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    Default Re: can we have a positive money thread?

    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    haha, im calm! i just know im not the only one who thinks a positive thread is helpful. if you dont, im sorry.

    I never said that either. Please, read for content.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    well, you might not consider it bragging, but I do. And I think it's rude, which is why I don't do it.

    But I only wrote my story because I don't think it's bragging. It's about working hard, so I don't mind sharing.
    I disagree^^. I don't think it is rude at all, infact it is extremely motivating. If girls wanna bitch about their bad nights it ok, so we should be able to be proud and get a pat n the back so to speak if we do well. I will be proud with you Britt!

    Plus if i see girls doing well consistantly and mentioning it on here, I see it as they are doing it so I can too. Same as with negativity, but who wants that?

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    I've said it before on here, but I don't mind girls talking numbers on here - it's weird if it's in your club or something, but on the internet I don't mind. Sometimes we have no clue what's good or great or crap, and that's hard, when you are self-employed or contractors or whatever we all are.

    I could name the girls on here who've let it be known that they are top girls and have told us more than once about their great nights, but I respect that and I love it. I love hearing that it's possible to make x amount of money. It's really made me realize that it's possible, and I keep setting my goals higher and higher because of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    there's actually a very positive outlook for dancers working in the 'right kind' of clubs ... namely clubs that are frequented by FOREIGN customers. Keep in mind that from the point of view of a foreign businessman or tourist, the deteriorating US dollar makes all of his spending seem like a bargain in terms of his home currency (the Euro, the Yen, whatever)

    For US clubs, I guess this would mean that the best opportunities will be found in big city clubs that are hubs for foreign businessmen (like New York), or are hubs for foreign tourists (like South Florida)
    I've experienced this first hand!

    Another thing I would like to add, I'm not club hopping anymore either.

    I'm not bragging but last night a foreign customer that I remember from over six months ago came in and made my night, real quick and easy. Where I work we have rare repeat business so remembering him scored major points. If I had club hopped which I've been tempted to do on weekends i would have missed him and he's coming back tonight.

    I agree it's really hard mustering up positive energy after you've been dragging but it's worth it and once it gets going it feeds itself.

    I'm sticking with consistency from now on.

    Sending good money vibes out to everyone!

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    I don't think it's rude or considered bragging either. I find it refreshing to read positive posts, especially after having had a couple bad nights lately. I feel that it motivates me and gives me that boost to want to go into work.

    I posted a message to the Random Thread earlier. I'll just copy and paste it on to here since it fits the subject.

    Originally Posted by britt244
    ^ yup. i totally agree. they just dont go in because theyre convinced they won't make money. well duh, you're not going to make money sitting at home. not to mention, when people get together and have a big pity party, it puts you in the mindset that there is no money to be made. and guess what? then you don't make money.


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    I agree with this. I made it a point to stay out of the DR as much as possible last night, because that is exactly what most of the girls were doing. It's bothersome to hear all that negativity, especially right before starting my shift. Mind you, this happens on almost all my shifts.

    I stayed postive and did great last night. *Pats herself on the back* lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    haha, im calm! i just know im not the only one who thinks a positive thread is helpful. if you dont, im sorry.
    see Britt thats the thing. you started a great thread, but then you get defensive when someone like emily of all people says something that of course has to be about YOU.
    i've seen plenty posts by you that do seem to be bragging.
    good for you that you are doing great and alot of us are. so this seems to be a bit of a contradiction from you.
    what started out being a uplifting post went down hill because of your statements.
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    This month has been the worst for me in a long time. But the last two nights I worked (Wednesday and last night) I banked. I did so much better than I've done in months, and it was definitely an attitude thing! Tonight I went in for a few hours and left early because I've been really sick. But even in those few hours, I made about as much as if I'd stayed until 12 or 1 on another night. I think my mindframe is making all the difference. Great thread, Britt, SW needs this!

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    I had a great day today! I worked the day shift, 3-7, and with the snow I thought for sure it would suck. A new guy that's been hanging out in the club was in and I baked with my stage sets! I made over $400 just in stage money, that's $100 an hour! (not including my LD's)

    I did better than the ball grabbing whore today! Yeah me!

    Thanks for the positive thread!

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    I fully encourage talking numbers. I want to know what's possible, what other girls are up to and how I stand. I also realize that markets are different, business models are different and cost of living is different all around the country. All this makes talking numbers a relative practice.

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    ^ the problem with that is that it makes some people uncomfortable, and then they may not participate in the thread, which would be a shame. but yeah, i've said it before and i'll say again, i have no problem talking numbers and i think it helps. when i say i have a good night, that might be a FANTASTIC night to someone, and only a so so night to someone else. so it would give some better perspective, imo.

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    I hope I can post back tomorrow after having a good shift. However, I'd like to make the point that money-made-per-night is often relative, meaning that a thousand a night in NYC has less value than a thousand a night in a smaller town with a smaller cost of living. And if a stripper makes a thousand a night and pisses it all away, then it really doesn't have much value. A stripper doing two hundred a night and saving and living frugally is doing better than a stripper who is the top earner and pisses it away.

