I just spent about 30 minutes frolicking in the pool with my golden retreivers, Wilson and Lucy. I came in when my skin started getting a little pink, and I felt like I had to stay submerged in the water to stay cool. Ironically, I went outside to take a break from the DancerWise Chapter I am working on right now: The Tanning Factor. Here is an excerpt from the DancerWise Workbook:
The Tanning Factor is something that evolved from a conversation I had with a new entertainer. She was always stressed about making her rent at the end of the month, but had a beautiful golden sunkissed tan. She wanted to get on a good financial track, but swore that there was just no way she could save money. Admittedly, she was a SubsistenceStripper in the sense that she worked just to pay her bills and didn’t have much left over to save. A few days later in another conversation, she revealed that she paid $5 per bed tanning session and $10 per spray tan. I asked her if she had a monthly membership and she said “No, I travel a lot between different cities so I just pay per session”
The funniest part is that she lived in Arizona and traveled mostly to Las Vegas and Los Angeles where there is plenty of free sunshine!! As a SuperStripper, I understand the value of a good tan but my point is to analyze your spending. The point of The Tanning Factor is that every stripper makes enough money to become a SuperStripper. What keeps us in SubsistenceStripper status is that we spend more than we make on stuff we don’t need! The amount of money you are throwing away on Tanning, Bottled Water, Eating out and other non-essentials is your Tanning Factor. If you were to take all that money and save it, your life will change sooner than you think!
If you live in an area with limited sunshine, and you absolutely MUST tan…buy a membership. It will save you money overall. I have an awesome spray tan membership for $35/month at Sunchain here in AZ. I get four spray tans a month. Even though the salon is 25 miles from my house, I just stop on my way into work once a week. I can’t in good conscious recommend bed tanning to anyone. I’ve had several moles removed, and I slather on the sunscreen.
Oh, and save the billing statement for the card your membership is charged to…it’s tax deductible as part of your costume.
Tags: money management, stripper, tanning, tax write offs