Beancounter

Thanks for the intel guys.   Just subscribed.   They don't have to post a name, a phone number, a "stage name, " nothing.   Just their comments.   One bozo that I talked to nearly 2 years ago and whom I elected not to hire because he was certifiable.   He posted 2 comments, one saying I was a no show and the other with symbols of a clown and a hand giving the middle finger.   Another said that I was a "no show."   I have the text exchange still for this 2nd one.   He was in a city 1 hour from me and we tried to coordinate schedules and I couldn't do it.   He replied, calling that a "no show" and then posted that as his comment.   Frustrating.   I've challenged both.   We'll see what happens.   Several good comments.   Has to be frustrating for providers, like the reviews are for me sometimes on RM, when they are so, so different and all over the board.
Another comments that I'm a "fake [sic} the reviews that are good are him making fake reviews."   Weird.   What a hobby that would be to just dream up fake, good reviews and post them on random guys.   Who has time for that type sport?

I met with scott once while he was in lauderdale and I can see both sides of the coin ... we did not click and he kind of got frustrated that we did not click ... i find a bunch of these online phone survey systems obtrusive ... folks change numbers faster than i change socks these days ... but ultimately if that's his rule, you're not going to get him to change it and trying to do so only ensures enmity if you should eventually meet

ACATS = Automated Customer Accounts Transfer Service.  

New CD rates at Citibank just came out today. Best rate is now under 4%. 
6-Month  
APY 3.50% to 3.80%

ACATS = Automated Customer Accounts Transfer Service.  

ACATS = Automated Customer Accounts Transfer Service.  

ACATS = Automated Customer Accounts Transfer Service.  

I will say I had a similar experience - except in my case he referenced our past texts and misinterpreted them, and then when I called that out he got an attitude.
everyone has their right to do their ‘due diligence’, but some feedback if you’re reading this thread is to moderate your approach. 

My interaction with this particular provider left me with an extremely sour taste in my mouth.  I contacted him when he was working in Fort Lauderdale and wanted to set up an appointment while I was in town visiting.  He requested a deposit which I politely declined.  He then texted me a screenshot from Mr. Number which indicated I had been a no-show twice with some other escort.  I have never been a no-show with an escort but he didn’t want to hear my side of the story even though the screenshot also stated I had left 24 Rentmen reviews.  He also left a couple of more disparaging texts.  The whole text conversation was disappointing.   This guy may be the best thing since sliced bread but even bread gets moldy once in a while. 
 
Just know that he uses Mr. Number to screen clients which is fine.  I use Companyofmen to screen providers.  
 
Welcome to the Forum, @ScottB.  You’ll soon learn to take the good with the bad here…..something I’ve learned here in a decade of membership.   Feel free to read my many posts here.  

My interaction with this particular provider left me with an extremely sour taste in my mouth.  I contacted him when he was working in Fort Lauderdale and wanted to set up an appointment while I was in town visiting.  He requested a deposit which I politely declined.  He then texted me a screenshot from Mr. Number which indicated I had been a no-show twice with some other escort.  I have never been a no-show with an escort but he didn’t want to hear my side of the story even though the screenshot also stated I had left 24 Rentmen reviews.  He also left a couple of more disparaging texts.  The whole text conversation was disappointing.   This guy may be the best thing since sliced bread but even bread gets moldy once in a while. 
 
Just know that he uses Mr. Number to screen clients which is fine.  I use Companyofmen to screen providers.  
 
Welcome to the Forum, @ScottB.  You’ll soon learn to take the good with the bad here…..something I’ve learned here in a decade of membership.   Feel free to read my many posts here.  

A shameless confession…..I like the hash browns at Waffle House, scattered and covered of course!

It depends on the site. Rent.men locked all the fun pictures whereas you can still see them on rentmen.eu

Love! Valor! Compassion! A personal favorite movie of mine.

