Not nearly enough or way too much depending on how you look at it . Depending on your style and frequency, one can commit only a couple of hundred a month to several thousand a month.

As my ATF Jade used to say "What do you got?"

I don't really have a budget but don't do this often. It kinda ends up me getting fustrated with work, life and then the idea pops in my head. Then I get a one track mind and I go do this.

well, my budget is actually zero. but i pretend that i am congress and i appropriate funds anyway. gotta love deficit spending.

it varies usually around a few bucks, no exact figures however i pump a good bit into the economy.

I don't see the advantage for hobbyist to answer this honestly

I don't see the purpose of you posting this, yet there it is.

Its a question that obviously was being pondered by OP. Maybe they want to see if their "normal".

Have a great day TONYA

his name is tony actually.

i didnt answer out of embarassement. once i added up the last few months, i then decided to
average out the last two years. I finshed that little exercise and decided the whole line of inquiry was going to be painful.
so i played diablo 3

@moebius, I believe he knows I'm Tony, it was an attempt of hostility for some reason.

@lonewolf, there's no point in most of the post I make, I apoligize if it bothers you.

Well no dollar amount but I have seen at least two different providers a month for the past 14 months.

You don't really want us to start adding it up do you?????? We might just decide we're spending too much if we put it on a monthly or annual basis......................

I need to get Diablo 3. (I already went through the previous steps.)

i know after my little math problem last night im seriously thinking of cutting back to once or twice a week.
i can afford what i spend easily, its still a lot of money without anything tangible other than memories to show for it.
i do think the memories have value however so does the investing i could be doing instead lol.

/shit that was a lot of cash im not giving any concrete numbers however it was enough to rock me back a bit.

I didn't "attempt" anything.

Not going to contribute to hijacking thread.

Your monthly budget should be no more than one month's salary.

Happy hobbying!

I think you should run for office

I am thinking that once a month would be very adequate for me. However that may change. YMMV.

That's very funny lol.

I always think this service should be looked at as a luxury item, a special treat from time to time.

I just do not want to know,then i might have to cut back on something like food.

Voodoo economics. Why you gotta go and set limits?

Can't. Skeletons in closet. What if it ever came out that I had relations with women other than my wife? I'd be ruined.... or PRESIDENT! Hey, great idea.

Disclaimer: not admitting to relations with other women.after all, this is just a fantasy. I think I'm a musketeer, see unicorns and aphrodite . And I purr.

Why be embarrassed about how much you spend?

There's such a stigma about this industry, and it drives me nuts.. that somehow what we're doing is "wrong" and needs to be hidden, that we're all naughty & dirty & perverted & there MUST be something wrong with us if we put any thought into the hobby other than "eww, those people are gross".

There's nothing wrong with what we do, hobbyist or provider. It's an essential outlet, one that allows me the flexibility of making my own schedule and working for myself while still earning a nice living & having a good time while doing so. My clients have the advantage of simplicity - an uncomplicated arrangement that they put as little or as much time into as they choose.

What could possibly be embarrassing about that? If you spend $1,000 a week and can afford it, there's nothing wrong with that - you're contributing to the economy in a tangible way. I suppose it's different if you're maxing out your credit cards in order to afford that $1,000/week, but anything in excess could be seen as negative.

I'm sure the dollar amount is different for everyone, and the level of moderation is different for everyone. I have regulars who see me two or three times a week, and some that see me once a month or even once every three months. You wouldn't be embarrassed about seeing any other type of professional, so I would hope nobody would be embarrassed about seeing a provider... then again it's hard to stand up to the stigma that's been placed on the hobby.

Damn WhytCollar you my friend, are a genius.

I took a year, tallied up the amount spent on Hobbying, divided by Twelve and guess what my answer was, you got it, my monthly salary.

Go figure, now I know why I haven't eaten in months and the bank wants to foreclose on my home. ... lol Crap, I just realized I can't even afford Diablo 3 now, guess I will have to just go play with MoeBius or Curious Georges game. ... ROTFLOL

@JerrySDFun, are you Fucking Kidding Me, forget about the spending and have FUN, FUN, FUN, like what part of you handle says, that's what this Hobby is all about. ...

And trust me, the girls don't want to know what you spend, as long as you are spending it on then. Got to keep the economy flowing, Right?

DeLaine Dear, points very well stated. Let's just keep those green backs flowing through the economy and forget about the stigma that's been placed on this hobby. Everybody be Happy and have FUN, FUN, FUN. ...

You thought I was kidding?! Lol

I dont think anyone said it was embarrassing (at least I didnt). Or that there is anything wrong with what we do. But if we all start really thinking about what we're spending each year, and what we have to show for it other than very pleasant memories, and what else could have been done with the $$........... it just might result in an industry recession.

