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Frugal couple saves money by making own porn
« on: March 14, 2014, 02:41:06 PM »
This is a little off color, even for this place, but I found it amusing nonetheless, and since it's about frugality, I figured I'd share...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/frugal-couple-saves-money-by-making-own-porn,35533/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default

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Re: Frugal couple saves money by making own porn
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2014, 02:43:32 PM »
This is a little off color, even for this place, but I found it amusing nonetheless, and since it's about frugality, I figured I'd share...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/frugal-couple-saves-money-by-making-own-porn,35533/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default

I know it's the Onion, but the premise is completely ridiculous.  Nobody pays for porn.

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Re: Frugal couple saves money by making own porn
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2014, 02:50:10 PM »
I know it's the Onion, but the premise is completely ridiculous.  Nobody pays for porn.
That's why it's funny.

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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2014, 02:54:19 PM »
I know it's the Onion, but the premise is completely ridiculous.  Nobody pays for porn.
That's why it's funny.

It's only funny if it's a little bit true.

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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2014, 03:02:32 PM »
So the question becomes, where should we put the article about that Duke porn star?

Should we share her badassity, since she's discovered how to make hundreds of dollars an hour? Or should we share her badassity because she's probably guaranteed herself a six figure book deal and is now the most bankable woman in the industry?

Should we put her on the anti mustachian wall of shame and comedy for turning down a full scholarship to Vanderbilt in order to attend Duke and because she's tanked her earning power in most fields? Or because she should have gone to Vanderbilt, done pornography, put the porn winnings in VSTAX and FIREd at 22?

So many questions, so little time.

There's no way to know if she would have had the same porn earnings at Vanderbilt.  Perhaps Duke porn stars earn more, justifying the higher cost of attendance. 

I'd say it all depends on what she's doing with the money.  If she is saving the money from this side hustle for retirement, I'd say its badass.

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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2014, 08:45:07 PM »
Had a rough day-thanks for the chuckle op

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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2014, 12:36:30 PM »
I know it's the Onion, but the premise is completely ridiculous.  Nobody pays for porn.
That's why it's funny.

It's only funny if it's a little bit true.

It is a little bit true.  People make their own porn.  People try to save money.  The only thing that's not true here is the causal relationship between the two activities. 

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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2014, 01:05:35 PM »
I know it's the Onion, but the premise is completely ridiculous.  Nobody pays for porn.
That's why it's funny.

It's only funny if it's a little bit true.

It is a little bit true.  People make their own porn.  People try to save money.  The only thing that's not true here is the causal relationship between the two activities.

Sorry, pal, no amount of logic is going to make me thing something is funny

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Re: Frugal couple saves money by making own porn
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2014, 03:07:19 PM »
This is a little off color, even for this place, but I found it amusing nonetheless, and since it's about frugality, I figured I'd share...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/frugal-couple-saves-money-by-making-own-porn,35533/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default

I know it's the Onion, but the premise is completely ridiculous.  Nobody pays for porn.

Bakari here on the forums would disagree with you: https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/share-your-badassity/easy-money-in-your-spare-time-from-the-comfort-of-home/

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Re: Frugal couple saves money by making own porn
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2014, 08:40:24 AM »
Yeah you can make plenty of money doing webcam stuff. Couples make a lot more than just 1 on 1 stuff.

Only thing is you feel like a sleaze ball doing it, but if you got good at it and built up a good client base. You could make a killing... all from your bedroom lol

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Re: Frugal couple saves money by making own porn
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2014, 08:46:44 AM »
The article made me laugh!

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« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2014, 08:49:46 AM »
I laughed at:
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When I think of all the money we’re saving by staying in on weekends and fisting each other in front of the camcorder, it just makes sense.
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« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2014, 05:28:47 PM »
This is a little off color, even for this place, but I found it amusing nonetheless, and since it's about frugality, I figured I'd share...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/frugal-couple-saves-money-by-making-own-porn,35533/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default

I know it's the Onion, but the premise is completely ridiculous.  Nobody pays for porn.

Bakari here on the forums would disagree with you: https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/share-your-badassity/easy-money-in-your-spare-time-from-the-comfort-of-home/

I didn't put in the time camming for it to pay off, it was just an interesting thing to try.

I have, however, made $250 an hour doing real porn with my (now) ex.  That was just my cut - the director, camera person, and production studio all have their markups.  So obviously there is still a market for (non-interactive) porn.

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« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2014, 05:56:24 PM »
I didn't put in the time camming for it to pay off, it was just an interesting thing to try.

I have, however, made $250 an hour doing real porn with my (now) ex.  That was just my cut - the director, camera person, and production studio all have their markups.  So obviously there is still a market for (non-interactive) porn.

It sounds a lot better putting it as $250/hour than the actual "$20 for 5 minutes," though they do work out to be the same.

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Re: Frugal couple saves money by making own porn
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2014, 06:05:21 PM »
I didn't put in the time camming for it to pay off, it was just an interesting thing to try.

I have, however, made $250 an hour doing real porn with my (now) ex.  That was just my cut - the director, camera person, and production studio all have their markups.  So obviously there is still a market for (non-interactive) porn.

It sounds a lot better putting it as $250/hour than the actual "$20 for 5 minutes," though they do work out to be the same.

;)

no, it was $250 for an hour, on two separate occasions.
That was for a regular video shoot, not the live webcam stuff.

 

Wow, a phone plan for fifteen bucks!