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    Default I'm just so GOOD at my job

    Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting my very expensive college education. Ok, I feel that way a lot of the time. But dammit, I'm just so good at being a stripper! Does anyone else feel this way? I know it might seem like an easy job to outsiders, but we all know how easy it is to burn out in this line of work. And let's face it, most civilian girls are just not cut out to handle the pressures of this job. But after 8 years of stripping I just keep getting better and better.

    I turned 27 yesterday at work and some new custies couldn't believe I was even 21. I told them how long I'd been dancing and they about fell on the floor. All the time I hear about how sweet and normal I look. The thing is, I still am sweet and normal. I realize that stripping might change some people for the worse but it just hasn't done that to me. Actually it's made my life so much better. I have my freedom and my fun and I've saved a lot of money and learned a whole lot about myself and other people.

    I guess I'm just feeling reflective now that I've turned another year older and I wanted to start a positive thread. I feel like I'm hitting my stride and really entering my peak earning years as an entertainer. I feel confident and competant at my job. With all the negativity and stripper-bashing going on in other forums I just had to write something encouraging. So who else feels proud to be a stripper? I know I'm not alone!

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    Rock on!

    I love this job. Sometimes I wonder if I should take a break from college and dance full-time.

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    Lucky You. Rock on with your bad self.

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    my degree definitely prepared me for my day job, but I miss dancing.

    If you got it, FLAUNT IT. :-)

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    Im much better at hustling than cutting hair - and I enjoy dancing much more... I really like my job and plan to do it another 4 years (maybe 5)

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    Stripping is my carreer, I don't ever want to do anything else. I have contingency plans just in case, but as long as I look good I'll do what I love. Why waste my life being miserable just to make more money long term? I only need to be comfortable, and I've got that set up. Sounds like we're peas in a pod- only I didn't bother with college but instead study whatever catches my interest (mostly history) on my own. I have a business making rennaisance costumes that I can retire to when needed.

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    I feel exactly the same way, and i also recently turned 27, but i've been dancing for 9 years. Yeah, I have my degree, but stripping really is my forte. I'm just really good at getting guys to part with lump sums of money...Its a gift. So i think it would be a waste of my talent to get a real job. i do things on the side(real estate), but i'm definetly not quitting for a good long time. And I don't see why anyone would want to after doing this. Hmm get a real job, work 40 hours a week...or...work 2 nights a week make 2+ times that much...let me think about that...
    These days I like to count my money. I like to wash it delicately and iron it. Sometimes I dry it with some bounty to make it all nice and cuddly. I love my money... did I say that out loud?

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    Good for you! I feel the same. I was just saying on Sunday, eventhough I've started my own business I still love stripping. I find the job hard work, tiring, mentally draining, but I love the freedom it gives me. I can afford to work all day in my office Monday to Friday despite the face that the business isn't turning a profit yet, dance Friday, Saturday and sometimes even Sunday, make enough to live on while still putting money away for savings. I'm 25 and I have my own business, and I've funded it without help from bank loans or help from parents, not many people my age can say that.
    Even when the business can support me I'll still dance at the weekends, its just too much money to give up. I'll be dancing till my boobs touch my knees!



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    I know what you mean, but for me I go back and forth. Some days I hate stripping and am miserable and think that my life would be so much easier if I went back to school...other days I love my job and can't imagine going back to the drudgery that is school and 9-5.

    Depends on my mood, which fluctuates wildly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BalletBaby View Post
    I love this job. Sometimes I wonder if I should take a break from college and dance full-time.
    No. It's a lot easier to finish college and keep dancing than it is to quit school, dance full time, and try to get back into the rhythm of school.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ViolaStrings View Post
    No. It's a lot easier to finish college and keep dancing than it is to quit school, dance full time, and try to get back into the rhythm of school.
    I agree. And something about being in school actually helps my money at work. It's like I already have a disciplined mindset going on from school, and it carries over into the club. And I don't spend time goofing off and being lazy because I know I need to make my weekly goal in 3 nights so I have time for homework, etc. And I suspect that having a life and goals outside of the club helps keep me sane. But as always, that's just my observation and your mileage may vary. And after you finish school, there's the priceless feeling of "I don't need these men or their money; I have a degree and marketable skills and could quit tomorrow if I wanted." And that "I don't need to be here" attitude is great for money.

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    I feel like I'd miss so many things about stripping too, but I can't shake the nagging feeling that it's all going to fall out from under me and suck hard in however many years. I can't trust that I'll keep making the same money I've been making for the last three years in the next three years to come. If I could rely on things staying the same, I might look at things differently.

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    I like this thread!

    I work with an escort who had been in school getting her degree, and on her graduation day she called me and told me how depressing it was to think that she had spent all that time and money to go out and earn LESS than she ever would here. Also how working a "real" job took so much more effort.
    I mean that said it's awesome she got a degree and has something to go to after this, but it was a good point and I figure as long as you're enjoying what you do and especially if you're getting better at it, why would you WANT to go back?!

    It's probably different with stripping than escorting, because you guys have to dance all night and wear those shoes (!!!), but I know at least with escorting that the amount of money coming in for the amount of effort going out is AWESOME.

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    i totally know where your coming from any club i work at i am a top 3 earner, and i have been doing it for 6 years. most dont believe i am 28. i dont have the college education, but i love dancing and what i do. its a challenge every night and sure i hate it some days but that usually has to do with management.

    we rock!

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    I feel you. I guess my Psychology degree helped me learn how to make men part with their money. lol!

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    Realistically I think I could dance until my late 30s without looking or feeling "too old". I don't smoke or drink or tan and I live a pretty healthy lifestyle. But I'm fully aware that my dancing days will come to an end at some point. Therefore I've been financially conservative. I live off about 1/3 of my income and I save the rest. I haven't become dependent on a large income to support my lifestyle, so when the time comes to take a pay cut it won't be a shock. In fact I'll have banked many years of savings.

    The real truth is I have no desire for a mainstream job. Not now and probably not ever. And I haven't exactly figured out what I want to be when I grow up. So I realize that I'm not spending my time climbing the corporate ladder, and while other professionals hit their peak in their 40s, I'm hitting it now. By the time I hit my 40s I'll be starting over. I hope that by then I will find something else to be passionate about and successful at. Ideally I'd like to be self-employed and run my own business. Alternately I might need to go back to school if I decide to specialize in something. Plenty of people are uncomfortable with this degree of uncertainty in their lives, but it is a risk I'm willing to take.

    I am absolutely certain that whatever does happen I will land on my feet. Stripping has taught me confidence, resilience, and resourcefulness. I do feel that my college education was valuable. I learned a lot and no one will ever be able to take that away from me. I feel guilty sometimes for paying so much from something that hasn't shown any financial return, but somes things really are priceless I guess.

    I'm happy to see so many responses. I love to hear from other career strippers about their plans and goals (yes Biggieman, we have them), and hear about other women's successes. Rock on ya'll!!!

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