10 years swinging hammers. Bad back, blown knee, skin cancer scare. Made $50K on a good year.
Now I wear my tool belt shirtless on camera and make $10K a month.
Let me tell you about real work vs. smart work.
🔨 CONSTRUCTION REALITY
- Start: 6 AM
- Temperature: 95°F or 20°F
- Body pain: Constant
- Danger: Daily
- Respect: "Unskilled labor"
- Retirement: Broken at 50
- Pay: $25/hour
💻 CAM REALITY
- Start: Whenever
- Temperature: 72°F
- Body pain: None
- Danger: Zero
- Respect: Don't need it
- Retirement: Rich at 40
- Pay: $150/hour
What 10 Years of Construction Got Me
Medical Collection:
- Herniated disc (L4-L5)
- Torn rotator cuff
- Chronic knee pain
- Arthritis at 32
- Missing fingertip
- Permanent sun damage
- Hearing loss
Total medical debt: $12,000
Total savings: $3,000
The Day I Realized I Was An Idiot
July 2022. 98 degrees. Laying concrete. Boss drives up in his F-350 King Ranch.
Him: Sits in AC making calls
Me: Destroying my back for $200/day
That night: Discovered camming
First stream: Made $180 in 2 hours
Almost my daily construction rate. In my boxers. In AC.
The Blue Collar Cam Advantage
Gay dudes LOVE the construction worker fantasy:
- Rough hands (they're actually destroyed)
- Work boots (steel toe = +20% tips)
- Tool belt (wear nothing else = $$$)
- Tan lines (farmer's tan = "authentic")
- Muscles (from actual work, not gym)
- Attitude (zero fucks left to give)
The $20 Prop That Makes $2000/Month
Bought a tool belt at Home Depot. Wear it with nothing else. Viewers lose their minds. That belt has made me $24,000 total. Cost: $19.99
Construction Site vs Cam Site
Construction:
- Porta-potty in 100° heat
- OSHA violations daily
- Foreman screaming
- Might die from falling beam
Camming:
- Bathroom 20 feet away
- My rules only
- Mute annoying viewers
- Might die from... nothing
What My Crew Would Think
Honestly? They'd be jealous as fuck.
These guys:
- Show ass crack all day (for free)
- Piss together on site
- Change in parking lots
- Shower at truck stops
But camming? "That's gay bro."
Meanwhile they're broke, divorced, and addicted to painkillers by 40.
The "Real Man" Mythology
Society: "Construction workers are real men!"
Also society: "Here's $50K/year and no healthcare"
Real men apparently:
- Die at 65 from work-related illness
- Can't afford kids' college
- Pop oxycontin like candy
- Have ex-wives who took everything
Fuck being a "real man." I'll be a rich man.
My Construction Cam Persona
What I wear:
- Carhartt pants (unbuttoned)
- Work boots (always)
- Tool belt (sometimes)
- Hard hat (big tipper requests)
- Dirty hands (authenticity)
What I say:
- "Just got off work" (I woke up at noon)
- "Tough day on site" (played Xbox)
- "Need a beer" (already had three)
- "Boss is a dick" (I'm the boss)
They eat it up. Tips roll in. I laugh to the bank.
The Money Comparison
Best year in construction: $52,000 (60 hours/week)
First year camming: $94,000 (20 hours/week)
I made more in one year jerking off than my foreman makes running entire projects.
What I Tell People
Family: "Consulting in construction software"
Friends: "Online stuff, it's complicated"
Dates: "Digital marketing"
IRS: "Self-employed entertainer"
Nobody questions it. Construction knowledge + vague tech terms = believable.
The Physical Recovery
Since quitting construction:
- Back pain: 90% gone
- Sleep: Actually restful
- Energy: Have some again
- Stress: What stress?
- Skin: Not constantly burnt
- Hands: Actually healed
Turns out not destroying your body daily helps you feel better. Who knew?
The Bottom Line
10 years of construction taught me one thing: Work smarter, not harder.
My dad broke his body building America for $30/hour.
I flex in work boots for $150/hour.
Both are honest work. One just pays better and won't kill you.
To every construction worker reading this: Your body is worth more intact than broken. Your Carhartt looks better on camera than on site. And gay money spends just as good as straight money.
Hard hat: $25
Work boots: $150
Tool belt: $20
Making more than your foreman: Priceless