I'm in the same boat. The only ones making money are extras or junkies. It's sad and depressing for me to walk out with less than $100 some nights.
I'm in the same boat. The only ones making money are extras or junkies. It's sad and depressing for me to walk out with less than $100 some nights.
My club has been fine up until last night, OMG everyone I saw with was like "ok I wanna go to vip but you have to tell me what goes on back there" And I am like, well u get me naked, we hang out,blah, blah blah and then they are like thats not specific enough what if I wanted more....arg! Stabstab!
ONe guy last night was like"u suck my d**k 15 dollars?" shaking head yes with a big smile on face. OH, it took a lot not to smack the f**k outta him. I know the only girls making money last night were the extras girls, and they couldnt have even made much...
OMG I feel you. This has been the worst summer for me as well income wise and I resolve to NEVER let it happen again--as in SAVESAVESAVE this fall. This summer slump isn't new and although it felt so much worse this year I was just KICKING myself for not being prepared with a savings account. My club has picked up again thank god the last little while. I got through the slump by diversifying, and depending more on my income from my home business, kicked that up a notch to get more work etc. I read the law of attraction thread in hustle hut and researching that has definitely helped too. Keep positive things will turn around
On a side note...having to depend on 500-700 a night to support your lifestyle seems a bit excessive? If you want to save a large amount of money while dancing you may need to rethink your priorities a bit...if you are making that much per night you should NOT be spending all of it...you need a safety net, and when you're done with dancing you'll want something to show for it!
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Odette, depends on where you live. In NYC, 500-700 per night isn't going to get you too far especially if you're only working 3 nights a week. :/





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^ Yeah, if you're just visiting it'd be okay, though if "cheap" is a $40 motel, that's still gonna run you $200 a week, plus cabs to get around and food... but if it's just for a working vacation and you come out a few hundred on top, I'd say it's worth it
Long term, $500 a night in NYC is not really the most bang for your stripper buck... a studio in Manhattan is around $1800 a month, so it would take 4 shifts just to pay your rent :/
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^^ Yeah true, last time I visited there i walked at least 30 miles just getting around, it was so tiring so I can imagine if I'm working out there :p I'd prob end up staying in Jersey & taking the train back & forth if could be done safely just to be able to save the money I make while there.
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"Respect is a dying art"
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Glad to know I am not the only one. I wish things would pick up again but sadly there is really nothing you can do. I mean you could change your hair, your outfit, etc but it won't change anything. The only advice I can give is to save, save, save so that you can build up a lot of cash. Especially for the coming months because your going to need it.
Staying in Jersey or Brooklyn are cheaper options, def. $500-700 is great if you are an out of towner, no doubt but you can make more than that so depending on the shift and borough set your goals accordingly.![]()
I try to stay super positive buy doing something that puts me in a good mood before coming into work so I don't feel like I'm walking to the electric chair . Last night me and a nother co worker went out for drinks and Just chatted and had fun. When we came into work we were so up beat and that trickled down to the rest of the evening . Summer time has been rough but for me I just have to force my self into a better mood because when I'm annoyed that won't help my money either
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I'm feeling the pinch! I've been doing a lot of ass kissing in order to survive, but I'm kicking a lot of my regs to the curb once summer is over! Lol





I have been back at my old club 2 weeks now and it has sucked more than ever.
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Just got in from another terrible night noo!
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Enh, I live in a comparably expensive city very comfortably on 2k a month...1500 a wk=6k a month. It takes some self control and planning to live on a budget, espescially when you are dancing and making much more than the average joe. The diva complex also will convince you that you "need" things that regular people don't. (I am not immune to this phenomenon either, I have a history of blowing my cash on (expensive) "neccessities" like lashes, manicures, new clothes, shoes, makeup, furniture etc in the past and have been working really hard to be more responsible the last year. I also wasted money in other ways like stopped buying things on sale because I didn't "need" to, throwing out coupons. Craziness! I've become a much more frugal stripper now. I've noticed it's a general trend that dancers live beyond their means to varying extents. Even if living expenses are double because I know how crazy rent is in nyc, you should be able to save SOMETHING on 6k a month....right? And if not that, there, is true insanity imo. I know that you nyc dancers are used to making crazy bank, and it always sucks when your routine is messed up and you don't get what you expect but the op needs to realise she's setting herself up to need to transition into a 72k a year job after dancing. Just to maintain her "lifestyle". That is just not going to happen unless op is a med or law student or something and even then...
sorry not trying to be a bitch or anything but...reality check needed!
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Yes. Even I had to have "the talk" with myself, and I'm extremely frugal. I'd buy random things on Amazon all of the time. Nothing too expensive, but not anything I needed. Those sorts of things can really add up! Not to mention daily / weekly habits like trips to Starbucks, car washes, etc.
It's far easier to remember to be frugal when the money is trickling in during the summer compared to when it pours in during the other seasons. And yet it's far more important to save during those money-heavy seasons! It's best to try to save 20-50% of your money regardless of the season.




