We found this posting on the RWG forum from "Smooth Operator", and had to share it. This is an excellent article to look at when looking for a Russian bride, or even just deciding to get into Russian dating.

Rule #5: Be Prepared Financially To Pay Even More

Tablet of Stone #5 states, "Be sure you can financially afford to embark upon this process." This is more than just a plane ticket, hotel, translator fees and other PRE's (penetration-related expenses). In the event things go well, you will be paying far more later on if you want to progress from there.

As you very much know, success in any relationship requires regular communication. Suppose you fly over, hit the jackpot, or even ended up engaged, upon your return home you will have to shell out more to keep her. You will find yourself spending more money with long-distance phone bills, and calling thousands of miles is not cheap. You must also make subsequent trips and spend more quality time with her, and that adds up to even more money (duh). In the event you become betrothed, you must endure the agonizingly long K-1 process, and being up to nine or so months away from her would be a burden to your new relationship. Return at least a couple times while waiting for the K-1 process. One member, whom I will not identify, went on at least ten subsequent visits over six months and ended up selling his Porsche to afford his expensive habit. You will find yourself spending not just thousands, but tens of thousands of dollars later on.

Later on in life, if you are lucky enough to marry her and bring her home, as a wife she changes from an occasional expense to an ongoing expense. Unless she can work right away, she would be doing the necessary things to assimilate into American culture, like learning English, but she would be a financial drain to you. As a man, your responsibility is to support her during this time, so you need to make sure that you have enough money to afford this long-term expense later on. Also take into account that you will also go out for dinners and PV's (penetration vacations) with her, so that will be even more money out of pocket.

Reverting back to Rule #4, considering that you must remember your uncompromising duty to pay yourself first, this may become an enormous financial burden to you.

Rule #6: Do not Try To Buy Her Love

Take a good, hard look at the mirror and ask yourself this question: Are you an ugly mutha?

Let's face it, dude. We are not going to Sweden, Norway or other rich European countries to hunt for PP's (penetration prospects) over there because in those posperous countries our buck would lose its bang. We are going to countries of the former Soviet Union because we can easily compete with the local men by virtue of favorable exchange rates. Sexy Olga wants the goods, you can buy them for her, and as long as you are willing to buy them for her, she could care less about how ugly you are. I've seen so many SRM's (second-rate muthas) with young girls at the mall, and the girls are going on shopping sprees with them. Given local wages, girls work for months to buy the quality goods that cost the same here in America. Couples and families save for weeks or even months to have dinner at a nice restaurant, while for us it's just another damned lunch at TGI Friday's. Cannot you see how opening your wallet would easily open her legs soon after you buy her a nice dinner and a gold bracelet? She doesn't love you, dude, she loves your money.

"Baloney!" the SRM proclaims. "She loves me for who I am, ...blah, blah, blah...." Ask the SRM what he bought for her and he will either understate his spending, or blatantly lie about it. Unless he can succeed with an equally sexy girl in Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden or Norway--he never will--he can only win over FSU girls by virtue of MEE (maximum economic exploitation). Targeting poor girls abroad would be mutually beneficial, as SRM's win over Sexy Olga by virtue of a favorable exchange rate, and Sexy Olga gets the goods.

The necessary amount to spend for success varies from man to man. The uglier you are, the more money you need. I've seen quite a few ugly muthas over there, and they shell out a lot. What you do with your money is your business, but I do have some suggestions.

By spending lavishly every day you are with her, you are setting the tone of the relationship. Initially she will feel overwhelmed when you take her out to a five-star restaurant, and after receiving jewelry and other gifts from you, she will likely be more amenable to penetration. However, this will backfire on you in due time. You shell out lots of money early on to get into her pants, and afterward she will expect the same treatment the next time you are with her, or she may expect more later on. "Give her an inch, she'll take a mile." She will love you for as long as the money lasts, and when the money runs out, so will she. Do not waste your time and money with such a selfish woman; instead, hire a sexy prostitute for a memorable week of mindless semen-slinging.

If you have serious intentions, seek a woman who values your company far more than the things you buy for her. You want her to love you for your character, personality, disposition and other intrinsic qualities that define you as a man, not as a source of income. You would want a woman who would be happy to screw your brains out after you buy her a Happy Meal at McDonald's.

In the event you are fortunate enough to get engaged, you may have an issue of sending support money. First of all, if she has a job already she shouldn't ask you for money. Secondly, if she truly is unemployed during the K-1 process, it would be wise to send her money on par with local wages. Use an independent third party to verify local wages, and send that plus perhaps a little more to be generous, but do not spoil her. If you send her five hundred dollars a month you are trying to buy her love; if she asks for one thousand dollars per month you know she is scamming you.