Is it just me or have provider cost gone through the roof the past couple of years?  Its getting to a point where I am close to being priced out.

Providers are in the “discretionary” bucket for me. Once they price themselves out of my comfort zone, I look more carefully. And if none are available, the internet and my hand are free...

hotels went up, advertising websites went up, gas went up, pretty much everything is up!

Some guys are inflation proof, guys doing 1K here or there ain't shit to them.  So if this "Inflation" is cramping your style, then maybe it's time to either get out or look for that diamond in the rough and roll the dice.

What I find interesting is that the pandemic brought so many new ladies into the business, but it is still not enough to keep prices down.   Demand is through the roof and there are enough guys out there who can spend 700-1000/hr for a lady.   I see ad after ad of brand new girls with no history or reviews starting out in that range - and it's not just the ladies we'd think of as 10s.   I imagine many will drop out or quietly reduce their rates as they find a dearth of men lining up to roll the dice at that level of investment, but maybe I'm wrong.  

which in June was at a 40-year high of 9.1% from a year ago.  That means from last year to this year, every $100 you spend on pussy today is really only worth $91 in terms of June 2021 dollars, because the provider is only going to get $91 worth goods and services she needs to run her business when she recycles your money into the economy at current prices.   So on a $400 session, she is only getting $364.  In order for her to just stay even, she would have to charge $436 for that $400 session she was getting last year.

Inflation aside the provider you mentioned may have increased by 100% not purely because of inflation. One of my faves got started in 2019 and she just didn't know better than to charge the $400/hr that she saw other girls charging. She's now up to $800, that's because she learned her worth. Now she's gonna go to $1k, and that bump IS inflation related. So maybe you just got lucky before with that particular provider.

Pretty much all the "fun" (clubbing, hobbying, cars, bikes etc) I have in life is paid for by 50% of my passive income. It's a rule in my life that I would never spend loosely with regular income, that's for living/saving/investing. I'm successful but not rich....no fuck you money yet. That said I'm pretty close to inflation/recession proof with my income streams. I'll drop more on providers this year than I made at my first really good job.

This has been a weekly topic here for the last couple of years, and probably once a month for years before that.

Aside from inflation, another factor why the providers I see prices are rising so rapidly I reckon is because I tend to lean towards "reviewed" and highly rated providers.  Highly rated providers have high demand and have the pricing power.

I have paid as much as 1800 for the hr before, (pornstar)but it’s seems like donations keep going up, but  the service is no better, I often think about how dropping more then I can get at a ATM in one day is crazy, I know advertising, hotels and other expenses for providers have gone up, but 500.00 for a hour  is still awesome!

My Hobbying days will likely come to an end in the next 6 months with current pricing trends, unless I win the lottery lol.

will be "priced out" of the game.  

Most the time a $2000 hour does not feel any better than a $500 hour!

IMO, $36 isn't that bad of an increase.

the porsche/ferrrari not really an accurate comparison imo.

In any hobby, there are marginal hobbyists.  I remember when I took up flying and got my private pilot's license inside of a month.  You have to pay by the hour for the airplane (wet) and the instructor's fees.  Took me about a month. Some of the marginal players took an entire year because that's all their budget would allow.  It wasn't unusual that when rental rates went up, some students decided they could not continue, and dropped out.  Presumably, they moved down to a less expensive hobby they could afford.  It's bad for older guys who are retired and on a fixed income, but younger guys who find their incomes not keeping up with the price of pussy can either get a second job or find something to do that pays better.  I don't subscribe to the rant of the marginal P4P players that they lost their "options" when prices go up.  

It’s a catch 22 for me, I make really good money, but I find myself asking is it worth it to keep paying these high prices, the money I have spent on p4p could have gone unto one of my retirement accounts, I will never say a provider is not worth selling her precious body for any amount of money, I’m just glad I am 61 and not 41 because at 61 I can’t preform like I could at 41,so I don’t hobby like I use to!!

is $1000/hr, and there was nothing a $1000 girl can do that a $500 girl can't do.   In my own observations, rates above $500 tend to have more to do with looks than service.  The DDG ladies can charge more and they know it.  

