Beancounter

Because it’s the nature of the beast, so many guys here think their opinions are the only opinions that matter, they think they can control what escorts and masseurs should charge for their services,  they try and ruin providers business by posting negative statements about guys most of them won’t even hire. encouraging others not to hire guys simply because they had a bad experience, most of which will never Include what they did wrong to receive bad service. 
I myself have gotten a little snarky at times but only when someone thinks their opinion is law. But I never come on here bashing guys that I’ve hired because I’m well aware what may not have been good for me maybe good to someone else.. I also don’t usually have bad experiences with guys I’ve hired because i always treat them with respect and pay them well.

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RENTMEN.EU Pornstar Performer & Rentboy in New York City, NY - MikeAustin: Superior TOP in Hell’s Kitchen or for Travel Completely agree with OP.  Great guy. 

Shane’s partner here… Yes I can imagine not having the funds set aside for the potential expenses of your partner being murdered. People act like porn companies operated with perfect integrity and gave their models residuals and shit or something.
 
ill also add that he had plenty to show for his tenure in the industry and what he did with the opportunities it provided him, i just may not have been financial security. But I guess if that’s the only metric one’s worth and contribution to the world is measured by then I too have little to show for it. 

the memorial happened. I battle with depression but I have to own that after announcing the date for it I did nothing to bring awareness to it or organize appropriately. I could make excuses like how it fell entirely on me to do it and his brother wanted to change the date and his mom was In the middle of a divorce and wasn’t going to make whatever date I picked anyways, but the truth is that I was so broken I spent nearly two months sitting in my car, barely working enough to feed myself, just in silence parked anywhere I MIGHT not be disturbed or questioned why I was just sitting in my car. I kept the date because i didn’t want anyone who had made note and planned the effort of coming down to San Diego for it to have to change those plans despite wanting to push it back another month or two to give myself more time to pull my head out of my ass and honor him like he deserved. Two people showed up, and a third went to the wrong location 35 miles away. And it was my fault that it was such a disaster and he deserved better than that. 
 
(the money raised that didn’t get used for cremation went mostly to his mom, fyi)
And Since I’ve already lost him and have nothing left to lose, I’m gonna just go ahead and say it: it wasn’t an accidental overdose. He was murdered and I am doing everything I can to get justice.
Two years ago he and I were witness to the murder of a kid named Nikko. It happened in the alley behind a drug dealers house we had gone to potentially procure a phone for Shane through (wish I could say we had drugs to show for this but nope nothing), in the passenger seat of Shane’s car while the kid we had met 24 hours  slept. The kid had stolen from the dealer and the murderer respectively, and thelatter came out slit his femoral artery with a level of giddy joy I’d rather sooner forget. 
 
we were told “you better get rid of him quick or his problems are going to become yours.”
Shane tried to rush him to the emergency room but was pulled over running red lights on the way there. He was handcuffed and Nikko, unresponsive and “non compliant”, was summarily tossed onto the pavement out of the vehicle where his when the police finally realized Shane repeating “my friend needs help” meant “my friend needs help”.
We both got held for questioning and the murderer was arrested and charged but has been out on bail since nearly that long ago. 
 
he and I were threatened not to speak, I lost my housing and he and I went on the road together largely to hide from retaliation.. Hotel hoping is expensive, and not having stable housing played a major roll for both of us in our abilities to heal from everything. 
 
the trial is finally coming in two weeks for Nikko’s murder and I don’t know if my testimony is what the prosecution needs to hold his murderer accountable.
Shane was killed because he was intending to speak up, where as I told the police to go fuck themselves
And now because of all of this I know what pooling looks like, what finding your partner dead feels like, what having to tell their mom that you couldn’t save her baby boy feels like…
I don’t care if anyone believes me or not, but Shane was killed and the people accountable will get what’s coming to them…

I am a fairly decent tipper, 20% in most instances.  Call me a curmudgeon, though, when it comes to cash tipping so the individual receiving the tip can avoid paying income and other taxes.  In some professions individuals can shield thousands of dollars of income from taxes while people who play by the rules pay their fair share.  Granted, not all employees who depend on tips are getting thousands of dollars in tips but a large number of individuals do circumvent the tax laws.  When given the option to work for an hourly rate or a low base rate plus tips, a survey showed most employees want the low base rate plus tips.  I wonder why. 😉 
 
This type of employee is only hurting himself.  While the non-taxed cash provides immediate gratification his social security benefit will be reduced in the future due to his not reporting cash tips.  And then he wonders why his SS benefit is so low.  I could go on and on about this topic but I’ll leave it here.  Bring on the naysayers.  

