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Message: [QUOTE="SolaRoe, post: 1969416, member: 91836"] Thiis is a very good conversation, guys. You've all made a bunch of excellent points. One week after my deposit I'm still hanging in there like a cheap suit. I've fallen into a pattern of having my SnG experience occur in batches of four SnGs: one 7th or lower place finish, one 5th or 6th place finish, one 4th place finish (there is ALWAYS at least one bubble for me) and the final one being a 2nd or 1st place finish. If I finish 1st I make a few cents over the four SnGs, but if I finish 2nd I lose a few cents. Along the way I'm getting experience and expecting to be able to turn the corner. My financial math says that, if I can hang in there until tomorrow, I can afford to drop another $30 on my poker account just to give myself a more reasonable "starting" bankroll of $80 (including my initial $50 deposit and the new $30 deposit). That's still far less than the $150 recommended by most sources of information, but I can build up to the $150 gradually over time. I live a dirt-cheap lifestyle, so my entertainment expenses are generally in the single or two digits. Poker is shaping up to be by far the most expensive thing I've done in the past six years, but I'm enjoying it enough to be worth it. One thing I don't want to become is what I've seen called a "grinder," which is someone who treats online poker like a job, committing certain hours each day to playing whether he feels like playing or not, and investing a lot of time in studying and hand analysis. I might register Poker Tracker once my free trial is up, or I might just try a Holdem Manager free trial instead, but that will depend on whether I need to make a deposit in my poker account at the time. So thanks to everyone for taking me seriously in my frivolousness regarding poker. :) I can guess that a lot of you ARE grinders and might be tempted to see me as just another donkey you can scoop money from; but if that's what I turn out to be, don't spend all my money in one place. ;) [/QUOTE]

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