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I got Into Camming Because...
I am wanting to start a quick thread to understand what had you ladies got into camming. I will start this. I got into camming in Dec of 2012. After losing my job as a receptionist and working odd end work, I did some googling and found Sexyjobs.com. I hadn't considered camming by this time yet. I had found ads for Virutal Sex worlds. I tried this out for merely a whole day before giving up and actually found a forum on Stripperweb which finally led me into the world of camming. I joined the chat here for support and got answered luckily a lot of questions. Now onto why I started and won't stop camming. It gives me freedom to provide for my family. I don't have to slave at min. wage in retail and live an uncomfortable life. Also added bonus I can work from my bedroom! I previously worked from home working as a social media manger (before it was "the thing") and also a web designer. Camming pays way better and isn't that flooded...yet.
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Because if one more SC customer helped himself to my body, I'd end up in jail. Also, I was having up to twenty drinks a night to strip. I'm too hot for jail or liver damage, so something with no contact was a godsend.
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I got into camming 4 years ago because i just turned 18 and moved alone with my bf ,i had highscool to finish ,he had a bad paid job(he was 22 at that time and he just started working), we had rent and other expenses and we needed money quickly.
Now after 4 years i managed to finish my highscool, 2 universities (1 finished this year and the other i finish in summer), we will start building our own house next year,i bought my own car with cash money and now is coming a newer car,i hope by april if things go well.Theese won't be paid cash,but camming will help me pay the credit pretty fast if i sacrifice myself a bit in 2015 and work more to get rid of bills.It will worth for sure!
Also I could help my bf finish his studies too.Now he also has a great paid job at a company and I am happy he didn't get himself comfy to live on my money and he got ambitious to prove he is not a pussy (as said himself) hahaa :).Actually this thing makes me kinda calm when i have rought times on cam because I know I have a backup.
So all good.Camming requires discipline too,but it is still a great job! If i am sick that day,well i can sit in bed and play on play station and fuck work :)
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Originally Posted by
SweetJulia
Because if one more SC customer helped himself to my body, I'd end up in jail. Also, I was having up to twenty drinks a night to strip. I'm too hot for jail or liver damage, so something with no contact was a godsend.
O god I danced for a little wen I first turned 18... But eww gross you have to smell how many dif men's cologne and Bo and bad breath/ drunk breath..etc... Camming is awesome in that sense. Lol
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A bitch was broke and needed a job :D
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cause i quit my job to go to school and like an idiot i spent all my financial aid and student loan money in like a month... wtf.. Yea but I've done nude modeling before and camming seemed like a better option cause I wouldnt have to be face to face with pervie photographers :p
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Originally Posted by
Ms.Lacey
A bitch was broke and needed a job :D
Same here was broke as fuck. Plus I made 2000 a month working a 9-5 job plus 1 hour of travel, and to be honest Im in a major city in Canada and I dont quite understand how people can live on 2000 a month when rent is at least 1300 (1 bedroom)
Love camming cause even if I only make 2000 a month it didnt take me 160 hours!
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I was in High School and couldn't find a job. I took some paid modeling jobs for awhile but they weren't paying enough so I advertised skype shows on Craigslist (back when they had the adult section) and by the time I graduated, I had over 2K in savings. Then I stopped camming for like 2 years and took random jobs for awhile but I was tired of being broke ... and yeah, here we are now.
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I got into camming because I lost my retail job at Kohl's and American Eagle, and I didn't want to be homeless for a third time. I wanted to have MONEY. I thought about camming when I was 18, an I finally ended up doing it at 20.
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I was working 70-90 hours for around $300, maybe close to $400 on a good week, at a hard job. I'd always thought about camming/sex work in general but hadn't had the chance to try it out (I lived with family up until a few months before I started camming.) Once I tried it out the choice was obvious.
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I got into camming in 2011 when i realised it was real hahaha. I was already working and had a great career but camming offered me everything i wanted which was to work from home via the internet & get paid.
Think it's important to mention though that camming does not just equal easy money/ tons of money - it is hARD work and isn't for everyone. There are constantly threads here about how slow it is, how hard it is to make money, booo I made 0 money etc.
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I got into camming because I wanted to choose who's dick to suck to work my way to the top.
