Although the minimum wage was created to ensure a better life for Americans, it’s not always the exemplary choice in some people’s views. A great deal of Americans struggle to make minimum wage and barely make ends meet.

As a college student I understand how difficult it is to work a minimum wage job, go to school, buy food, buy necessities, do homework, pay rent, buy books, and pay car payments.

Over the past couple years, college students have discovered that the adult industry has been a relief to their money issues. Students have found various ways in the adult industry to pay back loans for school or pay for any other basic need of a college student.  The “Sugar Daddy Solution,” is becoming a fad for college students across America.

It seems as though students looking to find a job in the adult industry most commonly end up escorting or seeking sugar daddy’s. Finding a job in the adult industry is not always on purpose. Chloe, a “pro girlfriend,” states that she found her arranged relationship on “accident.”

Chloe had been working at Buffalo Wild Wings in Las Vegas, when her car broke down and “needed a new alternator and starter which was going to cost about $1500.”

Chloe had found herself on craigslist looking for a more beneficial job. Unfortunately it’s hard to find a job that pays more without a degree. Chloe was embarrassed to say that she wandered off into the adult section of craigslist. She viewed ads for hookers, strippers, and porn stars. She realized she did not want to do any of those jobs.

Although she wasn’t interested in becoming Vegas’s next big strip show, she continued to view the adult section. Soon an ad for a “pro girlfriend,” appeared. Chloe wasn’t completely sure about what a “pro girlfriend,” was exactly, but was open to finding out about how it worked.

Chloe met up with the man who posted the ad on craigslist. While Chloe was 18 and still adapting to life on her own, he was 50. The first day Chloe and him met he immediately fixed her car, after a nice lunch of course.

According to Chloe there are many benefits to her arrangement. Not only is money a benefit, but Chloe has benefited in various ways. Chloe went from being as desperate as looking in the adult section on Craigslist, to earning a 3.8 GPA at the University of Las Vegas and establishing a stable life for herself.

Although her arranged boyfriend does receive sex, it is not the only way he benefits from the relationship. Chloe says she has helped him become a healthier person, supports his ideas, and his over all well-being.

Some might say that having an arranged relationship may be the same thing as becoming a prostitute. Prostitution is pretty straight forward; you have sex for money. Chloe does not consider herself only having sex for money. Chloe and her arranged boyfriend have established an actual relationship, and support each other’s wants and dreams, something most people in a relationship don’t even accomplish.

What’s not to love? Love and Money are things people search for the most and now it’s just a click away on craigslist. It seems simple, become a “pro girlfriend,” make good money, pay your bills, go to college, receive stability. It seems like the perfect fantasy. But is it all it’s cracked up to be?

According to Chloe she’s making over $100 grand a year just by being a “pro girlfriend.”Chloe receives “$1,000 in cash a week, rent for her townhouse, about $1,500 a month, about a thousand a month for a clothing expense, payment of her BMW and her insurance.”

Chloe has created a good savings account for herself,  established rental properties, has no student debt, and is financially stable.

I always hear people talking about how prostitutes make a lot of money. It seems as though it depends on the type of business you are in, within the adult industry. In my opinion being a prostitute or stripper is not the dream job I fantasize about. although Chloe’s relationship with her arranged boyfriend makes me reconsider the aspects of having an arranged relationship.

When I look at all the aspects of the adult industry, I see drugs, violence, and unstable people. When I look at escorts and arranged relationships compared to prostitution, stripping, webcam models, and porn stars, it’s easy to differentiate.

The stability and safety of having a “sugar daddy,” or “arranged relationship,” is far from the position a prostitute working in the middle of the night on dangerous streets would have.

Although I don’t personally agree with the Adult industry overall, Arranged relationships seem like the most logical way to have a job in the adult industry. People in arranged relationships are not prostitutes, strippers, or porn stars. “Pro girlfriends,” hardly consider themselves part of the adult industry. They are people striving to have a better life and perhaps create a lifelong relationship and promote stability within each other.

A huge variety of dating websites for wealthy men and women are sprouting across the internet, and creating a higher demand for wealthy people in the dating life.

Dating is now considered a sub category for the adult industry all thanks to the idea of pro girlfriends/boyfriends, arranged relationships, and escorts. Seekingarrangements.com and sugardaddyforme.com are only a few out of the many growing sugar daddy websites.

To be quite honest, it’s difficult for me to distinguish the difference between having a sugar daddy and an arranged relationship. I would much rather be honest as to why I’m with someone and have them support my decisions, then fake love with someone for their money.

It would be nice to extinguish both options and the sex industry overall, but unfortunately desperate times call for desperate measures, and someone has to keep the porn business going for all those demanding late night viewers.

Perhaps there were other routes a person in an arranged relationship could have taken, but if working in the adult industry is someone’s “only option,” becoming a pro girlfriend seems like the best choice.