I grew up solidly middle class.  Got a degree in accounting and worked in accounting/finance jobs for 40 years. I did okay but never got a really big salary.    Starting saving for retirement in my 20's via company 401k.  When I changed jobs I ALWAYS rolled my old 401k into the new one.  In my later years I maxed out the annual 401k contribution. Except for a few early years was always 100% invested in stocks and I never panic-sold when the market went down.  
So, start early and be consistent. 
Happy to answer more via PM. 

First, you don't know that
Second, I don't have to explain things to you
Third, re-read my post again.
Fourth, stop trying to be a jackass with me. You're not going to win.

it's NOTHING like it was before - i only joined after the politics board was gotten rid of, but a close friend of mine was bullied non-stop back then - enjoy this forum for what it offers, and just develop the capability to quickly monitor what you read and edit out the silly stuff!
While the negative posts seem to come from members who post too often and are insecure ego-driven types, there are really good people here

Getting rid of the politics forum was the most overt way the atmosphere changed - I never saw such nastiness -- no just some downright cruelty -- enacted as I saw there - and it looks like some of the chief nasties who had no real interest in the board crawled back into their dens. Now all we have is some misplaced inappropriate bravado and bits of name-calling it seems.
That change made it possible for the toxicity to become the aberration, not the norm, and we are all better for that.

Dude is wacko. Stay away. He was verbally offensive and i was little worried he would hurt me
I have copied and pasted the first review comment that @Gar1eth referenced.  The other reviews were favorable.  

I tried this recently with a regular who is very experienced and also knows me by now and how my body reacts. So we tried this without lube early in the morning. I was on top so could manage the pace as he remained essentially passive, except having a raging morning wood. 
 
Miraculously there was no pain and within a few minutes we achieved a complete connection and my internal juices provided the necessary lubricant. Wonderful feeling. 

I suspect there are several members here that have a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 but I doubt many have an income of more than $1,000,000.  
 
I can think of a couple of Forum members who routinely let us know how much money they spend on providers.  More power to them.  I’m envious.  In the meantime I’m content to be able to afford to lay on the beach, enjoy warm tropical breezes and cool waves from time to time. 

I’ll join the fan club. Nice, easy to schedule, focused on you. Best of all, completely no-nonsense and professional.

Quicken/Excel combo like @Beancounter above. 

I use a combination of Quicken and Excel.  Quicken is my check register and serves many purposes: 1) can be tailored to meet your revenue and expense categories, 2) allow for split transactions (useful for credit card statements), 3) reports can be designed in many different ways, 4) allows for multiple accounts (checking, savings, investment, etc.), 5) reconciliation feature.  It can do much more but is a solid program that meets most of my needs.  There is a learning curve and requires you to input data.  
 
Im a retired accountant who used Excel extensively when working.  Excel is a powerful software program that allows me to build projection models, I.e, future and present value calculations, what if models.  
 
Also, there is a website calculator.net that has a ton of calculators that can help you answer a lot of financial questions.
 
Good luck to you.  It’s tough getting started but worthwhile in the end. 

I really like Quicken.    Great for tracking my investments and a good tool at tax time the will integrate with Turbo tax.   I don't like it as much now that is subscription based and you have to renew it every year

I use a combination of Quicken and Excel.  Quicken is my check register and serves many purposes: 1) can be tailored to meet your revenue and expense categories, 2) allow for split transactions (useful for credit card statements), 3) reports can be designed in many different ways, 4) allows for multiple accounts (checking, savings, investment, etc.), 5) reconciliation feature.  It can do much more but is a solid program that meets most of my needs.  There is a learning curve and requires you to input data.  
 
Im a retired accountant who used Excel extensively when working.  Excel is a powerful software program that allows me to build projection models, I.e, future and present value calculations, what if models.  
 
Also, there is a website calculator.net that has a ton of calculators that can help you answer a lot of financial questions.
 
Good luck to you.  It’s tough getting started but worthwhile in the end.