I have been serving Ms Pauley Belle for 7 + years. Recently, she has been training me to say "reimburse" rather than "pay." For instance, I am to  reimburse her for her phone bill, not "pay" it for her. My take on what this means is that Mistress Pauley does not need my money to pay her bills. She can afford them herself and did so before I came along. Rather she allows me to reimburse her for her bills and expenses. So, while she can pay her own way, she enjoys taking from me. This a win-win...

Lately I've been considering the literal cost of being a woman. All the things I spend money on simply for existing as a woman, along with the "pink tax" (the jump in price when a product is specifically targeted towards women). The easiest products to name are period products (pads, tampons, menstrual cups, etc), bras, and self-defense (classes, mace, stabby keychains, etc). These are just the basics. I could easily add any purchases that have to do with appearance: cosmetics, hair products,...