I have been wanting to get my scuba license for a while now and you can bet that before I take that oh so needed vacation to Hawaii I will have it. Deep sea diving sounds like a whole lot of fun but also a whole lot of scary. I mean, I get freaked out enough just being in the lake not knowing what is swimming around next to me I cannot imagine having the whole ocean underneath me.

The Necker Nymph is Sir Branson’s luxury submarine. It can dive up to 30 meters underwater with a pretty impressive top speed of 6 knots. The submarine can stay under water for up to 2 hours. The open-cabin style submarine can seat 3 but one of those spots is reserved for your pilot. All the passengers would need to wear normal scuba breathing gear.

You can rent it yourself for just $2,500 per day. You can learn more or book your reservation here.

Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones are pretty expensive already. $199 for the cheapest over-the-ear headphone they offer, all the way up to $599. That is a small price to pay for the music fanatic with lots of money to burn.

Crystal Rocked decided to make the Beats by Dre headphones one step better and plated the headphones with 24 carat gold. The “Collectors Series” took six months to be created and is the latest in fashionable design and groundbreaking technology.

The headphones come in a custom made walnut box that comes fully engraved with the serial number. With the purchase of one of these gold headphones the buyer also received a certificate of authenticity. Each set of gold plated headphones carries a warranty and specific customer numbers so that each and every pair of these headphones remains unique and is never repeated.

The headphones are Beats Studio high definition headphones. They come with a 1.3 meter long Monster cable that can be plugged into any aux outlet including the one on the iPhone and iPod.

There will be only be 50 of these headphones made, 10 of which are already reserved for Harrods Department store in London, so better place an order quick if you want them. The headphones come with a two year warranty and will cost you a cool $2,500.

The tub will come in a variety of shapes including your standard rectangle, oval, square and corner tub. All of the tubs in the series will be fitted with customizable LED lights that will set the mood and give you the feeling of being at a world class spa. The company that designed the Ergo tub created it so that it can hold a maximum of four tub spots.

The standard Ergo bathtub will come with eight Venturi jets but any of the models can be customized by the customer to include up to 26 air-inject jets. The bathtub will offer maximum relaxation with warm, whirly water and would mimic the feeling of a massage. The tub comes in a variety of different depths from 470 mm to 500 mm.

The LED lightstrip that goes around the tub sits in the overflow groove. The lightstrip is customizable and the user can select from seven different colors. Hoesch gave the tub an ergonimical design to maximize comfort while sitting in the bathtub while still giving the tub a contemporary look.

This JVC docking station is awesome. I hate the fact that I have to plug my iPhone and iPad into separate plugs when I go to bed at night. It would be so much easier if I could just have them all in one place. That is why I am glad JVC came up with this Apple docking station. I am kind of surprised Apple didn’t think of it first. With so many Apple products it seems like it would be the smart thing to do.

The docking station isn’t only useful but it is slick and clean just like all of your favorite Apple products. The station consists of the primary docking station and two adjoining speakers so you can listen to your favorite tunes while your iPad, iPhone or iPod charges. This would make a great nightstand alarm clock.

The station even comes with a remote control so you can control your products at a distance. The primary dock has multiple stations so you can charge or connect different devices. Along with connecting your Apple products you can also connect a television set or other media player.

The docking station comes in two different versions. UXVJ 3 which runs around $329 or, for an extra $40, the UXJV 5 which comes with an extra USB slot and a CD player. You can purchase the dock from JVC.

The case is priced at $795 which is a tad steap for an iPad case but it is quite an attractive case. It is made with luxury materials and looks like a little pocketbook.

Jimmy Choo joins a large number of luxury designers who have released iPad cases. A Chanel case will set you back more than $1,500. A Burberry is slightly more affordable at $395 and if you are into Louis Vuitton you can own one of those sleeves printed with the famous LV logo for $409. For a cheaper designer case check out the black leather sleeve from Gucci for $295. Of course, if you really desire a designer iPad case but cannot afford it you can buy a knockoff for about 1/20 the price.

I would rock this Jimmy Choo case if I had the money but it seems like this case might be more geared towards one of those rich women (real housewives of wherever) who buy an iPad, use it the first time and then completely forget they even have it. Ah, the pleasures of being rich.

Virgin Galactic is leading the way in space tourism and many others are trying to cash in on the adventurers out there that want to do something a little more daring than cliff diving in New Zealand, a little more wild than an African safari and a little more unique than sailing around the world on a yacht. Following Virgin Galactic we discussed the Bloon that would fly 36 kilometers above the Earths surface for a truly unique view of our planet. Now Russian company, Orbital Technologies, has announced it plans to create a space hotel.

Oribtal Technologies is going to be offering a $1 million vacation plan. The trip to the hotel would take 2 days in a special Soyuz rocket flown by an experienced crew. 7 passengers would be allowed to the hotel at a time and the space hotel itself has 4 cabins reserved for the guests and crew members.

