Comments on: Pop Quiz: Can You Do This Stripper Math?

By: MCDuff

MCDuff — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 08:17:31 +0000

I may be assuming something bad about gender here, but I do find it awful precious that a man read this and was like “aww lemme show the ladies how to do maths now!”

By: bj

bj — Tue, 12 May 2015 18:14:52 +0000

James, you stumbled out of the gate, skipped #1 and split #2 into two questions when it wasn’t but finished strong… sort of. What’s with 32% ? on #5?
1. 7 is the answer Rent is $130 (7 Dances @ $20 = $140) so in the black $10
2. ($400-$100)+($275-$75) – $130
$500-$130=$370
10. $50 more per shift. Eleven days at start (11x$300) = $3300 Make $75 1st night and $75 2nd night
$3300-$150= $3150 and there are 9 nights left $3150/9 = $350 So $350-$300= $50 need to make $50 more each night

By: W M

W M — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 07:27:35 +0000

Ya’ll need to come to Canada. There’s different rules for different cities and bars, of course. But mostly; the bars take a small fee and leave you the fuck alone. It’s wonderful.

By: Evie

Evie — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 07:19:07 +0000

In reply to James E. James, you seem to have missed the overall point of this piece...

By: paris lee

paris lee — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:48:09 +0000

That’s fucked up. I’m sure they take more then 20.

By: James E

James E — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:59:08 +0000

1.hour private 400 -100 -130 =170

2.half hour private 275 -75 -130 =70

3.stage 137 -15% =116.45
dance 20 -5 =15 x8 =120
privates 150 -50 =100
175 -50 =125
300 -50 =250
100 +125 +250 =475
total 116.45 +120 +475 =711.45

4. this boils down to how much you value your craft.
350 -10% -50 =265
300 -10% -50 =220
250 -10% -50 =175
200 -10% -50 =130
150 -10% -50 =85
100 -10% -50 =40… anything less and screwing yourself

5. 2100 /15 =140
140 +32% =184 break even on bills
5.b. 250 x4 x32% = 1320
1320 /15 = 88
184 +88 =272

6. (20 x3) +140 +40 =240 plus tip

7. he still owes you 10 plus tip

8. 130 +(2 x5) +10 +15 =165

9. 40 x4 =160 each x2 =320 total

10. 300 -70 =230
300 -80 =220
230 x2 =460
220 x2 =420
460 /9 =51.1
420 /9 =46.6
between 46.6 – 51.1

11. 200 /20 =10
200 /40 =5
200 /100 =2
20 +(40 x2) +100 =200
(20 x3) +40 +100 =200
and many of other combinations

12. 80 -(10 x2) -5 +10 =65

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 12:41:11 +0000

You forgot to add the dimension of time to the equations. I was always doing stripper math while looking at my watch, breaking it down into hours and even minutes. Work becomes a frustrating Einstein-ish hell.

By: Maggie McMuffin

Maggie McMuffin — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:46:31 +0000

In reply to paris lee. I work on the West Coast and have worked in Montana in the past. Just so you know where I'm coming from on this.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:24:07 +0000

VIP’s in Chicago, Illinois takes stage tips. They take 20% of them and sometimes the bouncers will take the entire pile to the money counter in the back office, take out the 20% cut and return the rest to the dancer before she has even finished putting her clothes back on after her set.

By: paris lee

paris lee — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:59:29 +0000

3 I’ve never seen a club take stage tips. Fyck that.

7 they get kicked in the dick.

12 what kind of club does this. You’d have a lot of bloated drunk girls sitting around. What an odd hustle.

I’ve worked all over the east coast. I’ve not encountered stage tip cuts drink hustles or tipping door ppl. Interesting. Stop reminding me of how much I hate paying the club. Lol.