As a provider I can agree that some of us have raised our rates (not me personally, but have made a 2hr mandatory on outcalls) due to inflation and the fact that it costs money to make money it is not free for us to put up ads. If you gentleman understood how much we really put into advertising (which has gone up ridiculously 1 website is now $100/week or $300/month) and thats just 1 of the cheaper ones. I post ads on 6 different websites and the monthly fee is way more than the cost of 2 or 3 dates. Yes it pays for itself,sometimes it doesnt, as in I get less business from a particular website than was wort it, but I just charge it to the game. Some months are better than others on differenty websites thats just how it is. Next the amount of money we spend to look good for you gentleman, again Inflation affects us with that as well. Getting our hair done,makeup,nails,lingerie,toys,hotels,websites,pictures,etc...etc...

Asian Escorts in London are still £150 same price we have been listing at for over 10 years! Maybe you need to come to London?

I concur.

Hello Masters of the Universe!  
   
 Guess what?  
   
 After considerable research, I determined there is no need to pay more than $400 for a quality provider. I have, in the past, paid up to $1K / hour, but those days are, thankfully, long gone.  
   
 You may ask “Where are you, in a grass hut somewhere?” Nope I’m in a major northeastern city in the US.  
   
 In short, I have curated a list of hot women who charge $300 - $400 / hour. I am quite happy with this line-up which, of course, I will not share. My reviews will not give it away, either, as this is a relatively new thing.  
   
 I do this simply by using search engines, including those of TER and Tryst, that allow you to stipulate price ranges. Seek, and you will find.  
   
 Love to hear what everyone else thinks!  
   
 Regards,  
   
 The Ol’ Bargain Hunter

All the power to you. Me, I'm quite lazy at times, and don't like doing a ton of research. I'm also very time constrained. So often I prefer to just pay premium because chances of disappointment are lower. However, when I do come across one of those unicorns you're talking about they will absolutely be seeing a lot of me. And yes they will not be reviewed or shared (same with my faves at higher rates)

This is the second person on this thread that posted about Unicorns and not sharing.  Share.  lol

In regards section b) where you mention the dog had better lick your balls, I had a situation like that with a past gf. Back in the mid 90’s I dated a gal who had a Jack Russel Terrier dog. I like dogs but this dog was annoying. Me and my gf would lay there after a session, then her dog would approach and began licking my balls. I would push the dog away while the gf did nothing nor said nothing. I was suspicious about the dog doing this to other men. When asking the gf, she would never comment.

There are online confessions out there where chicks let their dogs lick their vajayjays.

who admitted she let her little dog lick her pussy. She got a huge amount of flack. Then again, she claimed to be a former Bond Girl. Not sure if there's a connection.

My grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 yrs old when my mother said to him, "if you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately." Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized exactly what was at stake. He quit immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. My mom asked me to please never smoke. I agreed. At 39, I have never touched a cigarette, which I now regret because your comment gave me cancer anyway.

raise their prices?  Because they can.

Because someone doing something simply because they can, implies they dont give a fuck about anyone else. That's nothing to be proud of.

That's the hobbyists job. And btw, comparing a woman raising her rates to police murdering innocent African Americans is remarkably insipid and apples and oranges.

Raising your rates because you can does NOT imply "they don't give a fuck about anyone else." It simply proves they understand they have pricing power and choose to use it. They are in business. Virtually everyone in every business tries to make the maximum profit they can. It's called Capitalism.

That's weird, I don't see anything about killing innocent African Americans. Are you sure you've read the correct post?

Once again, "because they can" is a non-answer to any question.

that the girls who raised prices "because they can" were actually getting paid at the new higher rate. And everything you wrote seems to implicitly assume that, too.

I think I can sum up your point in one word . . . . . bullshit.   Raising prices above equilibrium does not automatically diminish profits because raising prices will often shake out the marginal customers who may require more service at a greater per-transaction cost compared to the large customers.  You merely create a new equilibrium point that is MORE profitable overall for the business.   Your theory only works if you are trying to keep every customer regardless of their volume of business.  I try to gradually weed out smaller customers when I can replace them with bigger customers.  It may not work in all businesses, but it works for most.  Small customers cost more overall to maintain compared to the revenue they generate.  

You admitted taking $800K from the Federal Covid PPP. And, while I don't recall the amount, I'm pretty sure you said you took another dip the second time around.
So your "Capitalist" business has been supported by the Gubmint.
Welcome to Socialism, Comrade!

