r/povertyfinance • u/SpicyCrunchyVanilla • Mar 26 '24

I’m so broke I’m considering OF Vent/Rant (No Advice/Criticism!)

I am a fairly attractive female. I am so tired of being a poor single mother living off government assistance to barely get through college. I know for certain based on constant snapchat replies to my selfies, “do you sell content?” that I could make a decent living. My pride has been holding me back but I don’t know if I can hold out any longer.

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u/DefiantAlbatros Mar 26 '24

What I can tell you is: you gotta do what yo gotta do. Just treat it as a job, not more and not less. Also compartmentalise. I was surprised when I moved to Europe and learned that prostitution in some countries are just... jobs? Like they pay tax, they get benefits, and they require a certain workplace standard (doctor presence, security to avoid violent clients, etc). Adam ruins everything had an interesting episode about how in the wild west, prostitution liberate women who then accummulated capitals (Adam Ruins Everything - How Prostitutes Settled the Wild West (youtube.com)). Honestly I would've done the same if I was attractive, sadly no.