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Well?? I got into camming because I spent 3 yrs in dating hell trying to find a husband to help me raise my young kids, Naturally every guy I dated just wanted to fuck!.. One of the guys I went on a date with suggested to me to be a camgirl just out of the blue, So I researched it and kept it in the back of my mind for 3 yrs and then when I got laid off from my Insurance job and unemployment ran out I decided to give it a try. 12yrs later still NO husband so I guess I made the right decision..lol
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But in all seriousness. I got into camming because I had student loans and medical bills piling up and I didn't expect my boyfriend (now husband) to help me pay them.
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Originally Posted by
JustPeachyNikki
Same here was broke as fuck. Plus I made 2000 a month working a 9-5 job plus 1 hour of travel, and to be honest Im in a major city in Canada and I dont quite understand how people can live on 2000 a month when rent is at least 1300 (1 bedroom)
Love camming cause even if I only make 2000 a month it didnt take me 160 hours!
It's... I understand your feelings XD $16 an hour in an entry level, full time trades job is barely enough to live here. I'm an Albertan (which makes me feel insane when I check the weather :/), and when I was trying to find a place with my SO we ended up looking in a few different cities... Found nice places as low as $1150 a month including all utilities :) and within easy driving/bussing distance of a very large city :)
Camming is something I got into so that I'd be able to help my SO with the bills while I looked for an apprenticeship in the trade I want. Gave up on nursing :(
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Originally Posted by
JustPeachyNikki
Same here was broke as fuck. Plus I made 2000 a month working a 9-5 job plus 1 hour of travel, and to be honest Im in a major city in Canada and I dont quite understand how people can live on 2000 a month when rent is at least 1300 (1 bedroom)
Love camming cause even if I only make 2000 a month it didnt take me 160 hours!
I hear ya. I was living in Toronto - had a very stressful career in finance but was exploited in terms of my salary and all those freaking overtime hours I worked. Needed a PT job to make my ridiculously high rent each month and realized that working at Starbucks or waitressing wouldn't cut it and would leave me even more exhausted so I started on MFC P/T. Realized I loved camming and in April quit my job and went full time on SM. Moved to a smaller town on the opposite side of the country and live in a huge house for what I was paying in rent in TO and am making nearly triple what I was in my "career".
And to think, some troll yesterday told me to "get a real fucking job". Ummmmm NO THANKS. ;)
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Originally Posted by
SweetJulia
Because if one more SC customer helped himself to my body, I'd end up in jail. Also, I was having up to twenty drinks a night to strip. I'm too hot for jail or liver damage, so something with no contact was a godsend.
I kind of feel like you. I am getting into camming for the same reasons... clients who can't keep their hands to themselves. I'd rather be viewable, but not touchable. LOL Plus, I am ready to have a job where I can go anywhere with it and be with my family. Right now I'm unable to be near my family with my current job, but in a couple days, I can virtually do anything and go anywhere. :) So glad I found SM and SW.
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I was a full-time student doing 18 credit hours a semester and no one would hire me. My husband got laid off, I needed to find immediate work. I was going to strip but the Tampa clubs have a bad reputation, and I didn't want to get mixed up in that. So thanks to Evelyn and a few other girls here, I was convinced to become a camgirl. That was back in August of 2012.
I've since quit school because I still couldn't handle the load of camming and school, I fell out of love with my major, and I ran out of loan money.
Also, it's not mentioned here, but every lady should have a way "out" if they need one. A Plan C that doesn't involve adult work. Just in case. Think on it, make sure you have a backup plan. Invest, save, etc etc. You get the drill. :)
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I needed a job after i quit my previous job & could not find something to pay good enough to cover my high ish expenses, i got into camming starting at a studio, camming at home after staying at studio for 5 months, for me it was and still is a compromise as i wanted to work something different, i studied arts & wanted to become a successful artist but art does not pay off so i got into camming where the money were/ are (less now a days, was a lot better & less crowded back in 2001). Went 75% off cam for 2 years working tiring jobs in retail & office but when the crisis started in 2009 i got laid off & could not find anything good anymore so i got back on cam.
Now i have health issues that wont allow me to work vanilla jobs anymore even if i want to so it looks like i will cam as long as i can till i get old lol. The problem here in my country in EE is that all these years camming do not count for pension later on, is like i did not work at all these years (14 years in total cause i kept working part time even when i had my vanilla jobs). I am not familiar with pension system in western countries, are u getting something out of ur camming career later on? This is my issue here & a reason of concern for the future otherwise i would not be worried at all.