    All hypothetical thoughts, not meant towards any one person. I firmly believe in having another stream of income so I don't strip full-time; that's just my M.O.
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    Things have been bangin' at my club. Pardon my manners, but I made over a grand two nights in a row. (I've only made over a grand 6 times before... so it felt stellar!) It can be done! I actually have a regular now who is an absolute pleasure to spend time with. Most of my VIP sales are first-time sales with men I have just met that very night. It feels good for once.

    ----end bragimony------

    Positive things are happening this month.

    Some encouragement for you all:

    Business travel started up again full force this week, as the holidays have finally wound down. Although the Christmas credit cards bill are hitting our customer base, we can still be thankful for those lonely travelers with money to spend. Groups of business men are also coming in looking to impress their co-workers by slinging 20's.

    You may have a couple of bad nights in a row... but just remember that bad streaks never last forever. The night that you feel uninspired about going in could be your next big night.

    Use the slow nights to discipline yourself. Hustle is as much the discipline to keep at it as it is skill. Don't give up. Keep up the energy and persist. You can create good habits for yourself this way!

    Good luck to all you girlies out there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    there's actually a very positive outlook for dancers working in the 'right kind' of clubs ... namely clubs that are frequented by FOREIGN customers. Keep in mind that from the point of view of a foreign businessman or tourist, the deteriorating US dollar makes all of his spending seem like a bargain in terms of his home currency (the Euro, the Yen, whatever)

    For US clubs, I guess this would mean that the best opportunities will be found in big city clubs that are hubs for foreign businessmen (like New York), or are hubs for foreign tourists (like South Florida)
    always work at the club that cabbies recommend most!

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    ^ That's not always true though. Out here, the cabbies recommend the club that is paying them the best...and that may not always be the best club to work at. There is one club here, well known for being terribly shitty rip off place, but they were payign the cabbies the highest for awhile to get people in..but I would never dream of working there, or being a customer there.

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    I don't like to talk numbers, but this is a great idea for a thread. Let's keep it positive.


    Meh. I don't normally work Sunday nights, but dammit, I'm working tonight and I'm gonna make good money!



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    Britt, I remember how hard it was to make good money in that club. Congrats! I'm really happy for you.
    As for me, I haven't really noticed a decline in money this month, and possibly even an increase. I work hard though, and NEVER stop talking to customers. It's not easy, but I love dancing and talking so it's enjoyable to me.
    And guess what?? For the FIRST time in my life, Thursday DAY I got RAINED ON!!!!!
    It's never happpened to me before...and is a rarity in our club. I made over $150 in my stage set, and then got 3 privates with that guy. It made me sooo happy!
    Let me also add it's hard to stay in the mood at my clubs, because at times there are NO customers until 2, when we open at 11 and are out by 7pm (unless you stay over).
    I really hope everyone else has a fantastic evening too!!!

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    I love this idea for a thread. its nice to hear some girls are still makig money. Sometimes from reading this board you'd wonder why any of us do this job as it seems none of us make any money. I've been working really hard the last 2 months trying to save for my BA and its been really frustrating as instead of being able to save 7-800 pw like i expected. I've only been able to save about 300. Now this weekend I've put away 700! Yeay!!!!! Finally a weekend like normal. Its really given me a boost and motivated me to keep on working. Even though i really can't be bothered at the mo I've been dragging myself in, thinking anything i come out with is more than i had, not getting pissed off if I'm not banking. Its January afterall so you just have to keep plodding along. Keep going girls, there is still money out there to be made!



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    I know I posted a negative thread yesterday, but I have to add to the positive vibes today! Last night I went from not breaking $100 a night to my first night in a new club, and I made $207 after my fees!!! So I'm positively thrilled!

    This is a club that I honestly wasn't too keen on dancing in, but I gave it a shot and BANKED! While the other dancers were complaining about how slow it was, I was giving LDs. AND one of the waitresses complimented me on my hustle! I guess the girls at this new club don't hustle as much or as hard as they did at my previous clubs.

    I was doing my "standard" hustle, and the waitress said, "I overheard you talking to those guys at the bar, and I was thinking, 'DAMN! This girl is gonna make some MONEY!'"

    So I'm thrilled! The club has a reputation as being a hangout for black and Latino gang-bangers, so I didn't think the money would be that great. But then I realized that it's also surrounded by about three really nice hotels geared to business travellers, and there were actually quite a few out-of-towners there last night, so it was all good!

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    Okay I'll contribute. The last week or two has been pretty good at my club. We've been getting a pretty busy crowd on weekend nights starting around 11pm or so. The weeknights haven't been too bad either. On Wednesday when I was cocktail waitressing, there were a few groups of people with credit card tabs. They each tipped pretty decently. This one guy only rung up a tab of $25, but he tipped $20 on top of that, which is a pretty nice % tip. On Friday when I sold shots, guys were buying multiple shots and some doing quick rounds of shots, which meant just taking the shots and drinking them without me having to put in all the effort and extra time to sit on their lap and feed it to them...that was pretty cool, because I still made commission + tip but I did less work.

