Recent text exchanges with 3 POT SB's have me wondering if I missed the memo outlining how SB rates have increased.  Perhaps this is unique to the DC metro.

I’m getting hit on by POTs that after you get through the negotiation the add fees.  I had Nanny fees at 26 an hour, Uber fees.  Next into the bowl, gas money and you need to pay 80 for a great auntie sitter, (she’s in a chair and all). Another who will only see guys that are 6 hours by car.  You gonna Payson yo get me there , send $100 up front, etc.   Many who are negotiating now for when the come back to school in August.   Crazy!

You gotta be willing to walk away if you don't like the price.

"she" says she'll only date someone who lives hours away.
She's going through as divorce.
She must have 100% discretion.
These are the reddest of red flags and always result in a request for travel money, which will lead to nothing good should you fall for it.  Avoid these, and report them to SA admin.

... for SB allowances. But definitely an increase in GPS, scammers and POT SB's trying to get online only arrangements.  
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At least I have not increased my offer range in the last 4 years.  But I've seen a big increase in non-viable POT profiles.  
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1. Steady flow of favs from South America and other countries.  
2. Huge prevalence of relatively new profiles stating online only or online at first due to COVID. (Interesting that SA's TOS specifically ban online only. Perhaps they are looking the other way during the pandemic?)  
3. Smaller increase of "local" profiles turning out to be located out of state. They use a location nearby, then mention in the profile (or later in text) that they are elsewhere due to (insert reason) so lets start online and we can meet... but I've already moved on by then.  
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But I'd say when I look at my numbers over a period of time, say the last 8 weeks, I am still getting the same number of M&G's and still able to lock in BCD for $250-$400. That is probably a bit below average for an LA 8+ SB. Add to that the inability to go out to expensive dinners or go shopping for stupid shit for her and I'm actually about 20% under my quarterly sugar budget - which I used to get some choice KGirl time.  
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Life is good.
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The Cat

It used to be that scammers were rare.  I find legit SBs are in the minority now--and many of them have GPS.  Sifting through SA has become far more challenging.  It's surely not a case of shooting fish in a barrel in D.C. unless you are willing to go to $600-$800.

Anything under $400. My last one was at $500 and she was just average. I do see more 18 to 20 year olds posting but I prefer the above 25 crowd.

Was wondering about that...haven't been on SA (or even here) much lately - but there seems to easily be a doubling of scammers, from on-line/photo girls/and money in advance girls.

A quick P411 check of Atlanta shows lots of pros for $300 for one hour.  

I have not seen. Pro in about 5 years since the LE crackdown. Beside I get more BBFS with the SB’s.

Even paying a little extra is worth it to me. I had one that we did overnights that didn’t cost much more than a meeting and she seemed to enjoy those more.

Although I've had success with BCD; many of the new POT have asked for 500 PPM plus. One was over 40 and certainly not worth it. Unfortunately many of the POT lack any skills in communication. Sending barely one line messages. I have no desire to respond to those. I'm just going to be patience and pick and choose as the messages keep coming in.  

Covid has been pretty brutal, I’ve gotten 3 pots in AZ wanting 1000 per meet just today.

Had a meet and great last week that went well with tall Russian, nice rack and body, cute'ish, late 30's (lied on profile, but the math is easy when she has a 21 yo).  Messaged today about our planned date #2
Me: Lunch again or fun in a cozy, private setting.  
Her: Whatever you like.  
Me:  Let's do both, I'll pick up lunch/champagne and get a room for us to enjoy food followed by fun
Her:  Do you mean sex?
Me:  Yes.  But if you are not comfortable or unsure, let's just meet for lunch
Her: What about finances?
Me:  Remember, I asked you before and you deferred the discussion.  What are you comfortable with?
Her:  I have bills and could use help, $2500
Me:  OK, I can offer $400 every time that we meet and have a great time.  Can erase that $2500 bill in 2 to 3 months.
Her:  No, I want $2500 a month.
Me:  OK, then I would want to see you twice weekly, but that doesn't work with my schedule.
Her: No response

I don't mind (too much) when I hear a big number like that as long as she is actually realistic about negotiating a reasonable allowance.  I guess many of these SB wannabees never have considered that they have competition.  Reminds me of a very refreshing profile I came across recently in which the SB said she knew she had lots of competition and would make sure she was the best deal available, in every way.  It was rare and refreshing to read something sensible and accurate about the realities of sugar dating.  I'm kinda tired of all the ones with GPS.

I did a post a couple of years back on "Sugar Math" where I did a quick model of how much an SD needs to earn to be able to afford an SB, or multiple SB's.  There was lots of back and forth on many of my base assumptions, but the main takeaway was that an SD needs to clear at least $500 to $2,000 a month of cash AFTER all other expenses to be able to play in the sugar bowl.  If you work that back to an annual gross income, an SD would probably need to be making at least  $200k a year to be able to comfortably keep an SB. (Please do not start micro-analyzing these numbers - I don't care if your math is different.)
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My point is that an SB asking for $2,500 a month from an average SD (ok, there isn't really an "average" SD, but you get the idea) has never considered that the amount is perhaps as much as 30-40% of an SD's take home pay.  
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So are they insane? Probably not. They have probably never really analyzed the data from the SD's side. If I was an SB (note: I do have an SB profile for "research"), and I wanted to get $2,500 a month, I would only talk to SD's who say their income was at least $300,000 a year. And I'd ignore any SD who makes less than that because if that is really their income, there is no way they can afford to pay that amount.  
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In the current climate of lockdowns, all SB logic or analysis seems to have flown out the window. So yes, we see an increase in GPS, scammers, and IMO otherwise "legit" or "honest" POT SB's who don't really realize why their ask is unrealistic.  
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Now my #1 SB just texted me a pic of her topless in skinny jeans with a note that says "This is comin for you today..." so I gotta go, 'cause...  
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Life is good.
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The Cat

If I REALLY wanted to fuck her at least once, I might have gone with, "Ok, that's fine. Lets plan on meeting twice a week, I'll give you $400 every time we meet and you'll actually end up with MORE than the $2,500 a month you need, but I really don't mind giving you the extra money as long as we are making each other happy"  

Did a variation of this with my 1st SB who wanted $1200/month.  Agreed with the stipulation that I could see her anytime I wanted.  She lived in townhouse near my gym, recently divorced and not working.  Had sex with her 6 times the 1st month and 7 the second month.  Month 3, she became less available and then wanted to renegotiate.

I just gave up after a month of bullshit back on the site. It was endless scammers, fake locations, online only, and GPS.  I think the government money printing and unemployment wages are inflating prices and messing things up.  Two of the girls in my rotation are actually doing better because of unemployment and PPP so they seem to have actually stopped checking SA for the time being. Another has the same steady job but doesn’t spend as much and is worried about getting sick, so she’s not really looking for new daddies. That’s 3 legit SBs off the site. Funny thing is, one of those girls gave me a bunch of freebies because she got on unemployment and happened to need rebound sex after getting dumped by her real life boyfriend.  

I try to keep things light. To me, this needs to be flirty, fun, and pleasurable. If this is a business to her, I don't want to know. If we can't come to an understanding in 5 minutes or less than I'm thinking this isn't a good match for me.