Based on public records, Derek Atlas was arrested again in 2023. After being incarcerated again, Atlas was released from jail in April 2024 and is on parole.
A recap from past threads: From age 19-26, Derek Atlas was in prison serving 7 years on an 8 year felony burglary sentence in New York. He went back to prison for 9 months for felony battery with intent to cause serious bodily harm in Las Vegas.
Atlas is a convicted, violent criminal. He called his clients "miserables" on Daddy's Reviews, advertised as PNP (drugs) for years, and has been a chronic no show. (And despite changing his age on Rentmen from 29 to 34, he turns 42 this year.)
Safety is a goal of this site. Hiring escorts with violent criminal records increases the risk you may be victimized. 

Welp. Another possibly interesting thread gone awry. 

Sigh.

For him.  And dishonest exposure for the person whose pics he stole.

It’s disturbing to me that in an attempt to protect his privacy he compromises the privacy of another person.  I wonder how the guy whose pictures he’s using feels about that.  

It’s disturbing to me that in an attempt to protect his privacy he compromises the privacy of another person.  I wonder how the guy whose pictures he’s using feels about that.  

It’s disturbing to me that in an attempt to protect his privacy he compromises the privacy of another person.  I wonder how the guy whose pictures he’s using feels about that.  

It’s disturbing to me that in an attempt to protect his privacy he compromises the privacy of another person.  I wonder how the guy whose pictures he’s using feels about that.  

It’s disturbing to me that in an attempt to protect his privacy he compromises the privacy of another person.  I wonder how the guy whose pictures he’s using feels about that.  

It’s disturbing to me that in an attempt to protect his privacy he compromises the privacy of another person.  I wonder how the guy whose pictures he’s using feels about that.  

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https://nysba.org/app/uploads/2020/02/BaerCollateralConsequences-WEB.pdf
This  link to the New York Bar Association provides a good synopsis of how a felony conviction affects individuals in the State of New York.  It covers a myriad of topics.  
 
I found it interesting that in New York you are considered “civilly dead” and not eligible to get married if you are serving a life sentence.  Who knew!

https://nysba.org/app/uploads/2020/02/BaerCollateralConsequences-WEB.pdf
This  link to the New York Bar Association provides a good synopsis of how a felony conviction affects individuals in the State of New York.  It covers a myriad of topics.  
 
I found it interesting that in New York you are considered “civilly dead” and not eligible to get married if you are serving a life sentence.  Who knew!

https://nysba.org/app/uploads/2020/02/BaerCollateralConsequences-WEB.pdf
This  link to the New York Bar Association provides a good synopsis of how a felony conviction affects individuals in the State of New York.  It covers a myriad of topics.  
 
I found it interesting that in New York you are considered “civilly dead” and not eligible to get married if you are serving a life sentence.  Who knew!

https://nysba.org/app/uploads/2020/02/BaerCollateralConsequences-WEB.pdf
This  link to the New York Bar Association provides a good synopsis of how a felony conviction affects individuals in the State of New York.  It covers a myriad of topics.  
 
I found it interesting that in New York you are considered “civilly dead” and not eligible to get married if you are serving a life sentence.  Who knew!

I am a fairly decent tipper, 20% in most instances.  Call me a curmudgeon, though, when it comes to cash tipping so the individual receiving the tip can avoid paying income and other taxes.  In some professions individuals can shield thousands of dollars of income from taxes while people who play by the rules pay their fair share.  Granted, not all employees who depend on tips are getting thousands of dollars in tips but a large number of individuals do circumvent the tax laws.  When given the option to work for an hourly rate or a low base rate plus tips, a survey showed most employees want the low base rate plus tips.  I wonder why. 😉 
 
This type of employee is only hurting himself.  While the non-taxed cash provides immediate gratification his social security benefit will be reduced in the future due to his not reporting cash tips.  And then he wonders why his SS benefit is so low.  I could go on and on about this topic but I’ll leave it here.  Bring on the naysayers.  

