Frequentflier

To be honest, a lot of those influencers aren't making as much as they claim or flaunt. Also the fitness/bodybuilding industry/lifestyle is expensive. You would be surprised what some may do for a sponsor. 😁 If you see someone you like and he clearly shows signs of being gay or bi.. reach out discreetly and ask. The worse that that can happen is they tell you no... not interested.
There are a good number of posts on the forum about reaching out to guys on social media if you do a search.

Anyone's personal experience has no relation to what could happen to a non citizen in today's United States. Certainly if I was a non citizen practicing in this hobby I'd avoid any U.S. travel that runs my name through a government database (like airline) unless it was a health issue. Why take chances when its not absolutely unnecessary? As a U.S. citizen I've had zero issues crossing the U.S. border, have sped through customs & immigration etc. but I'll compare that experience to a non citizen regardless of whether they are a member of this hobby community. Even with no paperwork issues haven't we read about foreigners being arrested and held pending deportation? Any amount of time in custody can't be fun. Ok, to clarify given some here may like some forms of custody🤣, I'm referring to custody by a government agency
If my post needs to get moved to another forum, I'll not complain. Just seems from the previous posts above that this comment wouldn't break the rules which I am not trying to do. 
Have a nice day.

Anyone's personal experience has no relation to what could happen to a non citizen in today's United States. Certainly if I was a non citizen practicing in this hobby I'd avoid any U.S. travel that runs my name through a government database (like airline) unless it was a health issue. Why take chances when its not absolutely unnecessary? As a U.S. citizen I've had zero issues crossing the U.S. border, have sped through customs & immigration etc. but I'll compare that experience to a non citizen regardless of whether they are a member of this hobby community. Even with no paperwork issues haven't we read about foreigners being arrested and held pending deportation? Any amount of time in custody can't be fun. Ok, to clarify given some here may like some forms of custody🤣, I'm referring to custody by a government agency
If my post needs to get moved to another forum, I'll not complain. Just seems from the previous posts above that this comment wouldn't break the rules which I am not trying to do. 
Have a nice day.

He looks great. Where was that photo posted? Wish he'd become active on RM again

He looks great. Where was that photo posted? Wish he'd become active on RM again

He just posted this recently. He looks completely different! 

"$7,500 a month"? That's $90,000 a year. Or did you mean $7,500 a year?

You won't pay that little for taxes on a condo/co-op in a year in Manhattan, much less on an actual house in the West Village.  I'm guessing a house in Manhattan in @pubic_assistance's neighborhood (West Village) starts at $12-15 Million.  So, $90,000/year in taxes is less than 1% of the property value, which is about right.

"$7,500 a month"? That's $90,000 a year. Or did you mean $7,500 a year?

"$7,500 a month"? That's $90,000 a year. Or did you mean $7,500 a year?

Well Canadians are avoiding travel to the States in droves . I say this as my brother and his wife are travelling there. His excuse is he wants to see his son and his wife who are Americans and an old friend who at 80 may be the last opportunity to see him. 
I have no direct relatives in the States except for my brother's kid so have no inclination to cross the border at this time. Just the thought of the border agents searching my phone and finding all my incriminating conversations with escorts is enough to keep me north of the 49th parallel. 

I'm old. What works for me might not be right for others but why I sleep ok at night:
Large % of investment money in Treasuries & Non Callable CDs - 3-5 year maturities, all currently at 4.5% or better. Have a few Treasuries with longer maturity at 5% yield I bought just because they were at 5%+; whoever inherits that will likely be ok with 5% plus Treasuries can be sold (at gain or loss) in secondary market.
For those who believe Fed will lower rates starting this year I think buying treasuries (again which could be sold if needed) and/or CDs is a good short term strategy. Plus 4% yield is going to look good if Fed lowers. My memory is still good about getting garbage yields of 2% or lower.
Balance of $$ in ETFs, mostly S&P 500, technology, consumer staples, high dividend. Some might say "but what if the market turns down and you need that money". I won't need it and its essentially longer terms investment dollars as beneficiaries will inherit it.

