General Reports

[BeanLicker]

Almost 90 advertisers? Many seem to be putting feelers out to visit or not. Never seen so many in GR and so many from outside areas visiting. CJ goes on vacation a week and the entire escort world wants a taste of GR? LOL. Anyone else notice some mainstays aren't staying? Nola MIA, Lauren doesn't stay in GR, Erin not around and doesn't respond when she is. Weird stuff happening!

[JustKreepin]

Sorry I should have made it very clear, this is definitely a scammer that has been around forever. I was having some fun with it. Sometimes I have to remember my humor is too dry. Ha.

Just trying to have a little fun🤣. JK.

[DingleBerry69]

I always thought this one was a scammer.

Pretty sure it is a joke LOL.

[DoIt161]

TOFTT with this one, shorted me on time.

Will not repeat.

https://skipthegames.com/posts/grand...t/220047433089

She definitely doesn't measure up.

[OhDirtyBastard]

I always thought this one was a scammer.

Sorry I should have made it very clear, this is definitely a scammer that has been around forever. I was having some fun with it. Sometimes I have to remember my humor is too dry. Ha.

[WraithSlayer03]

TOFTT with this one, shorted me on time.

Will not repeat.

https://skipthegames.com/posts/grand...t/220047433089

I always thought this one was a scammer.

[OhDirtyBastard]

TOFTT with this one, shorted me on time.

Will not repeat.

https://skipthegames.com/posts/grand...t/220047433089

[Dean27]

I had asked in muskegon forum nobody ever seems to post there. Whatever happen to Muskegon Megan the perfect date? I haven't seen her posts in a while.

I always enjoyed her and the conversations.

[BeanLicker]

I went to my employer several yrs ago and added an account to my direct deposit, this account is to a bank that only I belong to without my wife. A percentage of my check goes into the other account and at raise time half of my raise goes in as well.

This is the only way I have found to keep business from pleasure without prying eyes. Good luck. JK.

Good point and easy to do, start it small and build it up with COLA and raises!

[JustKreepin]

Good advice but it still leave a paper trail even if you throw receipt out. Some banks will show the receipt breakdown, SO can go to hardware store and get it queried too. Don't take cash advance from credit card interest shows up differently. If purchased under a reward account and potentially being asked to return it are problems too. I would recommend to all figure out a way to withdraw cash directly from shared bank account to eliminate any paper trail. It pays to be intentional and establish behavior that doesn't draw suspicion, it pays off to use that money for legit things to start as there will be less questions later. Have an excuse ready. Gambling, bar tab didn't want SO to see, scratch offs, dining out if on a diet, many things would cause a change in spending behavior and not as bad as paying for pussy. My ex monitored everything so I had to do a lot of work up front to keep it quiet and unquestioned.

I went to my employer several yrs ago and added an account to my direct deposit, this account is to a bank that only I belong to without my wife. A percentage of my check goes into the other account and at raise time half of my raise goes in as well.

This is the only way I have found to keep business from pleasure without prying eyes. Good luck. JK.

[BeanLicker]

I was being scrutinized for the longest time on any miscellaneous account withdrawals, no matter how small I discover a way get cash quickly. If you're a homeowner and do projects that require purchases at the big box stores this is an easy cover and pull. Simply hit up any retailer and purchase an item for near a buck or more. I have a mass collection of 3/8 single lag bolts now! At the check out simply do debit and get any amount of cash back you want from your account. I opt for $50 at a time so the purchase price is $50.34 or sometimes $41.38 some plausible odd amount. Don't have the recept emailed to your account and throw it out on the way out the door so you don't forget about it in the laundry! I've only been asked maybe once about what I bought at home Depot. Have a story ready and it's a gift that keeps on giving. Never been asked again about what I bought. Oh you know it was a deal I couldn't pass up or nails for your framing gun, you know everything has gone up! Hope it helps some one in the hobby.

Good advice but it still leave a paper trail even if you throw receipt out. Some banks will show the receipt breakdown, SO can go to hardware store and get it queried too. Don't take cash advance from credit card interest shows up differently. If purchased under a reward account and potentially being asked to return it are problems too. I would recommend to all figure out a way to withdraw cash directly from shared bank account to eliminate any paper trail. It pays to be intentional and establish behavior that doesn't draw suspicion, it pays off to use that money for legit things to start as there will be less questions later. Have an excuse ready. Gambling, bar tab didn't want SO to see, scratch offs, dining out if on a diet, many things would cause a change in spending behavior and not as bad as paying for pussy. My ex monitored everything so I had to do a lot of work up front to keep it quiet and unquestioned.

