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Message: [QUOTE="Crystal Blue, post: 1025227, member: 46561"] [B]Are you putting to much pressure on yourself?[/B] If you are considering playing online poker as your main or only source of income, or if you have already done so, are you putting to much pressure on yourself? Have you taken into account the many different financial pitfalls APART from the actual ones at the tables? Have you thought about ALL of the "hidden" costs you are likely to incur at regular times during your poker career, not to mention the irregular ones? We all experience that horrible unforeseen expense that hits us hard in the face probably at least once a year throughout our adult lives. Nine times out of ten we didn't see it coming, and half of the time we don't have the whole amount of readily available cash to cover it. Are the pressures of covering all of your household bills going to effect your game? Have you covered all of the bases? [B][COLOR=red]Expenses outside of poker you might want to consider[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]If applicable[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=black]Rent/Mortgage[/COLOR] Food Utility Bills ...... Electric/Gas/Water/Waste Removal Upkeep of your home .......... Repairs/Damage/Insurance Car .......... Insurance/Service/Fuel/Upgrade Life insurance/Medical/Dental Pet expenses ........ Food/Insurance Clothes Other Family Members .......... Wife/Husband/Children and all of their needs ........ Education/Outside Activities/Entertainment etc etc Then you must consider luxuries and treats for all. By that I don't mean extravagances, more a case of modern stuff we have all become accustomed to and take for granted. All of the above is just regular stuff the average family in most cases expect day in, day out. Then there's birthdays and Christmas and family holidays. [B]That's A Lot Of Pressure[/B] I guess if you were a single person without all of those responsibilities then you might not feel the pressures of life expenses so much. Maybe if you are killing the $100NL cash games and doing very well at $200NL and are in a dead end job and are single or have few responsibilities, then it might become more appealing. It would still have it's pressures though, especially during a downswing period where it just isn't happening for you. Also in most cases, people that make the transition want BETTER things for themselves and a BETTER quality of life. So it's going to be a hard road with a lot of stress and PRESSURE along the way ................. BE PREPEARED [/QUOTE]

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