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Welcum abroad! I cam for a bit extra income but it isn't my main source of income. I am however very thankful for camming because it has allowed me to live comfortably which we all know in this economy, that's a blessing.
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I would guess that the board is mostly girls whose major source of income is camming. I have other sources of income, but camming is by far the most lucrative and is the one I concentrate on.
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For me camming was just supplemental but the more I learn, the more time I put in, the more I make, the higher percentage of my income it is becoming.
I've been camming for just under 1 year.
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I'm currently camming as a second source of income, however within the next year, I'd really like to use camming to pay off plastic surgery, which in itself is a huge amount of money, my surgery will cost more than I currently make on vanilla money in a year, so I'm hoping camming can become an EQUAL source of money, but I have only been back camming for a couple months and mainly I've been focusing on clip sites, etc. However I can definitely vouch that the money IS there if you push yourself! Read the brag thread... Some of those girls make more than I make in a YEAR in 1/3 of the time!
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how many hours a week are you on cam? I ask everyone that lol.
I love clip sites too. I spend more time promoting myself than I do on cam.
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I'm currently camming as a second source of income, however within the next year, I'd really like to use camming to pay off plastic surgery, which in itself is a huge amount of money, my surgery will cost more than I currently make on vanilla money in a year, so I'm hoping camming can become an EQUAL source of money, but I have only been back camming for a couple months and mainly I've been focusing on clip sites, etc. However I can definitely vouch that the money IS there if you push yourself! Read the brag thread... Some of those girls make more than I make in a YEAR in 1/3 of the time!
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I cam for my bills. My vanilla job is only part time and I enjoy that because for me having a job (that isn't at home) is a good way to make friends and not feel depressed being in front of a computer. I would probably hate any job if I had to do it 12hrs/day every single day so it helps prevent burnout for me. And it's something I can put on a resume.
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I'm really not on cam NEARLY enough... I'd much rather make a custom clip. I'm kind of shy. :( This week, according to my streamate... I was online 3 hours last night and made $130. That's all I've done this week so far though. I find myself really struggling to get online, it takes a lot of effort for me, plus, I do WAY better on cam if I have a couple drinks, lol, but can't be drinking all the time, so :/ I just opened up a clips4sale, but I need to make just a couple more to have 10. What about you?
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I have a family of 5 and camming is our only source of income at the moment.
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Most camgirls I know only have that as their income
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Camming has been my only income for about a year now. Well - camming and clips. I think that it can actually be a MORE reliable source of income sometimes, depending on what your other options are.
Serving/shift work may have an hourly wage, but if you aren't guaranteed regular hours, it can be frustrating to try and earn your money that way. And with the economy where it is, I sometimes feel like it is more reliable to be able to control your OWN job, rather than rely on keeping one with a company.
But if you are living with your mom, and she has said that she would prefer you to have a different job, I think that it is important that you respect her wishes.
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I've been camming for two and a half years, and it has been my primary source of income for the past two years. I do have a couple of other small income streams but I don't put in as much time and effort into those so they're more for supplemental cigarette and beer money. So yeah, those don't really count. Camming and content all the way, bb.
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Camming is my only source of income. My fiance and I live VERY comfortably.
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Camming has been my only income for about a year now. Well - camming and clips. I think that it can actually be a MORE reliable source of income sometimes, depending on what your other options are.
Serving/shift work may have an hourly wage, but if you aren't guaranteed regular hours, it can be frustrating to try and earn your money that way. And with the economy where it is, I sometimes feel like it is more reliable to be able to control your OWN job, rather than rely on keeping one with a company.
But if you are living with your mom, and she has said that she would prefer you to have a different job, I think that it is important that you respect her wishes.
Yeaaah I know, I feel kinda bad because she doesn't know EXACTLY what it is..... lol Thing is I also do casual promo and ticket selling work for nightclubs in my area too so I can easily hide myself away for a bit and say I'm doing online promo (: But I'm saving for a deposit and my first month's rent for me to move out :) Oh and also, what you said about shift work being less reliable, I totally get that. I work part time doing shifts in a nursing home and one week I might get the bare minimum hours and other weeks I might have up to 6 shifts so sometimes it is alot better to be able to rely on myself. Therefore if I make myself go on for more hours I only have myself to blame I guess :)
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I am a full-time webcam model -- but the main reason for this is because I have health issues that prevent me from getting a job outside of my home.
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I have a family of 5 and camming is our only source of income at the moment.
I know this is completely off-topic, but SarahTime I had to take a moment to let you know that I admire the fuck out of you.
Not only is that not an easy task to do, you truly make it look effortless. (Even though being your 'colleague' in the same career I know that you have to be working your flipping ass off to do it.)
Kudos to you!
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justanothercamgirl
I know this is completely off-topic, but SarahTime I had to take a moment to let you know that I admire the fuck out of you.
Not only is that not an easy task to do, you truly make it look effortless. (Even though being your 'colleague' in the same career I know that you have to be working your flipping ass off to do it.)
Kudos to you!
Thank you!!! You're right, it's not easy lol :) But it's worth it so hubby can go to school full time without having to juggle work too... but even still I'll probably keep camming because I really do like it. :)
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Since I'm now 'officially retired', my camming these days is more or less confined to occasional pre-scheduled shows for a few long time regulars. However, while I was still 'actively working', I considered camming to be one more marketing tool to supplement my live club dancing, mag and video work etc.
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Camming is my main source of income yes. Although when I say camming, that includes custom vids, clips and such as well.
Also, my boyfriend is ill, and cannot work at the moment, so I support both of us on this....not as impressive as a family of 5, but still!
You CAN do it, but in all honesty, you have to ENJOY being on the internet....(well, imo) even if i wasn't camming I would probably have no problem spending as much time on the net as I do.
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My source of income is camming at the moment because I am oversea for few months. And I do ok. :)
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Camming is "MY" only source of income but then again, I don't have to work because I am a SAHM/W for a number of years now and decided to cam just for extra money and to have something different to do at times.
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Sarah how do you do it?! I have 3 kids, and I really love camming. For a while I did it every night because my husband worked nights and I'm a night owl so I didn't have anything else to do. Now he's on dayshift so he's asleep at night and I lay there wide awake wishing I could cam. Horrible huh? It just sucks knowing how much money I could make but can't do it!
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I know the feeling. I an available to cam at night after my kids are fast as sleep and my husband knows about me camming and everything but at nights is our time to relax and cuddle so it's hard finding time to cam which is why I am hardly able to do it and I'm also often thinking about money I could be making while we're relaxing and just chill in lol, but oh well lol
feeling Bunnyluvin525;2411644]Sarah how do you do it?! I have 3 kids, and I really love camming. For a while I did it every night because my husband worked nights and I'm a night owl so I didn't have anything else to do. Now he's on dayshift so he's asleep at night and I lay there wide awake wishing I could cam. Horrible huh? It just sucks knowing how much money I could make but can't do it![/QUOTE]
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Thats me too! I don't want to just ditch him every night because with kids and his work too its like we already never see each other. But its impossible to do it during the day with them here. i tried once during nap time since they all sleep at the same time and the baby starting crying in the middle of a private chat! It was horrible.
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I cam to have spending money! Putting a bit aside for savings but I don't have anything to pay for.