Well with the new laws

[AlexandraSand]

I am putting cash in my retirement accounts and buying stocks.
I also invest in human connection and friend-base building activities. Like - having a beer with a friend at the river.
I am investing in tinkering with my education and happy to brag about me being again a full time student, working on my 3rd degree and 3rd certification program, thank you very much.

I will have to do some upgrades to my bicycle. Tire rubber got used up a bit. LOL
My favorite investment and activity is taking my car to scheduled service appointments. I ride in gorgeous car and take excellent care of my beast. Wroom! Wroom! Catch me if you can!

[DocHoliday]

Are those OH2 unsponsored charity rides I see on the horizon? I forget that not everyone gets my bad sense of humor

I tried putting together a hobby related RC in Austin a couple years ago. Over 50 responses and commitments and one brother showed up. Hard to do a charity ride or a poker run with that kind of participation. However, if we could get some committed members together, we could do a toys for tots run or a charity ride to benefit the Elf Louise Project. That's a good way to spend money.

[Jsmith593]

I tried putting together a hobby related RC in Austin a couple years ago. Over 50 responses and commitments and one brother showed up. Hard to do a charity ride or a poker run with that kind of participation. However, if we could get some committed members together, we could do a toys for tots run or a charity ride to benefit the Elf Louise Project. That's a good way to spend money.

If I'm home in SA when you want to do this, I'll 100% do a run/ride for Elf Louise. I haven't listened to the annual radiothon since Marvin Rush passed, but hearing Mrs. Locker talk about why she started the charity and then Mr. Rush come in at the end to donate another 6 figures so their goal was reached shaped a young man's reasoning for wanting to make bank. Maybe we could get a couple of the lovely OH2 ladies to grace our 2up seats for the occasion. Mine vibrates (just saying)

[Jsmith593]

I am putting cash in my retirement accounts and buying stocks.
I also invest in human connection and friend-base building activities. Like - having a beer with a friend at the river.
I am investing in tinkering with my education and happy to brag about me being again a full time student, working on my 3rd degree and 3rd certification program, thank you very much.

I will have to do some upgrades to my bicycle. Tire rubber got used up a bit. LOL
My favorite investment and activity is taking my car to scheduled service appointments. I ride in gorgeous car and take excellent care of my beast. Wroom! Wroom! Catch me if you can!

If you're not already, consider stashing some cash for real estate. There's a "Big Short" level bubble waiting to burst, that everyone is ignoring.😏😉😏

[Radco]

The new law kinda sucks but what keeps.me from playing as much now is the prices have sky rocketed. I'm not paying 250 for 30 minutes. That's just me. I'm taking a couple of trips this fall among other things. This hobby just doesn't have the same appeal that it used to.

Agree...

[Rubtugsa]

Ever since Luxury in Dallas closed, and Malibu Linda is on an endless vacation I've been building 80% ARs and buying guns left and right. The gun hobby will forever be my go to money pit.

[1balljoe]

I keep working on my side business selling and cerakoting guns. I'll eventually buy another harley here soon as well. Guns and harleys expensive hobbies but at least I get a break on guns since I'm a dealer.

[Seldom_Seen_Smith]

Just picked up a new project car - '68 El Camino SS basket.

Will be spending most of my cash on getting that back to like new condition.

Seldom Seen Smith

[Asdf1234xxx]

Just picked up a new project car - '68 El Camino SS basket.

Will be spending most of my cash on getting that back to like new condition.

Seldom Seen Smith

That's been my go-to replacement, building out a special edition corvette.

As to the rest of the thread, yeah, real estate, guns, maybe stocks, though I see a nasty bubble pop looming, I've got long positions on a few companies, obviously, this doesn't constitute financial advice, as I'm a moron, but, Corning (glassware company, heavy in the smartphone industry) $GLW is a good choice, they're a little down, as is most of the market, but they pay decent dividends, and they're not going anywhere. General Electric has a long, slow gain history (barring a few hiccups, usually separated by decades), and pays decent dividends, increasing a lot recently.

Seriously though, this law is misguided and short-sighted. It's like fighting drugs by going to war with the soil, yes, without the soil, there won't be drugs, but, you're gonna get a lot more collateral damage than you are direct effect. Target pimps, and maybe hard drug dealers/traffickers. Not escorts, not clients.

[ttmax]

I am keeping my hobby up.....thanks (Tom Jones) ....

What's new pussycat? woah, woah
What's new pussycat? woah, woah

Pussycat, pussycat
I've got flowers
And lots of hours
To spend with you
So go and powder your cute little pussycat nose
Pussycat, pussycat
I love you
Yes, I do
You and your pussycat nose

What's new pussycat? woah, woah
What's new pussycat? woah, woah

Pussycat, pussycat
You're so thrilling
And I'm so willing
To care for you
So go and make up your cute little pussycat face
Pussycat, pussycat
I love you
Yes, I do
You and your pussycat face.....
....what other hobby would be better?

[mrtex1959]

Have my UTR and regulars that I trust.

[mjayy]

Smart man, there was a bust of a 115 men from online solicitation in Dallas/Ft.Worth yesterday, which means 115 felonies.

[MikeD77]

Smart man, there was a bust of a 115 men from online solicitation in Dallas/Ft.Worth yesterday, which means 115 felonies.

I have not hobbied in Texas since the law passed. It is funny the things that a man can get done when he does not have sex on the brain. As far as stocks...with this supply chain shortage I have been having fun investing in weird stuff, but overall I am wary of the stock market at the moment. My favorite speculation stocks right now is the water desalinization industry. I certainly hope some manufacturing makes its way back to the US and Texas. I agree with Jsmith about real estate but prices wont drop until interest rates go up, and they are talking 2023-2024 before the feds pull the trigger on raising interest rates.