
Miss_Luscious
08-19-2007, 11:40 AM
This is exactly what I needed. Thanks for the inspiration!
Farrah_Holiday
08-19-2007, 05:31 PM
Keep up the good work Viola !
Farrah_Holiday
08-19-2007, 05:38 PM
The BIG problem here is that soooo many strippers work when they need something. WHHHHY? You're supposed to go to work regularly, just like mainstream workers do. Do your parents go to work 5 days a week? Do they have a house, and money in the bank? If the water heater breaks or Roto Rooter needs to be called, don't they have money in the bank to pay for it? if a strippers car breaks down then it is time to go to work to make the repair money. if they were as responsible as mom and dad, they would have the money on hand, right?
I don't mean to be arrogant, but you are supposed to go to work everyday, and put away part of your earnings. Why is it so hard to go to work 5 days a week? It's not that big of a chore. Mainstream people do it all the time. I understand if you are in school only working 3 days, but again students need to STICK to those 3 days every week.
It's no fun being unstable, and only working enough to get by is a shaky way to live.
You don't need a reward for working 20 days in a month. That is what you should be doing all along. Fun can be had on your 2 days off a week.
Every 8 weeks of so a 7-10 day vacation is in order for those ambitious hard working strippers who stick to a schedule and have some money to show for it.
If strippers work a full time schedule every week and work smart, they won't be in a position where all of a sudden they have to have x amount of dollars fast. They'll most likely have it.
You and Mel both gave excellent advice. It seems like people wait until the last minute to do things and then get stressed out about it!
If you work consistently you'll always have what you need, when you need it. It can become frustrating to see it happen repeatedly.
StrayStripper
08-20-2007, 12:45 PM
V, this is awesome!
Ive started in this dodgy place, (peep show set up) with an attached "massage" area (instead of VIP!!) where the guy pays $200 for a "massage" with at least a happy ending included in the price.
The girl gets $90 out of the fee.
What a ripoff for the girls!
cameron_keys
08-20-2007, 12:59 PM
What a ripoff for the girls!
Seriously!! $90 for a rub and tug??? What a scam. No club,agency,etc should make a higher cut then the girl. EVER.
Lysondra
08-20-2007, 04:34 PM
^ Careful! You might piss of ctstrip and he'll mace you for talking back!
cameron_keys
08-20-2007, 04:37 PM
^ Careful! You might piss of ctstrip and he'll mace you for talking back!
LOL! I know...he's so manly. I'm scared...his pimp hand is strong
LilyLove
08-21-2007, 01:55 AM
^ Careful! You might piss of ctstrip and he'll mace you for talking back!
Oh honey, CtStrip will taze you, not mace you. Don't be a naive dumb little whore or he'll electocute you. Cause you know, he knows girls like us steal from private parties. :O
sun child
08-21-2007, 02:13 AM
I'm scared...his pimp hand is strong
:laughing::laughing::laughing:
MysteriousMystery
08-21-2007, 04:19 AM
The BIG problem here is that soooo many strippers work when they need something. WHHHHY? You're supposed to go to work regularly, just like mainstream workers do. Do your parents go to work 5 days a week? Do they have a house, and money in the bank? If the water heater breaks or Roto Rooter needs to be called, don't they have money in the bank to pay for it? if a strippers car breaks down then it is time to go to work to make the repair money. if they were as responsible as mom and dad, they would have the money on hand, right?
I don't mean to be arrogant, but you are supposed to go to work everyday, and put away part of your earnings. Why is it so hard to go to work 5 days a week? It's not that big of a chore. Mainstream people do it all the time. I understand if you are in school only working 3 days, but again students need to STICK to those 3 days every week.
It's no fun being unstable, and only working enough to get by is a shaky way to live.
You don't need a reward for working 20 days in a month. That is what you should be doing all along. Fun can be had on your 2 days off a week.
Every 8 weeks of so a 7-10 day vacation is in order for those ambitious hard working strippers who stick to a schedule and have some money to show for it.
If strippers work a full time schedule every week and work smart, they won't be in a position where all of a sudden they have to have x amount of dollars fast. They'll most likely have it.
:iloveyou:
petitegirlxoxo
08-22-2007, 01:10 PM
so viola, i decided to try working 5 days a week and um....im on my 2nd day and want to take a break already! lol! Monday was a biatch! but working yesterday balanced everything out =) i wish i can somehow motivate myself to go to work today, money should be good today!
ViolaStrings
08-22-2007, 01:17 PM
so viola, i decided to try working 5 days a week and um....im on my 2nd day and want to take a break already! lol! Monday was a biatch! but working yesterday balanced everything out =) i wish i can somehow motivate myself to go to work today, money should be good today!
