A Week As A Cam Girl On A $90,000 Salary

🌉 Life in the city

Living in a studio in San Francisco that costs $2,195 a month, even if the neighborhood feels a bit sketchy. Working as a webcam model and bringing in about $90,000 a year on average. Dealing with the wild swings of freelance life, like making over $4,000 one week and only $400 the next. Saving at least $1,200 every month because the goal is to eventually head to grad school to become a psychologist. Keeping a close eye on taxes since being self-employed means owing a lot at the end of the year.

💄 Investing in the brand

Spending $250 at Victoria’s Secret for fifteen pairs of panties and four bras to keep the wardrobe fresh for clients. Getting a $70 blowout once a week because doing hair at home is a struggle. Dropping $100 on high-end sex toys like a rose-gold vibrator, making sure to keep the receipts for tax deductions. Heading to Sephora for $70 worth of concealer and highlighter to stay camera-ready. Paying $75 for a Brazilian wax and brow cleanup, which is just part of the regular maintenance required for the job.

🥗 Eating and entertaining

Hating the idea of cooking and mostly avoiding it. Ordering $166 worth of groceries from Thrive Market to avoid real shopping without a car. Spending $20 on Thai food for lunch just to get out of the house and avoid feeling cooped up. Meeting friends for $50 worth of birthday drinks or grabbing a $15 fried chicken sandwich. Buying a $100 dress from Aritzia for a date and pretending it was already in the closet. Making a rare exception for the kitchen by spending $60 on lasagna ingredients to impress a guy.

📈 The bottom line

Finishing the week with $1,328 spent, which feels manageable during a high-earning period. Balancing the fun stuff like a $50 Disclosure concert with practical needs like $95 for new Warby Parker glasses after the old ones broke. Paying $325 a month toward student loans to chip away at that $6,500 balance. Staying active with $40 cardio barre classes to keep energy levels up. Focusing on the future while enjoying the flexibility and income of the current gig.