Financial domination (also known as findom) is a fetish lifestyle in which a financial submissive gives gifts or money to a financial dominant. Generally, a financial submissive (cash piggy, finsub, human ATM, money slave, or paypig) gives gifts and money to a financial dominant (findomme/findom, Goddess, money dom/money domme, money master/money mistress or cashmaster). Participants in financial domination can be of any gender, but the receiver (also called dominant) is typically a woman and the submissive is almost always a man.
Financial domination became more widespread and took on its current form after the introduction of the Internet. The relationship between the two parties often takes place solely via online communication.
In the majority of cases, the two (submissive and dominant) never meet, since findom is primarily a form of ‘distance domination.’ In rare exceptions, the submissive may accompany the dominant while the dominant shops with the submissive’s money. Financial domination is in some cases combined with other BDSM practices.
Such a relationship between individuals may be similar to, yet clearly distinguishable from, relationships based on total power exchange. In the latter, the submissive may grant all their money saved and earned to the dominant in addition to many other aspects of their autonomy; however, it is not uncommon for both partners to have an intimate relationship as well, contrary to the financial domination dynamic. Financial domination can also be distinguished from sugar baby relationships in which a sugar daddy/mama offers gifts and money to the ‘baby’ in return for a relationship, generally without any explicit elements of domination. In financial domination, the submissive has no expectation of sexual contact in return for the money, and often there is no physical contact of any kind between the two parties.
One element of financial domination is the financial dominant/benefactor oppressing the submissive and establishing superiority over the submissive. Many members of the findom scene are matriarchists who claim that women are superior to men. Submissive members of the community tend to be seen as rich from people outside of the community, but most tend to be people in the lower-middle class.
The majority of submissives have low self-esteem due to the dominant’s partial or full control over their decisions. They are insecure in dealing with women. The first contact with a dominant typically comes about purely by chance, for example when surfing on BDSM sites or when looking for financial services. Over time, paying becomes an addiction for many, which in the worst case can lead to financial ruin.
Many women become money mistresses for purely financial reasons, without having any relation to dominance. However, some submissives are said to accept the deception or even to be aroused by it.
The Daily Omnivore 
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