Is hiring only for wealthier folks?

[marylander1940]

Is hiring only for the wealthy?

OP note: I'm sure some folks who live "paycheck to paycheck" might occasionally treat themselves and hire but it's certainly an expensive hobby.

 

[marylander1940]

34 minutes ago, Luv2play said:

I doubt it. The people who hire escorts are probably the last to be affected by a cost of living squeeze. After all, these expenditures are largely discretionary and the clients are usually in a position to have large discretionary incomes not burdened with children, wives and other dependents. 
In my case, I have no kids to leave my money to and my siblings are all relatively well off.  My left overs will go to charities. And maybe something for my favourite providers. 

 

4 hours ago, marylander1940 said:

I wonder if this is already affecting escorts.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/americans-cut-spending-due-to-higher-gas-prices-and-see-no-relief-in-sight-cnbc-survey-finds-.html

The thread was inspired by @Luv2play during this previous exchange.

If there's another similar thread, please contact the mgt. to merge it. 

[aiseeya]

IMHO. Sex is primary needs. Hiring is tertier needs. 

[TxDaddyBear]

We are a boutique choice for when people have extra funds to spend. I feel like right now a lot of the money that would go in our pockets is going into gas tanks and grocery bills instead. 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

15 minutes ago, marylander1940 said:

Is hiring only for the wealthy?

Sometimes, hiring can keep one poor.  Like drinking, gambling, shopping, smoking, traveling, etc., it all costs money.  It's not how much one earns, but how much one keeps, that makes a man wealthy.

Hiring may keep a man wealthy if it helps him avoid a rotten marriage and/or a financially disastrous divorce.

It's much cheaper to pay an escort by the hour than to pay a spouse by the marriage/divorce.

[+ 7829V]

There are providers for every budget. Around where I live, I know there are some who work with lower-income clients and charge around $50 to $100 an hour.

[marylander1940]

3 minutes ago, 7829V said:

There are providers for every budget. Around where I live, I know there are some who work with lower-income clients and charge around $50 to $100 an hour.

I hope they don't charge all clients that rate... unless escorting is their part time job. 

[marylander1940]

4 hours ago, BSR said:

There’s a wide spectrum of clients.  Some scrimp & save to see an escort for an hour once a month; others hire for evenings, weekends, week-long vacations without bothering to check their bank balances.  The scrimp & save guys do a lot less hiring, but there are also (I’m guessing) a lot more of them.  Spending $50 more a month on gas must affect them at least a little bit.  Maybe they hire once every 6 weeks instead of once a month.  For the clients on the other end of the spectrum, gas prices?  Pffft!

Agreed!

Besides most escorts accept Venmo, Zelle, etc. cash is no longer the only payment accepted, they can also take CC! 

Edited Saturday at 09:34 PM by marylander1940

[Nightowl]

4 hours ago, aiseeya said:

IMHO. Sex is primary needs. Hiring is tertier needs. 

But if the only sex life you have other than your hand is hiring, that becomes a primary need.  

[+ KensingtonHomo]

I don't consider us wealthy but we don't have kids and have two good incomes. We also don't drink or gamble or buy expensive clothing. Most of our hobbies (except this one) are pretty inexpensive. So this is what we splurge on. 

[Mark_fl]

Maybe providers need to start taking Klarna

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

1 hour ago, marylander1940 said:

@Vegas_Millennial we know that you only pay cash to all possible things including escorts, but some folks use CC. 

Then hiring certainly isn't only for the wealthy, as the truly wealthy do not need to finance an hour of enjoyment.

[jeezifonly]

Resort vacations, cruises, restaurant dining, live entertainment - all ways to exchange money for temporary pleasure, with a variety of results for different consumers with different budgets. It's the perfection demanded and the frequency of indulgence that determine how much money you spend on the hobby. If you like it frequent, and elaborately planned from rarified talent, you better have plenty of cash to spend. 

