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Name: Crystal PreciousAge: 35Gross salary: About $40,000Founding member of Sweet Soul Burlesque, Precious has been a mainstay in Vancouver’s underground for more than a decade. A consummate hustler, her gig list has included everything from running an underground nightclub to hosting a popular burlesque night at the (legitimate) Keefer Bar to releasing an album. These days, Precious is expanding her skillset beyond performing to include a role as part-time creative director for an emerging startup.
Share of Rent for a three-bedroom house in East Van …… $800(Lives with two roommates)
Phone plan from Rogers, plus data overage charge …… $193(“I got a fancy-ass Galaxy S7 and those f—ers got me on data, but my phone is sexy as f–k.”)
Internet, split with roommates …… $25
Dropbox account …… $13
Bank fees …… $14
Household items—toilet paper, laundry detergent etc.—paid for on a rotating basis with housemates …… $20(“I made us a chore wheel. I saw it on Portlandia.”)
Beauty products …… $100(“Hair dye, fancy creams and makeups. I spend at least that on beauty every month. Absolutely.”)
Debt repayment …… $500(“I’m still paying for the last album I put out, which ended up costing me about $5,000.”)
Integrative glucose and ozone treatments to treat a lower back injury …… $300
Mattress topper …… $230
Groceries …… $200(“I have a garden so I barely buy any produce and I only eat happy meat.”)
Costumes and makeup for the Bass Coast Project music festival, where she emceed …… $244
Alcohol and festival “treats” …… $132
Festival supplies: food, gas and camping gear …… $204(“I usually have one big expenditure per month and I really like to get out of town.”)
Bus fare …… $40
The Remainder: -$15(“I rarely have anything left.”)
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