New to the hobby looking for tips.

I'm a fresh newbie to the hobby and I was hoping some veterans could share some tips they wished they knew when they first started, also I was hoping for some recommendation regarding providers in longview/tyler area that work well with shy newbies.

The best thing you can do is walk away from this hobby while it’s still early.

The desire is too strong brother. No turning back now. I was just hoping for tips on how to navigate it intelligently.

My only tip is don't.

Never pay deposits!! Sure, there are some legit providers who are honorable. But, there are way more dishonest ladies out there that far outweigh the honest ones.

By providing a deposit, you will be robbed more times than you are satisfied.

Learn how to research the ladies you are interested in seeing.

If you are bad at research (as I am), learn that walking away and missing out is much better than regret of a bad experience or even worse, meeting LE.

Learn that MrRedCat43 is wise beyond his years!!

Farmers Insurance has based their advertising model on the Hobby Life of MrRedCat43 ... "I know a thing or two, because I've seen a thing or two!!”

Prior to jumping in with both feet, decide ahead of time on 2 financial aspects of your Hobby Life and NEVER DEVIATE from your decision.

1) Decide your weekly or monthly budget. Exceeding that budget will often lead to financial collapse of your real world life.

2) Decide on how much you are willing to spend per visit. Very seldom will you get better service from a $500 - $1k provider than you will from a $300 - $400 provider.

Speaking of "Real World Life", learn how to hide your Real World Life from you Hobby Life ... and vice versa!!

Always leave your personal stuff in the truck and cell.phone if you can. Also get a burner phone, it's much easier to stay UTR with that and no chance of your phone going off at 2am from a lady.
Be ready to walk away if she's not the one pictured
Be willing to sacrifice your money if the appointment goes wrong or she loses her shit. It's better to lose money than family.

Also someone please correct me if im wrong or gave bad advice. That's just how I do things

All good advice, Oreo72!!

Excellent advice!!

Burner phone may be the most important advice of all!! I would add that if you do get a "burner phone" to set guideline for it. For example, if you are married, never take it in your house. I always left mine in my truck and only pulled it out of its hiding place when I was going to use it for an appointment. Have a burner phone but protect your burner phone!

If anyone has any recommended providers for first timers pm me please

PM sent!!

Thank you brother! I won't discuss the providers but they sound perfect. It's hard to jump head first into this with little experience, and the few providers I've had seemed kinda bothered about how shy I was and didn't know what to do. It's nice to have a bro to help you out