most dancers I know are trying to put themselves thru school or take care of kids which blows thru 6k pretty quickly. most of us dance so we don't have to live on a near poverty budget. I don't think 2k would cover necessities in a major metropolitan area unless you compromised having your own apartment, a car, or healthy food. I think my necessities add up to $2500 and that doesn't include other monthly expenses like beauty and dance and yoga classes that help me keep in tip top shape so I can earn more. I understand the importance of saving but for a lot of us the ramen lifestyle is not worth the extra savings and the decreased enjoyment in life would probably keep us stuck at a $200/night average.
^^screw the ramen lifestyle!lbs. I think living the way you want has its ups as well, if you must make x amnt of money then you always will, you will make something happen in order to keep your necessities, you wont be a lazy person/stripper cause you cannot be. so there are ups and downs to this
I don't want to save SOMETHING, i want to save A LOT. The more I make, the more I save so yes I have high goals. And I think if you're coming to a high earning potential area (or at least higher earning than your own), then you should adjust your goals or else what's the point??





i try and save a lot, plus treat myself to one nice thing a week..i became a stripper so i wouldn't have to live like i was and me and my kid could have a decent life, and also so i could save more! the thing is, even when there's a drought i cannot bring myself to take from my savings. i blew through ten grand as a teenager that i had saved, and i am NOT allowing myself to repeat that mistake. i just work more days or drive to better clubs, whatever it takes!




yup! girls that come here with the attitude that "even $200 is more than I would make at another job" magically never seem to make a lot of money. girls that come here with the attitude that this job is not worth it for anything less than a g are in vip all night. I don't think its a coincidence.
I heard a girl earlier say how amazing a day last week was, she was like "I made an insane amount of money.....I made $700!!!" my jaw almost dropped, she has been working in lv for a long time, how can she possibly think $700 is "insane"?? wtf??? im going to bet that her quality of life and savings account pale in comparison to mine and other girls who are angry at $100-200 because her expectations are clearly disproportionately low for this club.
lmao @ insane amnt of $$ is 700$!!? I had better make that or I feel I waisted my time and I dont live in nyc! Wow, some girls need to step up the standards, were getting naked for f**k sake! Yea its better than a normal job $$ wise but we stay clothed at a normal job, where you could meet a man who would pay thousands just working to see you naked
I'm not trying to tell anyone to set lower goals, just pointing out how important it is to save money when the op's regular earning levels return so she can avoid a do-over of the same situation next year, (speaking from experience of stupidly putting myself through this shit twice) and that one of the easiest ways to do that other than earning more, which she's obviously working on that too, is to cut your expenses down. Poverty and ramen are far from the same as living a comfortable but not excessive lifestyle similar to what someone would have on a professional entry level salary. Or, your peers. You should still be able to treat yourself to some nice things. For the record, I don't own a car because I don't need to, and I got lucky on an apt, but I know other dancers who live on similar budgets (and save/spend the rest on school/travel/whathaveyou) in the same region. Do you need healthy food? Absolutely, groceries run everyone, everywhere, a few hundred dollars a month. Car and your own apartment? Absolutely unecessary. Most people in nyc live with roomates, hell, most people in general under 25 and depending on where you live you may or may not "need" or "want" a car. There is a difference. Granted, to each their own, if one wants to have a life where one needs to make 1k per shift to survive, fine, but don't be surprised when other people call you out on excessiveness in a thread about how to deal with an income slump...
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Hokay, back on topic venting about summer and not arguing...
I went back today and there were literally 15 girls on the 11a-4p dayshift. Fifteen. I could not believe it. Normally there are like, 5 girls tops. There were maybe 10 dance-getting customers through the doors in 5 hours. It sucked ass and after fees I walked with freaking $21. Awful.
I hate how they hire a shitload of girls all summer and especially college girls off school.. "Oh I have nothing better to do, I'm gonna work dayshift too!" >_< Go back to school and leave my dayshift alone!
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