discussion comment
2 years ago
I had business partners, ostensibly smart people, who made $500,000 per year and had to take out loans to finance their lifestyle. I think a lot of people think they can spend their way to happiness. People at every level.
discussion comment
2 years ago
Another years-ago study correlated happiness with income. It found a correlation between happiness and income up to about $60,000 ( probably $80,000 in today’s dollars ). After that, more money didn’t make people happier over the long haul.
discussion comment
2 years ago
There was a study, years ago, that asked people at all income levels, how much money they would need to be comfortable. The answer was 20% more than they were currently making. People making $50,000 wanted $60,000. At $100,000, they needed $120,000. And, so on.
This suggests to me that false expectations about spending and poor money management are as consequential as income levels.
review comment
2 years ago
4:30 is about the worst time to go to S44, along with many clubs. A lot of the day shift is gone, especially the more popular dancers who have met their goal for the day.
discussion comment
2 years ago
“There's a lot of keeping up with the Jones going on“
It’s worse than that. People are keeping up with the lies the Jones tell on social media about how perfect their life is. In fact, it’s possible that a small number of TUSCL members slightly exaggerate their sexual exploits. Difficult to believe, I know.
discussion comment
2 years ago
The internet changed everything about our lives forever. For one thing, it changed our view about what is an acceptable level of ( house, car, sex partner, vacation, job, etc ). It used to be, an average guy was happy with an average level of all these things. Now, a guy in the 50th percentile is only happy with the upper one percentile ( like onlyfan models ). That’s why so many people are miserable.
discussion comment
2 years ago
The hunt can be part of the fun. When a club disappoints me, I’ll still stop by every few months to see if anything has changed. Eventually, you’ll discover a hot dancer to put a smile on your face.
discussion comment
2 years ago
“When some of you had the advantages of the new deal”
How old do you think we are !?!
discussion comment
2 years ago
“The Fed is charged with keeping interest rates as low as possible without causing inflation. “
Wrong. The official mission for the Fed is
“conducts the nation’s monetary policy to promote maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates in the U.S. economy”
It’s a balancing act which has conflicting goals, which is part of the problem.
discussion comment
2 years ago
The discipline to delay gratification is the key to long term success, whether for strippers or PLs. If, in your 20s, you put effort into building marketable skills while living within your means, it’s likely you will have a comfortable life in your 30s and beyond.
Many strippers do the opposite. They make great money in their 20s, spend it all, and have no marketable skills once they age. Not all strippers, but many.
discussion comment
2 years ago
Rents are just beginning to drop in some areas. As the economy worsens, this will continue
https://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/03/phoenix-rent-prices-drop-costs-leasing-still-high/
https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/rent-prices-drop-but-still-running-10-higher-than-2021-goodlord/
https://www.wkyt.com/2022/11/30/despite-drop-prices-many-still-struggle-pay-rent-lexington/
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2022/apartment-rental-prices-are-finally-falling-in-some-places-rising-slower-in-others/
review comment
2 years ago
I’ve noticed that Fancy has become quite popular in recent months. I suspect that comments about her ( including mine ) on TUSCL have something to do with that. Bummer.
discussion comment
2 years ago
The narrative that there is a shortage of homes in the US ignores the fluid nature of household formation. During good economic times, people can afford to live by themselves or own second and third homes. When times are tough, they get roommates, move back home, or sell their vacation and investment properties. As a result, home prices fall, rent drops, and there is ample housing available. We have entered that period.
discussion comment
2 years ago
People with STEM or healthcare degrees are thriving. So are the trades.
People who think trade and technical jobs are beneath them, or don’t want to work hard enjoy enough to get a STEM degree, are failing.
discussion comment
2 years ago
You say your only non-puta relationships are with women who live out of state. That’s a big clue.
review comment
2 years ago
I think they get a lot of late night business from drunk, out of town, businessmen in cabs.
discussion comment
2 years ago
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motorheadFat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
While we know it was a communist who pulled the trigger on JFK, it was someone with organized crime ties ( Jack Ruby ) who killed Oswald before he could talk. The mafia had helped JFK “win” Illinois. Then, JFK and his attorney general brother, RFK, turned on the mafia. So, they had motive too.
We’ll never know what really happened.
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2 years ago
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motorheadFat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
Lee Harvey Oswald. An avowed communist who had lived in Russia and had ties to communist Cuba. Didn’t you learn this in school ?
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2 years ago
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motorheadFat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
JFK was an early example of the media falling in love with a politician and doing whatever they could do to help him. Even after his death, at the hands of a communist, the media blamed his death on right wing hate in Texas.
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2 years ago
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motorheadFat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
“ we both agree that absolutely no regular citizen needs an assault rifle”
What’s an assault rifle ? Seriously, define it.
If you mean an automatic fire weapon, those are already illegal.
As best I can tell, people who use the term assault rifle mean “ scary looking gun”.
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2 years ago
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motorheadFat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
Covid wasn’t the disrupter, it was the political decision to lock down the country for two years and mandate vaccines. Sweden did none of that and they weathered Covid better than most.
discussion comment
2 years ago
It’s fun to pretend that strip club relationships are real. The successful dancers can make you believe that it’s about something other than extracting money from you. But, if you choose to go along with that fantasy for too long, it always ends in disappointment.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s worth it, but you’ve got to accept the fantasy has a “sell by” date. Sometimes the sell by date is measured in number of dances. Sometimes in months. But, it always ends.
discussion comment
2 years ago
Their business, their rules as long as they don’t break any laws. No point in trying to convince them their rules are wrong.
Your money, your choice of clubs.
discussion comment
2 years ago
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motorheadFat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
“old white men channeling Hitler”
You might want to read some history before throwing around comparisons to Hitler. He was even worse than an old white guy using the wrong pronoun. Look it up.
discussion comment
2 years ago
In recent years, approval of the military has dropped from 75% to under 50%. This coincides with the purge of true warriors from the ranks and emphasis on diversity, gender awareness, proper pronouns, and other wokeness.