    Last month, I had a pretty busy night waitressing and this guy insisted on taking me to the champagne room for the last hour of the night. At my club, us servers are allowed to do dances or champagne rooms at our discretion, but we are not allowed to solicit/sell dances...we are only allowed to do them if the customers request it on their own, because the management doesn't want us stealing the dancers' thunder so to speak. I was already having a pretty decent night and it was an extra shift I was pulling in addition to my normal schedule, so the few hundred I made in the champagne room wasn't "need" money for me...so I donated all of it(after tipping out) to two charities, one for cancer research and the other for AIDS research. It felt nice doing that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paintgoddess View Post
    You may have a couple of bad nights in a row... but just remember that bad streaks never last forever. The night that you feel uninspired about going in could be your next big night.

    Use the slow nights to discipline yourself. Hustle is as much the discipline to keep at it as it is skill. Don't give up. Keep up the energy and persist. You can create good habits for yourself this way!
    These are the best words in the whole thread. I've made more this January than last January. Yea some nights are not fabulous but I still leave with more than I came with and not sitting home not making money. Why have I made more because....I went to work. Instead of last years 1-3 days a week I've been working 3-4 days a week.

    As far as the "negativity" goes I feel SW is a great place to vent. If I don't feel like commenting in the thread I'm NOT going to make a thread complaining about it. I just let the girl vent as she wants to. If we can't vent here where are we suppose to vent?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polekitten View Post
    I love this idea for a thread. its nice to hear some girls are still makig money. Sometimes from reading this board you'd wonder why any of us do this job as it seems none of us make any money. I've been working really hard the last 2 months trying to save for my BA and its been really frustrating as instead of being able to save 7-800 pw like i expected. I've only been able to save about 300. Now this weekend I've put away 700! Yeay!!!!! Finally a weekend like normal. Its really given me a boost and motivated me to keep on working. Even though i really can't be bothered at the mo I've been dragging myself in, thinking anything i come out with is more than i had, not getting pissed off if I'm not banking. Its January afterall so you just have to keep plodding along. Keep going girls, there is still money out there to be made!
    By the way, good luck with saving for your boob job! I've been there before(got mine in 2005), so I know how it is when you're trying to save like crazy for it. I remember working 7 days/week(often double shifts, too!) so that I could get everything saved up and squared away for it(I wouldn't recommend working TOO hard though, since you don't want to get burned out or frustrated from all-work-no-play). Don't worry, you'll get there! I see that you're about halfway there, so you're doing good so far!

    When are you looking to get your BA done? I strategically got mine done in the summer, because I knew that the summer months would be dead dead dead...so what better time to miss a few weeks of work while recovering from surgery? The winter months are probably a pretty good time too. But I guess it all really depends on the location you work at and the type of club.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TigersMilk View Post

    As far as the "negativity" goes I feel SW is a great place to vent. If I don't feel like commenting in the thread I'm NOT going to make a thread complaining about it. I just let the girl vent as she wants to. If we can't vent here where are we suppose to vent?
    I agree! Admittedly I use SW to vent or to seek out a diverse variety of opinions on something I'm concerned about. There are many times that I will express dissatisfaction on SW about something that I wouldn't dare complain about in real life. Also, it is a lot easier to complain via typing on a computer than to say something face-to-face in person...I tend to be a lot more free with my opinions through writing than through talking on the phone or (worse yet) in person. But the good thing is, venting can help me to seek out opinions and helpful advice, or at least people who can relate, so that I have the assurance of knowing that I'm not alone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhillyDancer1982 View Post
    But the good thing is, venting can help me to seek out opinions and helpful advice, or at least people who can relate, so that I have the assurance of knowing that I'm not alone.
    I truly believe that what venting is for. When I read one of those threads I don't think the girl wants to drag anyone down with her I think she's reaching out to others who maybe have had the same experience. It would kinda suck here if there were no venting threads...all stepford strippers going "everything is fine money is great".
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    I'd love to contribute to this thread. I've said for a long time we needed one, thanks, Britt!

    I'm going in tonight, I'm fired up, and I'm gonna make bank!

    Good luck to you ladies!

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    No. I want to sulk.

    just kidding. Money hasn't been super amazing this month and it makes me feel better to know that it hasn't been great for a lot of people because I know it's not just me. But this is a good thread. Even when it's shitty I just try to hustle hustle hustle and talk to everybody. I'd rather make $300 on a crappy night (which would have practically made me cry over the summer) then sit and gossip and bitch all night and hardly make my tipout.
    Theres nothing you can do but keep on working. Money sucks so I go to the gym and try to learn new pole tricks when I'm at work and it's so slow that nobodies even paying attention if I mess up. So I'm not going to say I'm making loads of money and doing fantabulos...but I'm making the best of what I have to work with, so thats postive I think.


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