If it's an occasional treat, and you happen to be drawn to a wide variety of types and open to a narrower list of potential activities, in a large city, it's affordable. 

[+ JamesB]

Do you need to be wealthy to hire? No. Does it help? Absolutely.

[marylander1940]

4 hours ago, KensingtonHomo said:

I don't consider us wealthy but we don't have kids and have two good incomes. We also don't drink or gamble or buy expensive clothing. Most of our hobbies (except this one) are pretty inexpensive. So this is what we splurge on. 

Exactly, life is all about choices! 

Taking Metro/bus instead of Uber, taking a sandwich to the office instead of buying lunch, etc. will save enough time to hire. 

Spending $10 per day on lunch (Monday to Friday) adds up to approximately $220 per month or over $2,640 per year. Obviously, food isn't free, but it could be as expensive or as cheap as we would like it to be.

 

 

[marylander1940]

3 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Then hiring certainly isn't only for the wealthy, as the truly wealthy do not need to finance an hour of enjoyment.

The truly wealthy get a trophy husband! Hopefully with a prenup!

[+ Pensant]

I have friend who effortlessly spend 6 figures a year on providers. If you’re in the asset-owning class, your net worth has soared over the past years.

[ericwinters]

12 hours ago, Mark_fl said:

Maybe providers need to start taking Klarna

Lol... and be an HSA eligible expense. 

[viewing ownly]

All great points made so far. If you're wealthy, you don't need to worry what this kind of entertainment will run you.

On the opposite end, if you want someone who is average-looking at best, backpage listings have men in the "under one Franklin" range to please you, but for me I'd rather save up both financially and "in my tank" to have an explosive time with someone I'm attracted to that's worth their donation in Gold (or at least pricey bronze).

[+ PhileasFogg]

19 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Hiring may keep a man wealthy if it helps him avoid a rotten marriage and/or a financially disastrous divorce.

I just did the math - hiring would have cost 4x what my first divorce cost at $500/pop, twice weekly for 25 yrs. And she didn’t eat much 😅🤪…layer on the kids (priceless) and the fact that I paid 100% of college tuition - at expensive schools - and hiring is much cheaper. 

[marylander1940]

3 hours ago, Pensant said:

I have friend who effortlessly spend 6 figures a year on providers. If you’re in the asset-owning class, your net worth has soared over the past years.

That kind of spending somehow reminded me of an old thread about "reverse mortgage" in exchange for unspecified years of escort services by a provider.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 01:57 PM by marylander1940

[Mo Mason]

I work 20 hours per week as a part-time custodian in a hospital.  I make $17 per hour.  I've hired probably 30 times over the past 11 years.  

Hiring is definitely not only for the wealthy.

 

[BSR]

3 hours ago, Mo Mason said:

I work 20 hours per week as a part-time custodian in a hospital.  I make $17 per hour.  I've hired probably 30 times over the past 11 years.  

Hiring is definitely not only for the wealthy.

 

While I’m in Manila, I can enjoy the lower prices without any additional income.  I have a regular guy I see about once a week, 3 hours for $200.  I see other guys occasionally who charge $170-250 for 2 hours.  

But when I return stateside and have to pay US rates, I’m going to need a part-time job if I want to keep hiring regularly.  Well, either that or live on cat food, and I don’t like cat food.

[+ Just Chuck]

I set aside $20-50 per week in cash into a “play money” folder.  This is genuinely disposable income. I only “window shop” ads if I don’t have enough to hire.  

I see price structures generally match regional costs of living.  Here in Texas, provider rates are generally lower than in the rocky mountains or on either coast.  So, normal sessions here often run in the $300-400 range.  If I haven’t set aside that much at any given. moment, I delay hiring.  If I really want to get off, but don’t have the cash available to hire someone that I’d really want or can’t find one that I’d be willing to spend that much on, I can usually find a masseur in Texas in the $150-250 range.

I definitely would never borrow money to hire or choose to spend money to hire that I’d need for some other expense.