I'm old. What works for me might not be right for others but why I sleep ok at night:
Large % of investment money in Treasuries & Non Callable CDs - 3-5 year maturities, all currently at 4.5% or better. Have a few Treasuries with longer maturity at 5% yield I bought just because they were at 5%+; whoever inherits that will likely be ok with 5% plus Treasuries can be sold (at gain or loss) in secondary market.
For those who believe Fed will lower rates starting this year I think buying treasuries (again which could be sold if needed) and/or CDs is a good short term strategy. Plus 4% yield is going to look good if Fed lowers. My memory is still good about getting garbage yields of 2% or lower.
Balance of $$ in ETFs, mostly S&P 500, technology, consumer staples, high dividend. Some might say "but what if the market turns down and you need that money". I won't need it and its essentially longer terms investment dollars as beneficiaries will inherit it.

Nice. You saved a bunch being able to pay with cash. 
I read that Colorado passed a law limiting how much a merchant can charge for accepting a credit card. Note that they don't have to accept credit cards, just that if they do high fees aren't possible. Fee has to be disclosed prominently. Limit is 2% or actual amount business pays whichever is less. No fee on debit card. A friend has a Maserati and his dealership charges a high percent to pay by credit card. Like what? He now pays for service, which as we know can be high on cars like a Maserati, with cash. He says he wants them to have to deal with taking cash to a bank. My thinking is, don't buy a Maserati. Haha.
It is easier to evade taxes by accepting cash. And now that the IRS has fewer agents its even less likely an auditor will show up and be able to figure out using other data from a business whether all the revenue has been reported. As with the above examples there are still plenty of ways to pay others with cash; recipients who are likely also avoiding taxes.
For tenants I started using a service years ago that automatically pulls payments directly from tenant bank accounts. I was more interested in the service because tenants can opt into credit bureau reporting so their on time payments helped their scores. Every tenant I've had and have now opted in. The fee is $5 a month and it can be paid by either party or split. I pay the $5. 

Yes!! that’s been happening because RM falls under the category of adult content sites, so now requiring age verification due to new regulations is a think. Ever since that recent Supreme Court ruling, we’ll probably start seeing stuff like this more often across different platforms.
One way around it: try using a browser like Opera, which has a built-in VPN blocker. With that, you won’t get the ID verification prompt, and bonus!!  you’ll actually be able to see the full written reviews on profiles, not just the star ratings like we usually get in the U.S.
Hope that helps someone!

I'm old. What works for me might not be right for others but why I sleep ok at night:
Large % of investment money in Treasuries & Non Callable CDs - 3-5 year maturities, all currently at 4.5% or better. Have a few Treasuries with longer maturity at 5% yield I bought just because they were at 5%+; whoever inherits that will likely be ok with 5% plus Treasuries can be sold (at gain or loss) in secondary market.
For those who believe Fed will lower rates starting this year I think buying treasuries (again which could be sold if needed) and/or CDs is a good short term strategy. Plus 4% yield is going to look good if Fed lowers. My memory is still good about getting garbage yields of 2% or lower.
Balance of $$ in ETFs, mostly S&P 500, technology, consumer staples, high dividend. Some might say "but what if the market turns down and you need that money". I won't need it and its essentially longer terms investment dollars as beneficiaries will inherit it.

I'm old. What works for me might not be right for others but why I sleep ok at night:
Large % of investment money in Treasuries & Non Callable CDs - 3-5 year maturities, all currently at 4.5% or better. Have a few Treasuries with longer maturity at 5% yield I bought just because they were at 5%+; whoever inherits that will likely be ok with 5% plus Treasuries can be sold (at gain or loss) in secondary market.
For those who believe Fed will lower rates starting this year I think buying treasuries (again which could be sold if needed) and/or CDs is a good short term strategy. Plus 4% yield is going to look good if Fed lowers. My memory is still good about getting garbage yields of 2% or lower.
Balance of $$ in ETFs, mostly S&P 500, technology, consumer staples, high dividend. Some might say "but what if the market turns down and you need that money". I won't need it and its essentially longer terms investment dollars as beneficiaries will inherit it.