I feel you! Today is a mandatory work day because my club is throwing it's annual 80s party :( Fuck this. I overslept, I'm broken out, I have a headache, and I just wanna stay home, eat the delicious food my boyfriend cooks, drink a bottle of wine, watch a movie, and bone him. MMMMM BONING.
But I will make it in! I will!
cameron_keys
08-22-2007, 01:20 PM
^^ off topic, but 80's party?? I'm a geek, but this sounds like SO much fun!!
I have a lot of respect for you girls that can consistantly work 4 or more days a week. I cant keep up that pace at the club for long before I burn out. Cpl weeks at a time tops. I can combine shoots and the club and work 4-5 days a week...but the club alone? No way in hell. The drunken public pisses me off WAY too much!
petitegirlxoxo
08-22-2007, 01:21 PM
ok....ok.... let's get our asses to work! we got money to make or at the very least get a good work out...the only work out i do is when i'm at work..lol!
ViolaStrings
08-22-2007, 01:59 PM
ok....ok.... let's get our asses to work! we got money to make or at the very least get a good work out...the only work out i do is when i'm at work..lol!
I do the same thing! We're required to work either a Monday or Tuesday, and if it's slow and I know there's no hope for VIP, I tell the DJ to put my onstage as much as possible and do as many table dances as I can!
ViolaStrings
08-22-2007, 02:16 PM
^^ off topic, but 80's party?? I'm a geek, but this sounds like SO much fun!!
I have a lot of respect for you girls that can consistantly work 4 or more days a week. I cant keep up that pace at the club for long before I burn out. Cpl weeks at a time tops. I can combine shoots and the club and work 4-5 days a week...but the club alone? No way in hell. The drunken public pisses me off WAY too much!
None of the customers will be into the 80s party, it's ill-planned so it'll just be silly :(
As for working so much, I'm starting back to school in January, so I need to
1. Make tuition one semester's tuition ($8,175), book money (probably $600 minimum), lab fees, etc
2. Pay off what's left of my credit card debt ($3500 - down from $6000!)
3. Fix my car a huge dent on the driver side of the car ($2000)
4. Try to pay off as much of my car debt as possible ($14,000)
5. Put away some cash so I can work the minimum 3 days a week and live comfortably until I finish school.
If I do all this, my bills will be minimized (probably $1500 a month), so my life can be more normal and I can save for the transition into a normal entry level (comparatively low paying) job.
I'm going to be finishing my English major and Communications minor within 2 years. I can't wait to have a day job, fall asleep with emotionally stable and wonderful 9-5er boyfriend, drive to work in the morning, have weekends off, and be part of "normal" society again. I had fun stripping, but I'm going to be over being financially dependent on it soon! I'll probably do burlesque if I miss stripping after I quit. The idea of a normal life and family keeps me coming in 4-5 nights a week. I grew up in an awful family who had nothing to give me (financially, emotionally) so the I can't wait to just have a husband, normal job, dog, 2 kids, etc. That's my idea of ultimate bliss. When I don't have the gumption to make it in, I just chant to myself "Family, family, family" and know that I have to work hard to attain it. It keeps me going.
Sunshine73
08-22-2007, 05:11 PM
^^ I'm really proud of you, the way you set goals, and your work ethic.
Keep going!
petitegirlxoxo
08-23-2007, 06:48 AM
hey sweet viola, how are you? just checking in and letting you know that i'm glad i went to work last night! i didn't make a grand, but i was pretty darn close! we should go to work together again....tonight ;D
ViolaStrings
08-23-2007, 11:28 AM
hey sweet viola, how are you? just checking in and letting you know that i'm glad i went to work last night! i didn't make a grand, but i was pretty darn close! we should go to work together again....tonight ;D
Last night was LAME because all girls were REQUIRED to work the 80s party. We were so packed in there! There were few VIP rooms, just a lot of people there to party.
But I did make SOME money. So yes, let's go in tonight! All the girls will probably be burnt out from last night and not come in, so I'll swoop in and make the cash!
petitegirlxoxo
08-24-2007, 01:27 AM
hey viola, shit..thursday was terrible i made like 400 or a little more and after tip out and everything walked out with 3 something....but i was trying hard so that sucks..but it's some money. i am thinking about finishing my 5 day "pledge" and needs to come in tomorrow but am feeling so discouraged from thursday... so what do you think? should i go or not?
muah muah!
sun child
08-24-2007, 02:51 AM
^ 3 something doesn't seem that bad to me, honestly.
DylanAngel
08-24-2007, 04:10 AM
Good luck to you Viola. Your goal is not only reasonable, it's heartwarming. I have no doubts that you'll attain what you're seeking.
It might be repressing to some, but I wouldn't give up my "normal" life for anything.