Can't believe I'm going to say this but I agree with you. If anyone says they are raising rates because they can, and they actually mean that being the only reason. Yes they don't give a shit about anyone. HOWEVER, I'm guessing anyone who says they're raising rates because they can just don't know how to properly articulate their true reasons for raising rates.  

TurbayVeronica,
   At least you get it.  Most of the Hobbyists Bitch about how much we "The Providers" charge as if we "The Providers" should be a $2.00 whore (Just because they are somewhat cheap).  The providers have to make a profit.

As a capitalist business owner, you seem to be unfamiliar with econ 101.

directly from the bank into a dedicated payroll account administered by PayChex.  All of the funds went to my employees so they could keep working through the pandemic.  My alternative was to lay off 20-25% of my employees .  Not one dime was used for anything other than worker salaries.  Even though I was allowed to claim money for office rent, I didn't.  I don't see how funneling government program money to my employees so they can survive the pandemic makes ME a Socialist.  If you were in my shoes, would you have laid them off rather than accept the program money so they can keep their jobs?   (It will be interesting to read your non-answer.)  BTW, the PPP money only covered 20 weeks out of the year, including both draws.  I had to take a 7-figure bank loan to keep them working for the rest of the year.  You probably would not have put yourself on the line like that either.  That's why my employee retention is exemplary.  I take care of my people, whatever it takes.

I also used all PPP 100% for payroll. One of them wasn't even completely forgiven even though it was used 100% for payroll. I'm too tired to fight it.

Actually everything. But mainly he doesn't get that it's irrelevant if the money went directly to his employees. His business was still supported by the PPP along with whatever inherent value it has. Is he seriously suggesting he didn't benefit from this?
So anyone who benefits from massive government programs is, by definition, a Socialist.
You can run but you can't hide.
PS: I was actually joking about all this but you seem to have completely lost your sense of humor. Triggered much?

As a true capitalist I'd prefer not to pay taxes because it leads to inefficiency in a free market. However, as a true capitalist I will take that money back when given the chance. Would my businesses have survived without gov assistance during pandemic? Absolutely, but I would've definitely laid off a bunch of people. PPP did not benefit me, it did not make me more profitable, it did not boost my income, it only saved those who'd have been laid off.

J.P. Morgan, the airlines, grocery stores, and restaurants all across the country are all Socialists now.  That's a huge stretch, even by your standards.  Do your social security checks make YOU a Socialist?

Seriously, any "true" capitalist definitionally must take a cut out of those funds going to the workers.

And, yes, all those businesses are socialists now.
As for Social Security, that's not all that makes me a Socialist. My political views do, too.

This is 100% correct.

with confiscation of your wealth and redistribution to the needy until they have the same amount that you do?  Or are you a pseudo-socialist like the Hollywood elites that have made their millions and can afford the luxury of being socialists as long as their wealth is secure?

But, no, actually I am OK with a FAIR tax code that's quite different to the one Trump passed that funnels more to the 1%. I'm OK with not letting hedge fund billionaires be taxed at long-term capital gains rates, not ordinary income rates.
If that's Socialism, sign me up.

Vegas *Nevada* in general has utterly turned into California prices. Everything has gone up & it is affecting everyone! Some people's rent went from 1,100 to 3,000 month there's no limit here! Food, gas...dollar stores are not a dollar nowhere now! Now you know the economy and lifestyle has changed when you see that lmao.  Hotels, bills, absolutely everything!  I recommend if you can't budget who your wanting to see, to keep looking. There are ones who customized as best as possible to keeping it lower like doing incall vs outcall, I myself found suitable to keep it lower & not go nuts.  The strip has really changed now it's pay to park or valet plus tipping them. Gas is horrible & traffic is a nightmare as you never know how long you might be stuck now. I understand both parties here the higher rates yea, but I understand the reason some needing no choice to cover the everything that's gone up.  Times have changed,  Vegas is a non stop fast pace growing city that has just turned expensive.  What made me go huh?? Was the 40k ticket prices for that singer who cancelled & now rescheduled.  I want to know who in what's world would actually pay 40k to watch a lady sing for 90minutes and leave lol.

Heading to Vegas in a few months shit has gone up. It gets to the point it’s not worth it to me. There is a certain price for everyone it’s not worth it. I can live without pussy.

If you can’t afford it go buy a playoff and take care of yourself