Life Update: Adulting for Money and Work Stuff

 So it's Day 1 of a Work Conference but also Day 1 of Adulting for Money. 

What has happened so far:

- Deleted regular dating apps (e.g. Hinge, OKC)

- Now on 3 adulting sites (WYP, Seeking, Ashley Madison)

- I've streamlined my email address to one new one, got a new Google Voice number, and have some prepped answers (i.e. what are you looking for?). 

Notes

My Adulting profile: 

Average photo (vs glamour shots = lowered expectations). Married/Attached/Open Relationship,  27 year old Female. If asked, I have a Bachelor's Degree. Can't decide what my job will be. I'm thinking either Writer/ Technical Writer/ Project Manager. Just depends on my mood. 

With my new profile on Ashley Madison, I'm not getting as many bites as I originally did. I changed my location from NC to another southern state so maybe that has played a factor. I'm giving it a couple more days and then if it's still slow-goings, I may switch back to my original locale.

Like me, people are on multiple sites. When I was regular dating, I would see people on Hinge and OKC.  Same with adulting apps. I've seen the same guy on Hinge as Seeking. And he messaged me on both. Unfortunately for me, he is likely aware of my lies. So it's unlikely that's going to get very far.

Hits

One guy bid $100 to date me on the WYP site. I countered with $500. He politely declined. He found me on Seeking and has initiated chat. 

One guy on Seeking took the conversation to private texts. He wanted to do a Meet and Greet but when I redirected him to WYP to bid on a date, the conversation ended. 

To kind of lower the demand, I'm starting any interaction at $500. Even if it's just a meet and greet. I can't sit through anyone else's boring life story. I get to experience the high of that first contact, but with the high paywall we can both make sure it's worth each other's time. 

That way I don't have to say no (#NiceGirl nonsense I'm still recovering from) and I still get to play and have fun. 

The only thing with WYP is that they don't pay you until after the date. I think I'll need the money upfront or within the first 5 minutes. My friend suggested a deposit.  I think at least $100 in the first 5 minutes then. I kind of want the deposit before hand though. 

Obviously, first goal is to suffer no ill, but financially, I think it'd be cool to make $500 this year. 

But that's all I have so far.

I also deleted SnapChat. I downloaded that app solely to talk to my Online Lover, but I had to cut him loose. He was kind of scary anyway. I couldn't tell why he was dragging his feet to meet up, but it's probably for the best. And now there's a paywall so sucks for him. I have to say I LOVED starring in my own romance novel though.  I tried to get back on SnapChat shortly after I deleted my account, but luckily I couldn't remember the log-in information and the email I'd used has been deleted. 

Real Work Stuff

Having had 3 months of free time, getting back into the groove of completing my next project almost feels too much. I'm happy for the free time because somehow even in the long stretches of nothing to do, I still feel like I'm looking forward to early retirement. My adulting games have taken up so much of my mental space (what I wanted!), that I've hardly thought about FIRE. Social Media is addicting for sure! I perk up at the sound of each and every notification. I've left my notifications on silent after 9p as an initial guardrail. 

I have to say I really hope I reach FIRE soon. I'm definitely faking it 'til I make it in terms of work product. I hate to put it in the universe, but this is not a job I think I will miss. It's actually quite mentally intensive and I'm half out the door mentally.