I'm old. What works for me might not be right for others but why I sleep ok at night:
Large % of investment money in Treasuries & Non Callable CDs - 3-5 year maturities, all currently at 4.5% or better. Have a few Treasuries with longer maturity at 5% yield I bought just because they were at 5%+; whoever inherits that will likely be ok with 5% plus Treasuries can be sold (at gain or loss) in secondary market.
For those who believe Fed will lower rates starting this year I think buying treasuries (again which could be sold if needed) and/or CDs is a good short term strategy. Plus 4% yield is going to look good if Fed lowers. My memory is still good about getting garbage yields of 2% or lower.
Balance of $$ in ETFs, mostly S&P 500, technology, consumer staples, high dividend. Some might say "but what if the market turns down and you need that money". I won't need it and its essentially longer terms investment dollars as beneficiaries will inherit it.

As a core “investment” residential real estate (my home) has been really solid over a number of decades and you get the benefit of living there. I don’t understand gold the way I do real estate or stocks. And gold has been through wild swings. 

GLD has the highest expense ratio of all the Gold ETFs at .4%.  GLDM, for example, is .1%.
Kevin Slater

Super sleuth: a highly skilled and successful detective or investigator.
You are a scammers biggest fear. For the rest of us, thanks for the results

Nice. You saved a bunch being able to pay with cash. 
I read that Colorado passed a law limiting how much a merchant can charge for accepting a credit card. Note that they don't have to accept credit cards, just that if they do high fees aren't possible. Fee has to be disclosed prominently. Limit is 2% or actual amount business pays whichever is less. No fee on debit card. A friend has a Maserati and his dealership charges a high percent to pay by credit card. Like what? He now pays for service, which as we know can be high on cars like a Maserati, with cash. He says he wants them to have to deal with taking cash to a bank. My thinking is, don't buy a Maserati. Haha.
It is easier to evade taxes by accepting cash. And now that the IRS has fewer agents its even less likely an auditor will show up and be able to figure out using other data from a business whether all the revenue has been reported. As with the above examples there are still plenty of ways to pay others with cash; recipients who are likely also avoiding taxes.
For tenants I started using a service years ago that automatically pulls payments directly from tenant bank accounts. I was more interested in the service because tenants can opt into credit bureau reporting so their on time payments helped their scores. Every tenant I've had and have now opted in. The fee is $5 a month and it can be paid by either party or split. I pay the $5. 

Super sleuth: a highly skilled and successful detective or investigator.
You are a scammers biggest fear. For the rest of us, thanks for the results

Nice. You saved a bunch being able to pay with cash. 
I read that Colorado passed a law limiting how much a merchant can charge for accepting a credit card. Note that they don't have to accept credit cards, just that if they do high fees aren't possible. Fee has to be disclosed prominently. Limit is 2% or actual amount business pays whichever is less. No fee on debit card. A friend has a Maserati and his dealership charges a high percent to pay by credit card. Like what? He now pays for service, which as we know can be high on cars like a Maserati, with cash. He says he wants them to have to deal with taking cash to a bank. My thinking is, don't buy a Maserati. Haha.
It is easier to evade taxes by accepting cash. And now that the IRS has fewer agents its even less likely an auditor will show up and be able to figure out using other data from a business whether all the revenue has been reported. As with the above examples there are still plenty of ways to pay others with cash; recipients who are likely also avoiding taxes.
For tenants I started using a service years ago that automatically pulls payments directly from tenant bank accounts. I was more interested in the service because tenants can opt into credit bureau reporting so their on time payments helped their scores. Every tenant I've had and have now opted in. The fee is $5 a month and it can be paid by either party or split. I pay the $5. 

Super sleuth: a highly skilled and successful detective or investigator.
You are a scammers biggest fear. For the rest of us, thanks for the results