In late 2025 I wondered how much each notch was costing me. Is my game saving me money over escort services? I decided to add a new line on my monthly budget called “Dating” and keep track of money I spent on dates. I added a separate line called “Nightlife” to account for drinking when I wasn’t in the company of a specific girl. The whole thing was an attempt to see whether attraction could be tracked like any other expense. Once you start writing it down, you stop pretending romance is free.

My goal was to keep the CPN under $200. More than that and I’m heading into the hourly charge of escorts. Because I had constant feedback on how much sex was costing me, I was able to always adjust in order to lower expenses. Midway through the year, to lower my CPN, I started doing more coffee dates and dinner dates where I would cook a meal from my Betty Crocker cookbook. That kind of planning sounds ridiculous until you realize a bad strategy can burn cash fast.

Taking dates up to Baltimore also saved money. After all the sex was done and all expenses tabulated, my CPN for 2026 ended up to be $187. This number also accounts for those girls I went out on a date with but not did not eventually have sex with. I did not do a restaurant dinner date in 2026. The result was a little ugly but still cheaper than I expected. Once I saw the total, it was obvious that small choices made the biggest difference.

I strongly believe that sex with quality women can be had without spending money, so I am aiming for a 2027 CPN of $150. There is no reason that I should pay more for sex with a twenty-something woman past her physical prime when young guys in college are fucking tight-bodied coeds for practically nothing. The point is not just to be cheap, but to be efficient. If the market can deliver better value elsewhere, then spending more is just stupidity with manners.