Real recession indicator? Forget the Fed or Wall Street an exotic dancer in Austin gives shocking signals on the world's largest economy; here's why you can't ignore

recession indicator: the income of exotic dancers, according to Daily Mail.

Exotic Dancers as a Recession Indicator

As per the report, a former social worker and a part-time exotic dancer, who goes by the name of Vulgar Vanity on TikTok, claimed that she knew the United States was in a recession when her income started shrinking, as per Daily Mail.

Vulgar Vanity, a part-time club dancer in Austin, Texas, said «They say sex workers are the first to let you know if there's a recession, and let me tell you, they're right and we are,» quoted Daily Mail. She added that, «Not only are we actively in it, but we've been in it for a little bit, but now it's bad,» as quoted in the report.

Big Paychecks Shrink to Barely Scraping By

According to Daily Mail, Vulgar Vanity had earned $43,000, working only four days a week in October 2022. By the next month, her earnings fell to $37,000, she said in a TikTok video. She took a three-month break before returning to work in March 2023 and earned $20,000, totalling $99,000 in six months, reported Daily Mail.
However, those big paychecks didn't continue. Vulgar Vanity shared with her followers that, «And let me tell you, that was the last of my big hits, the rest of the year, I scrape another $30k,» quoted Daily Mail.

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Vulgar Vanity had left the industry for two years and since coming back to the industry in December, she's seen her income drop dramatically, as per the report. While she didn't reveal the amount of money she earned, she did admit that the winter season is traditionally slow, Daily Mail reported. Now, she says she works only a few days a week, just enough to pay her bills, as per the report.

Winter Slump and a Declining Industry

In a TikTok video, she said,