This is the part that confuses me. When you say "translate stripping sales experience into resume experience" do you mean use stripping to get another sales-related job and THEN apply to a high-end sales/marketing/recruiting/consulting position? Or do you mean, fudge your resume so that stripping appears as a sales position. ("Erotic Consultant"?)





lmao @ "erotic consultant".
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I've thought about just telling people I've been a life coach for the last 5 years.![]()




I danced for six years. By the fourth year, I wanted out of the biz, but it took me THREE times of "quitting" before I was actually able to quit for real, because my debt was such a huge burden that could not be handled through means of a regular job. I would go work a regular job for a month, and then find that my debt would cause me to go back to stripping again and again. So this was the plan that worked for me and freed me of having to go back to stripping again and again:
#1 -Get yourself out of debt. Pay off as much as much debt as you can!! Pay off credit cards and other debts down to a point where they can be managed with a non-stripping job.
#2. Save up and stash as much cash as you can toward a "Dancing Retirement Fund.'
For my "Dancing Retirement Fund" I saved *three months* of cash for the following. (I chose three months because I felt it was a fair amount of time to transition from stripping to regular job.) Take what you spend each month on the following and multiply it by three:
1. All bills including: Rent, utilies, credit cards, gas, and food. (e.g. If your monthly bills are $2000, then you would need to save $6000.) Don't forget to include any medication you may have to pay out of pocket for. This is the biggest one out of the three, so save accordingly. Better to overestimate than to underestimate.
2. Spending money: This would include money for personal upkeep and/or whatever "extras" you allow yourself; getting your nails done, going out with girlfriends once a week, drugstore purchases, etc.) You know what you spend monthly or should at least have a good idea, and you don't want to have to go back to dancing because you need a new set of hair extensions.
3. Emergency Fund (I cannot stress this enough!): You never know what life will throw your way so have a small cushion beneath you. I saved an extra month worth of bills and it saved my ass because so many little unanticipated things popped up during my transition from stripping to a regular job.
That was the plan that worked for me.
The transition was a challenge. It was not so much the saving because the motivation to contribute to a fund that emancipated me from stripping was motivation enough. I was radiant with motivation and energy and made more in those few months than ever!
However, what was a real challenge during the transition was the "unfamiliar" that was rough for me when I began a "regular job:" waking up at the crack of dawn (it took me literally 10 whole months before I became used to that!), not being able to spend money the way I used to, and having to step my lifestyle down a few notches. No longer could I afford hair extensions, to travel out of the country for a vacation every few months, or the trendy wardrobe I was once accustomed to. In the end though, I am becoming okay with all of this because I like who I am today a lot more than I did when I was dancing.
That's just what my experience was like. If I think of any more tips, I'll post 'em.![]()
Kaiyla's advice is great!
I'll say that for myself (I posted a long one earlier in this thread) I wasn't able to be totally financially solvent by the time I exited dancing, but I did however make sure to educate myself extensively on finances as I exited. Transitioning to a paycheck from cash every night is very difficult, so as you start thinking about leaving, start reading extensively on saving money, practicing frugality/simpler living, purchasing less, etc. All of those things helps with the shock of no steady cash flow
I have found this to be the hardest thing I have ever had to do





saving exit money is the second biggest thing (aside from realising stripping isn't the only 'good/great money' out there). even if you have to shove it in the mattress, save a lump sum to pay for expenses for at least 2 months rent and deposit on a new place (if you have to change towns to transition, as i did). if you don't have to move, save a minimum of 3 months' expenses before trying to exit stripping.
i moved to an area where stripping pays peanuts compared to straight jobs, and i had savings to cover my bills for months if it had taken me months to find decent-paying work (it took about 3 days, as i moved to a town with a thriving job market). of course, i goofed around a week or two being worried i couldn't possibly find a job of any kind, but once i actually went out and looked, it was like that episode of the simpsons where smithers goes 'can't a man walk down the street without being offered a job?'
of course, all the stage stuff i hated to do myself when working i like now, and and am primarily involved with. that's also another component of exiting/transitioning-- you can indulge your diva without stripping in clubs/parties.


This is a great thread, it really puts the whole exit strategy from dancing in full perspective.





Thank you for this thread.
I'm paying off my debts and getting myself back to a simplier lifestyle as much as I can whilst still being in this industry. Meanwhile, i want to get qualified a dog groomer. Personally I looked around for another form of self employment.. something I could easily do one-three days a week around dancing (as I'm usually only busy Fri-Sat). Something that I could keep local (gold coast area) whilst also being able to be mobile (thus be able to "set up shop" as such doing it elsewhere). Something that involved animals (as my volunteer work with www.awlqld.com.au has showed me more than enough I derive a lot of joy working with animals).
Thus thank you for this thread. It has been helpful![]()
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Only problem with DefCons is that her stripping may hender her getting a job there. Depending on what she'd be doing, she'd never pass the security check. My hubby is active duty and I work on base which is also a ship yard. Security check and clearance are wicked tight around here.
i would just think that sooooo many employers at places beyond watressing or any adult/sex-oriented industry would not take a person seriously if they knew she had been dancing. I don't know. Maybe i just have a negative outlook. Although depending on the job maybe some guys would hire you because of that just because they think it would be a turn-on to work with a dancer. But overall I would think that there's more of a chance that it would hurt you.




Check out the Dancer Wealth series that I have on my website. Naked Assests spells out exactly how to plan to get out.
As far as what to do with yourself, that is totally up to who you are. If you like dancing, then you have to find another job that you will like or you will just go back to dancing. If you hate dancing, then anything should be a step up. If you like being your own boss as a dancer, then think of starting a biz. What are your hobbies? What do you like to do? Is there a specific product that you LOVE and you feel you would be a great salesperson for? All these things affect how you will do without dancing. Give it some thought and map out some ideas!
As far as the teaching recommendation, be careful. I have been teaching for 2 years and don't quite make enough to support myself with out dancing.
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