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[QUOTE="Arjonius, post: 1899840, member: 5332"]
It doesn't matter what number of buyins you choose for your BRM guideline if you don't follow it. So either commit to exercising the self-discipline to stick with whatever you pick, or don't waste the time to set one in the first place.

BRM isn't just about having X buyins to move up. You also need to figure out what other factors matter for you, and how much weight to give each one at any given time. One is the state of your game.  Let's say, for example, that you're playing NL2 and that your roll has reached $60, which is the 30 buyin guideline you are using.

What has your win rate been to get to $30? If you've beaten 2NL for say 10 bb per 100, you very likely have enough game to play 4NL or 5NL. But if you ground your way to $60 by being barely above breakeven over thousands of hands, you might be better of not moving up.

Or maybe you've already taken a couple of shots at the next level to see what it's like in preparation for moving up. How do you think your game stands up vs the opponents you've seen? You don't have a big sample to go on, but you do have something to help assess how ready you are.

Another possible factor is your level of comfort with having more money on the table. This is more emotional than rational. Some people aren't affected at all by moving from say $2 buyin to $4. But others aren't completely comfortable to varying degrees, possibly enough to make it smarter to take shots and desensitize yourself rather than move up despite having enough roll to do so.
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