[Naughty12]

I was being scrutinized for the longest time on any miscellaneous account withdrawals, no matter how small I discover a way get cash quickly. If you're a homeowner and do projects that require purchases at the big box stores this is an easy cover and pull. Simply hit up any retailer and purchase an item for near a buck or more. I have a mass collection of 3/8 single lag bolts now! At the check out simply do debit and get any amount of cash back you want from your account. I opt for $50 at a time so the purchase price is $50.34 or sometimes $41.38 some plausible odd amount. Don't have the recept emailed to your account and throw it out on the way out the door so you don't forget about it in the laundry! I've only been asked maybe once about what I bought at home Depot. Have a story ready and it's a gift that keeps on giving. Never been asked again about what I bought. Oh you know it was a deal I couldn't pass up or nails for your framing gun, you know everything has gone up! Hope it helps some one in the hobby.

[BeanLicker]

I totally agree about Google Voice. I've been using for two years with no problems at all. I use the app and make sure the notifications are turned off for the app so nothing "appears" when you have messages. You just have to remember to open the app and check for messages. I usually delete the message history after I am dialoging with a provider so there is nothing for a SO to see if they happen to even look. No cost at all for Google Voice.

Didn't know you can use GV on a laptop thank you! I'm using text now and it feels less clunky. Also able to make phone calls without linking your cell phone and unlinking later it seems more robust. Beware if you use it and don't pay the fee your number can be lost to inactivity. Unsure why a few very notable providers have changed numbers recently but maybe they got burned by that.

[AspenWood]

Anyone have an extra couple pills they are willing to sell? I am going to want to perform for an extended period next time.

[OldDutch]

This is great advice. That's what I love about this forum. I can only add a few things:

1. Burner phone. I used to use a burner phone to text / call providers. Stashed it in a safe place. This works, but there is the anxiety of someone finding it. I have learned a better way. That is to use Google Voice. You can use GV to send texts from any computer or smart phone. Just open your web browser and login into your account at voice. google.com. Obviously, you use a private browser. This will not save your username, password, and will delete your history when you close the browser. You can do this from your regular phone, desktop, and laptop. There is no trace. And you don't have to worry about having your burner phone around to communicate. Even if your SO looks through your phone there is no trace of anything as long as you remember to close the browser. Also, if you use Safari web browswer you can set the private mode to open only with face I'd. That way, in case you forget to close the browser, you know that no one else will be able to open it. Using Google Voice like this is 100% free. No need to add more minutes to your burner phone, which is a pain because the payment will show up on a bill. Or if you do it with cash, you have the inconvenience of going to the store. Additionally, by having two hobby numbers. GV plus your burner. You can use the second number to text incognito if you need to for Opsec. I have been using Google Voice almost exclusively for the last three months with no problems. The only issue I've encountered is you cannot make phone calls through the GV webpage using your regular smart phone. But 98% of all hobby communications is through text anyway, so that hasn't been a big problem.

2. Hobby Cash. If your SO scrutinizes your bank account, like mine, here is how I solved that problem. Take an interest in crypto. Tell your SO that you want to dabble in it with small amounts. Open a Coinbase account, which operates like an online bank but you can also make crypto transactions in it. Set up an automatic weekly withdraw from your checking to your Coinbase account. $75 per week. Something small that your SO will likely approve. But this will add up over time. Coinbase will issue you a debit card that you can use at an ATM. Use the ATM card to withdraw cash when you want to hobby. The transactions are buried in all your other trades. Even if your SO sees that you withdrew some cash, which is unlikely, you can just tell her that you wanted to go to the casino, or play a home power game, or something like that. Set up the Coinbase account so that you are the only account owner, and that you only know the login info. Buy a handful of cryptos. These are actually good investments. Just look at Bitcoin's dramatic climb over the last 10 years. You can make money on crypto trades, and then withdraw cash when you want to hobby. No statements are generated. You will get a 1099 at the end of the year, but there will be so many transactions on it that your cash withdrawals will be buried.

I totally agree about Google Voice. I've been using for two years with no problems at all. I use the app and make sure the notifications are turned off for the app so nothing "appears" when you have messages. You just have to remember to open the app and check for messages. I usually delete the message history after I am dialoging with a provider so there is nothing for a SO to see if they happen to even look. No cost at all for Google Voice.