I do agree with this. Definitely have had some encounters with guys that I think could be semi-homeless. There definitely are some drug users out there. I don't think is new but it is important to be careful. Had one guy hit me up when I was out of town and he tried to convince me to Venmo him for a "future visit." I declined of course and when I got back into town, his RM profile and SM had him in LA. He apparently moved there to "couch surf" with a friend after being evicted from his spot in Denver.
There always has been a significant number of escorts (perhaps even most)  who do this job because it's one of the few ways to make quick and relatively easy money when there otherwise aren't many other opportunities. It's one oef the few ways that these recent Venezuelan and Colombian guys can make good money. Absolutely nothing wrong in hiring these guys and many of them can provide a wonderful experience. But it's always a great idea to be careful with anyone that you hire as we have no idea what is going on in their life and yeah in some ways you have to be prepared for shit like, "What if this escort has a medical emergency while with me." If you cannot, you probably shouldn't hire at all.

I am a fairly decent tipper, 20% in most instances.  Call me a curmudgeon, though, when it comes to cash tipping so the individual receiving the tip can avoid paying income and other taxes.  In some professions individuals can shield thousands of dollars of income from taxes while people who play by the rules pay their fair share.  Granted, not all employees who depend on tips are getting thousands of dollars in tips but a large number of individuals do circumvent the tax laws.  When given the option to work for an hourly rate or a low base rate plus tips, a survey showed most employees want the low base rate plus tips.  I wonder why. 😉 
 
This type of employee is only hurting himself.  While the non-taxed cash provides immediate gratification his social security benefit will be reduced in the future due to his not reporting cash tips.  And then he wonders why his SS benefit is so low.  I could go on and on about this topic but I’ll leave it here.  Bring on the naysayers.  

I am a fairly decent tipper, 20% in most instances.  Call me a curmudgeon, though, when it comes to cash tipping so the individual receiving the tip can avoid paying income and other taxes.  In some professions individuals can shield thousands of dollars of income from taxes while people who play by the rules pay their fair share.  Granted, not all employees who depend on tips are getting thousands of dollars in tips but a large number of individuals do circumvent the tax laws.  When given the option to work for an hourly rate or a low base rate plus tips, a survey showed most employees want the low base rate plus tips.  I wonder why. 😉 
 
This type of employee is only hurting himself.  While the non-taxed cash provides immediate gratification his social security benefit will be reduced in the future due to his not reporting cash tips.  And then he wonders why his SS benefit is so low.  I could go on and on about this topic but I’ll leave it here.  Bring on the naysayers.  

I am a fairly decent tipper, 20% in most instances.  Call me a curmudgeon, though, when it comes to cash tipping so the individual receiving the tip can avoid paying income and other taxes.  In some professions individuals can shield thousands of dollars of income from taxes while people who play by the rules pay their fair share.  Granted, not all employees who depend on tips are getting thousands of dollars in tips but a large number of individuals do circumvent the tax laws.  When given the option to work for an hourly rate or a low base rate plus tips, a survey showed most employees want the low base rate plus tips.  I wonder why. 😉 
 
This type of employee is only hurting himself.  While the non-taxed cash provides immediate gratification his social security benefit will be reduced in the future due to his not reporting cash tips.  And then he wonders why his SS benefit is so low.  I could go on and on about this topic but I’ll leave it here.  Bring on the naysayers.  

I am a fairly decent tipper, 20% in most instances.  Call me a curmudgeon, though, when it comes to cash tipping so the individual receiving the tip can avoid paying income and other taxes.  In some professions individuals can shield thousands of dollars of income from taxes while people who play by the rules pay their fair share.  Granted, not all employees who depend on tips are getting thousands of dollars in tips but a large number of individuals do circumvent the tax laws.  When given the option to work for an hourly rate or a low base rate plus tips, a survey showed most employees want the low base rate plus tips.  I wonder why. 😉 
 
This type of employee is only hurting himself.  While the non-taxed cash provides immediate gratification his social security benefit will be reduced in the future due to his not reporting cash tips.  And then he wonders why his SS benefit is so low.  I could go on and on about this topic but I’ll leave it here.  Bring on the naysayers.  

will be curious to see if he changes his handle again in the next few minutes like he apparently did an hour or so ago when his previous handle was announced here......