I have seen MANY providers and not paid Anything at all. The huge problem is that most guys buy into the reality that these women have created and become like little horndog puppies totally at the mercy of these women. I've figured out how to meet them, establish a relationship built on mutual interest andrespect that leads to great sex with no money involved 'just because'. Money becomes less of an issue and sometimes we have sex just because we both want to. I'll fill the void left in a woman's life when she starts to see all men as money-tricks and starts to feel that all men see her as a sex machine. And no guys ....this will almost never work for you actual money-tricks who decide that you are "in love" with
these women and want to have "something real". Nope. It's too late. Seldom can she look at you differently once you've been stuck in the money-trick zone.

Yes, I may spend money ...but I'll spend it expecting NOTHING in return ...not even a hug. WHY? Because I "like" them. I may take them to dinner. Pay a bill when their money is low. Buy them groceries. Get them something they need; volunteer to take them somewhere etc. ...while expecting NOTHING in return. In other words I offer them my sincere friendship and respect. I gain their trust and respect. ("Respect" because I don't come across as a desperate wimp trying to win her friendship but rather as a secure and able guy who already has it.)

Sometimes they'll call me up just to talk. 'They began to truly value a relationship based on friendship with a man who seems to really care and is not always after something but is still a verile and sexually interested and available 'man'.The smart ones realize that in any relationship their must be reciprocity or the relationship won't last. They WANT to reciprocate the "value" they are getting and sex seems like a natural way to do so. More importantly they truly WANT to and do enjoy having sex with me. When it happens it's natural and NOT about money.

Over the years I've been able to do this repeatedly with different "providers" (...WHO ever came up with that ridiculous term? ...WHATEVER!)

The Most important thing of all that I have learned about this is the art of how To analyze evaluate and property pick and choose the women that this can possibly work with. I know that I could NEVER do this with 95% of them but the good thing is that I have NO desire to do this with the ones that I couldn't do it with. Also, the women whom I could do this with are NOT the same women that some other guy could possibly do this with. In other words just because it works for me that does not mean it would work for you with the same women. And also just because it may work for you that's not mean that it would also work for me with the same woman.

It's all about true COMPATIBILITY and knowing how to truly befriend these women. After all they ARE people and they are women ...just like any other. I'll connect with them on a genuine level and win/earn their genuine and sincere trust/respect/friendship etc.

Sometimes that may mean setting up a low cost meeting and then just talking or taking them to get a bite to eat while letting them know that I am interested in getting to know them better as a person and establishing a genuine friendship with them IF their is mutual compatibility between the both of us. Usually by the time we do meet in person I'm already 99 percent certain that there will be and so far I have never been wrong.

Sometimes I have spent no money whatsoever at any point and built the entire friendship relationship over the telephone with a series of telephone conversations. they stop seeing me as a potential money trick but rather as a person who could be a good friend and also as someone who is not calling them with an agenda to just get sex but rather because they see them as a human being.

Again, I realize that I could never do this effectively with the majority of these women But again I don't need to. Also the most powerful thing is that I know how to locate, identify, Pick and choose the ones whom I could do it with.

Now you may think that all of this is leading up to the idea that I am selling information or a course on the subject. Well I absolutely am not. I just thought that I would share my experiences because I've been able to do this so consistently and so relatively easily.

1 reason this work so well for me is because this is not a game. It works well for me because I am sincere very sincere. I really truly do see them as so much more than just a sex object there for my gratification. And I truly am interested in getting to know them and being a gentleman friend. Also I truly do not have a hidden agenda for any and everything that I may do for them.

I have had overnight dates and hookups lasting many hours and even days with women who charge and get as much as $200 an hour from other men. I did not and they did not expect me to pay them one dime . Also, the sex was far better than what a hobbyist may get because they're doing it because they really want to and NOT because I've paid them or because they feel they "owe" it to me. Also, in some cases the only 'value that I've brought to their life is advise, wisdom or an attentive ear.

I am expecting a bit of incredulity at my words or for some 'haters' to attack them or suggest that this is not reality. I'm expecting someone to presume that they are an expert on this and that these women never hook up unless they're getting paid ...one way or another. Well ...THAT belief is precisely WHY most guys will NEVER be able to do this. You don't understand the important dynamics of the basic Needs & Wants that influence women's behavior and choices in life. Additionally any woman who would say " But I would NEVER sleep with a guy who calls my ad unless he pays me" is also missing the point. It's NOT about YOU my dear...and what YOU would do or what YOU can even understand is actually irrelevant.

Anyway I have to go now ...I'm about to pick up a hot "provider" friend who called me because she wants to "get away from the life for awhile." and will be spending the night with me tonight. Dinner, a movie and a night of awesome sex with a cutie who never spends a night with a "hobbyist" for any less than $1000. Oh well.

They truly do feel privileged and "lucky" to have me and this is especially true once they see (in the beginning) my pictures of me with non-pro women much more or just as beautiful as them.

blah blah blah....blah blah...blah

Awesome novel casanova ......

Would you please post a link for economy? She sounds fun, fun,fun. LOL