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Many students worry about the rising cost of college. 

But this 20-year-old earns enough to cover her fees - and has enough leftover to treat herself to holidays, jewellery, and even a $500 crystal-encrusted bra.

Emily Bulea, from Goleta, California, is paid by wealthy men, also known as sugar daddies, for her company on dates and at social events. 

Without the money she would struggle to stay in college, she said. It also allows her to splash out on luxuries like designer dresses and meals at expensive restaurants. 

The unorthodox job even has the support of her boyfriend, Jack, 20, who said: 'We are all in college, like it's very expensive, everyone is trying to eat.'

Sugar baby: Emily Bulea, from Goleta, California, pictured, uses money from sugar daddies to cover the cost of college. She has also used the money to buy this $500 Swarovski crystal bra

Paying for company: The 20-year-old, pictured, said she only goes on dates in public places and does not allow any physical contact with the sugar daddies - not even a kiss

Support: Miss Bulea said her boyfriend Jack, pictured together, agrees that sugaring is a good way to make money but he said he doesn't see the job as a long-term career

Emily signed up for seekingarrangement.com after joking with friends but immediately received so many messages that she decided to give it a go.

The benefits extend far beyond financial rewards. 

'I have gotten invites to exclusive clubs, artist passes to events, music festivals, things like that,' she said.

'With the money I've bought a drone, I have a lot of dresses and they are usually around $300 a dress. I bought a $500 bra made from Swarovski crystals.'

She added: 'If I want to go on a vacation, I can do whatever I want because that financial stability helps me.'

Emily had only been on a few dates with Jack when she decided to start 'sugaring' and initially kept her unusual job a secret. But as her commitments as a sugar baby became more regular, Emily told Jack, 20, about the other men in her life. 

'It was getting difficult to explain why I was never free to go out on a Friday,' she joked. 'He was really shocked when I first told him. We had just gone to the gym and I sat him down on the bench and I told him that I had a date that day.

Extra cash: Miss Bulea said being a sugar baby gives her the financial stability she needs

Luxury lifestyle: The money also pays for high-end dresses and meals at expensive restaurants

'At first he wanted to come with me to sit in whenever I go on the dates. But he realised that might be a bad idea.'  

Jack said: 'It's not really something that you go and tell your mom - you know, "My girlfriend is going on dinner dates with other people".

'I don't really think that they'd care though, I'm sure they'd understand.'

However Jack admitted he doesn't see sugaring as a long-term career.  

He said: 'If we continue dating I wouldn't want this to be a lifelong career path for her. But in college, it just doesn't bother me that much, everyone needs the money.'

Proud: The student, pictured, said she is happy with her decision to become a sugar baby

Honest: Miss Bulea, left at her high school graduation, told Jack, right, about her lifestyle

Popular: She was inundated with responses within minutes of signing up as a sugar baby

The rules for sugaring differs between each baby and daddy. Some have sex and others develop full-blown relationships. 

However Emily only agrees to meals and drinks in public places and says even a kiss is strictly off-limits. 

She said: 'I think it's okay to have a friendly hug or your hair touched. I think that's okay. I think that is about the extent of it for me.' 

And she has strict consequences for men who overstep the mark. 

'Guys have tried to coerce me to their homes or they've grabbed my butt or something, and those guys I don't ever talk to again,' she said. 

Close: Some sugar babies start relationships with their sugar daddies. Pictured, Miss Bulea

Rules: Emily, pictured in her $500 Swarovski bra, said she only offers men companionship

Emily is also careful to draw a line between what she does and prostitution.   

She said: 'People speculate when they see how much help you get from these older men. They will often assume you are a prostitute or they'll just ridicule you because they don't understand or they don't respect it.

'An escort is paid to do sexual favours. A sugar baby or a sugar companion can be a wide variety of things: like satisfying emotional needs.'

Understanding: Miss Bulea at lunch with her boyfriend Jack, 20, who supports her decision

However she admits she has occasionally lied about how she earns her money.   

'I usually just lie a little bit because I don't want to explain it thoroughly,' she said. 'So I'll just say I work at a restaurant, or I'm a hostess.

'When I'm talking to friends and family who I'm close with I do tell them that I essentially go on dates for money.'