Of course a five-star space vacation like this wouldn’t be complete without food. Special delicacies like potato soup and braised veal cheeks would be cooked on Earth and then flown with the passengers to the hotel.

The guests will experience a weightless vacation and have the choice of using either vertical or horizontal beds in accordance with the personal preference. The hotel would have waste management facilities and water management to make sure that the limited supply is used to its full extent.

With a $1 million dollar price tag I don’t expect to many average-joes are going to be able to afford this space stay but we’ll just have to wait to see how it turns out. The hotel is expected to be finalized and open for visits in 2016.

It is not uncommon for the super-rich to have a bevy of nice toys including an luxury motor home. But Asthon Kutcher’s new motorhome is beyond luxury, it’s practically a house. “The Heat” Anderson Mobile Estate as it has been called was designed by Anderson Studios just for Mr. Kutcher.

The two story estate cost approximately $2 million. It is 53 feet in length and 17 feet high when the automated double story mechanism is up. Shockingly, the entire process for raising the second story takes only 30 seconds. The luxury trailer is estimated to way around 70 tons. There is a whopping total of 1100 sq ft in the trailer: 603 feet on the main floor and 340 on the upper floor.

The entire trailer itself is quite lavish and Mr and Mrs Kutcher will have no problem relaxing just like at home. There are collapsible oak-wood walls, polished granite, marble countertops and foldable furniture that allow for more space when not in use. There is a living room, 2 bathrooms, bedrooms, fully equipped kitchen, conference room and a retractable spiral staircase that connects the upper and lower floors. Of course you cannot relax without the latest entertainment, throughout the vehicle there are 7 plasma screens.

I wouldn’t even think about stealing this thing as it comes with a massive security system too. When someone approaches the sound inside the trailer will lower and the outside cameras will give you a complete 360 degree view of who is outside and what is happening inside.

I wouldn’t mind taking this bad boy for a spin, riding around in this would be like a yacht on land. Now, I wonder what he plans on doing with it. Whatever it is he won’t be able to dodge the paparazzi that’s for sure, it’s not inconspicuous at all.

Jellyfish are the most simplistic of creatures yet they are beautiful and elegant. They come in dazzling colors and move in a way that no other creature on this planet does. They truly are hypnotizing to watch. The only thing I can think of in comparison is a lava lamp. It has similar colors and similar fluid movement.

Up until now jellyfish have not been able to be kept in regular aquariums because they would get sucked into the water filtration intake. Recently, biology and environmental science alumnus from Duke University, Alex Andon, began experimenting with regular aquariums to make them jellyfish-friendly. He saw some success from converting the tanks himself and selling them online. But Alex decided to take it even a step further and started creating the tanks from scratch. His San Francisco based company called Jellyfish Art is being marketed as the Desktop Jellyfish Tank.

The Desktop Jellyfish Tank is made jellyfish-friendly by pulling water through a layer of rock on the bottom. It is then channeled up one side of the acrylic cylinder-shaped aquarium and dispensed to the surface. The water is then sucked back down the other side and through the rocks. This creates a nice circular flow that keeps the jellyfish centered in the middle of the aquarium.

Weekly partial water changes are still necessary with the jellyfish aquarium but the rock that sits on the bottom is special. It is also known as living rock. It has been scattered with living nitrifying bacteria. The rock serves the purpose of breaking down the jellyfish waste.

The moon jellyfish provided by Jellyfish Art are non-harmful to humans. They can be purchased for a mere $39. Each aquarium is 7-gallons and able to support up to five jellyfish. The jellyfish feed on frozen plankton that can also be purchased from Jellyfish Art. Each aquarium has a built in LED lamp that changes color with a remote control.

Currently Alex is raising funds to begin commercial production of the jellyfish aquarium. He expects the first few tanks to be ready within a few months. The starter kit, food and three jellyfish can be reserved from just $350.

I guess when you think about the words themselves, an escort implies that maybe this person will escort you out for the evening, where as a call girl certainly implies more of a sexual favors for money type thing, like a prostitute or hooker.

We have already talked about why men in Phoenix and Scottsdale get so many call girls and escorts, and it seems very possible that since Arizona State University (ASU) is so filled with hot young women, this is why there are so many Scottsdale call girls.  I can’t help but wonder what the local Phoenix wives must think when they find their credit card receipt and see some suspicious activity that ends up being payment for a Scottsdale call girl.  Are they surprised, or do they suspect this behavior?

Phoenix strip clubs are known for having extremely hot women, so I can’t help but wonder how many of these call girls and escorts come from the strip club world.  I mean, eventually I’m sure someone makes an offer for cash and they consider it.  It’s not like they are working a pole for their love of see-through high heels.

And I wonder if there are independent Scottsdale escorts, or if they all work for agencies?  It seems like it should be no different than independent escorts in Scottsdale.