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I got into the adult industry after I was laid off from my job in Corporate America. That was in 2008. So glad that I work for myself.
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Originally Posted by
AliceFun
I needed a job after i quit my previous job & could not find something to pay good enough to cover my high ish expenses, i got into camming starting at a studio, camming at home after staying at studio for 5 months, for me it was and still is a compromise as i wanted to work something different, i studied arts & wanted to become a successful artist but art does not pay off so i got into camming where the money were/ are (less now a days, was a lot better & less crowded back in 2001). Went 75% off cam for 2 years working tiring jobs in retail & office but when the crisis started in 2009 i got laid off & could not find anything good anymore so i got back on cam.
Now i have health issues that wont allow me to work vanilla jobs anymore even if i want to so it looks like i will cam as long as i can till i get old lol. The problem here in my country in EE is that all these years camming do not count for pension later on, is like i did not work at all these years (14 years in total cause i kept working part time even when i had my vanilla jobs). I am not familiar with pension system in western countries, are u getting something out of ur camming career later on? This is my issue here & a reason of concern for the future otherwise i would not be worried at all.
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AliceFun,
Most companies in the United States have done away with pension programs. Even government workers are not guaranteed the same pensions they once were. The key is to aggressively save and to invest wisely. Pay yourself first. You should make enough money so that 10% - 30% of your earnings go to a savings account each and every pay period. For me my earnings are divided like this: 30% goes to living expenses. 30% goes to taxes. 30% goes to savings. 10% goes to business expenses. You need to be responsible for funding your own retirement. Do not look for anyone else to do this for you. :twocents:
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Originally Posted by
AliceFun
I needed a job after i quit my previous job & could not find something to pay good enough to cover my high ish expenses, i got into camming starting at a studio, camming at home after staying at studio for 5 months, for me it was and still is a compromise as i wanted to work something different, i studied arts & wanted to become a successful artist but art does not pay off so i got into camming where the money were/ are (less now a days, was a lot better & less crowded back in 2001). Went 75% off cam for 2 years working tiring jobs in retail & office but when the crisis started in 2009 i got laid off & could not find anything good anymore so i got back on cam.
Now i have health issues that wont allow me to work vanilla jobs anymore even if i want to so it looks like i will cam as long as i can till i get old lol. The problem here in my country in EE is that all these years camming do not count for pension later on, is like i did not work at all these years (14 years in total cause i kept working part time even when i had my vanilla jobs). I am not familiar with pension system in western countries, are u getting something out of ur camming career later on? This is my issue here & a reason of concern for the future otherwise i would not be worried at all.
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Minimum wage job in my country pays a whopping...
Get ready for this...
$2 / hr!
If you even can find a job.
So I started camming to move out of that shithole :P
I live in London now, thank you oh thank you horny men of SM
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I got into camming after I got fired from my office job for not giving a shit enough, and I realized "normal" jobs weren't for me, and I needed money for school. Also I hate wearing pants to work.
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I got into camming after the company I was working for went under( sales in corporate America). Along with it went my investments and savings.
Too old, and burnt out to go back to stripping in clubs I now just do private party dance gigs), I looked on craigslist for any type of dance or modeling gigs, and saw ads for camming.
I had heard of camming back in 2006 from a friend of mine who was doing it, but blew off the idea because I never though my job would end. Plus I didn't even own a computer!
I applied to a physical studio about 45 minutes outside of the city, and asked a million questions before I started working there. It was a Naked.com franchise. Horrible! Didn't make that much money.
The studio was new, and really didn't know what they were doing. But a sweet angel cam girl there took me under her wing and taught me about camming. She helped me buy my first computer, and showed me how to set it up.
She turned me onto MFC, and then SM, so I could work at home on my own, and quit the studio.
I will always be grateful to her.
I was surprised when I got paid, because I have to admit, I really thought it was a scam.
I don't make nearly the amount of money that I did in my corporate job, or even at the clubs back in the day stripping, but it's a good transitional job for me, and I am very thankful for it.
Combined with doing pso part time, I'm very happy.
I also just started a vanilla job I love, so its nice to cam when I want for extra money.