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If they stop paper checks, they'll most likely mail plastic debit cards to the unbanked.

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Many echo this sentiment: It is customary to tip at a massage parlor or brothel or strip club where you pay the house at the rate the house charges, but it is not customary to tip an independent masseur or escort who sets his own rates. Offering extra to compensate when time goes over is polite, but also not expected.

This 👆 We can read pages and pages of repeated comments by clients: Some always tip, most never tip, and their reasons for doing so. But the response above is directly from an escort and is consistent with other responses provided by escorts.

As the escorts have said:

Lady Bay Beach is beautiful and clothing optional. Take the ferry from downtown to Watsons Bay then walk left along the coast to the Lady Bay Beach. See a show at the Sydney Opera House, just to say you did it. Circus 1905 was playing the week I was there, so that's what I saw. We enjoyed the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Sydney Zoo. But we were only there a few days so didn't get to see any art museums.

That’s interesting—I’ve never considered seeing someone I used to date for services. Mind sharing how that dynamic works for you or came about? In 2012 he reached out to me on Adam4Adam and asked to meet me at a local gay bar. We met at the bar, chatted, then went home to watch a movie and spend the night. If was fun, but not long term material. In 2015, I was looking for a new waxing service as my current location was going out of business. I came across his ad for waxing services, and I've been seeing him for waxing and a massage regularly ever since. On our 2nd paid encounter, I mentioned that I think we had a date 3 years earlier and he said he remembered also but didn't want to bring it up unless I did first. Since then, we've become friends and have traveled occasionally together and have seen plays together and celebrated birthdays together. But our relationship most closely resembles that of barber/groomer/masseur/escort and client.

Thanks!

I find these answers from actual escorts enlightening:

Yes, it is discussed in the strip club section of Company of Men. Just search 🔎 New Orleans while in the Strip Clubs forum.

And, those studs are more likely to have that good old fashioned Texas conservative charm! 😍

Discussed here: https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/137356-body-shavinggrooming-in-nyc/?do=findComment&comment=2043787 https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/155189-help-my-grooming-game-needs-a-rescue-mission-in-nyc/?do=findComment&comment=2352323

I still see a gentleman every month or two who I met on a date via Adam4Adam in 2012, and then starting seeing him for services in 2015.

I was recently asked for a picture by a RentMen in Portland. I was already on the fence about hiring him, but due to limited supply in Portland I was seeking new providers. When I asked his rate, he said I needed to provide a picture first. That was a deal breaker right there. The discussion didn't proceed further. I usually provide my face picture to the escort or masseur without him asking, but after we've established a time and place and rate.

I don't trust any of my family members. I do have friends that I trust. My Trust is set up so that a friend is the executor and another friend is the successor. There are provisions to pay both of my friends for their duties in administration my Trust. I wouldn't impose and ask them to do it for free. Similar to how if I ask a friend to come over and help me move furniture, I will take him out to dinner and drinks afterwards as a thank you.

Gay Men, particularly married Gay Men, have higher income than heterosexual couples. However, lesbian and transgender people and couples have less income. So "queer" money is a queer story indeed, as it's two different tales for Gays vs the other queers.

I use the free tool Empower, formerly Personal Capital. I've been using it for about a decade. When I used credit cards for nearly everything, it helped me get a good understanding of my spending on each category and how it changed throughout the years. Once the pandemic hit and I covered to cash-only, the tool has been less useful for spend tracking but still very good for tracking my net worth and dissecting my investments, which are mostly mutual funds. For travel expenses, an Excel spreadsheet has been my best tool. I've been keeping track of how much I've spent per night on cruises, on hotels in each city, and on flights to each city. It helps me remember what should be a typical price to look for when booking so I can grab a good deal when I see it and switch travel plans if flights or hotel rates are too high for a particular city on a particular weekend.

History says the stock market will soar in the second half of 2025. "The S&P 500 has only returned more than 20% in two months on six occasions since 1950, and the most recent one was this year. The S&P 500 climbed 20.5% during the two-month period that ended on June 9, 2025... ...After a two-month gain exceeding 20%, the S&P 500 has always increased during the next six months and the next year. Moreover, the index has returned an average of 16% in the next six months and 31% in the next year..." MSN WWW.MSN.COM

I guess you can always ask him during your massage. But most people don't like to talk about their private sex life with their customers during work.

It sounds like you're looking for a prostitute not a masseur. The Deli section is full of discussion for men who offer services besides massage.

Agree. He might be able to select "side" from the drop down menu of choices, but he can elaborate in his ad copy. The ONLY way I would consider hiring escort with "side" only is if he was great at eating ass and and with finger penetration and stated so specifically in his ad copy. I may not get his penis inside my anus; but, by golly, I need to feel some part of his body in there!

As a patron of both massages and paid sex, I agree with this 👆

From the article in the original post: A similar $300 charitable deduction for "nonitemizers" was included in the 2020 tax year returns as part of the Covid relief bills. I took advantage of it then, but it only lasted one year.