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[QUOTE="MediaBLITZ, post: 3404339, member: 77190"]
If he's wanting to be a poker pro he'd better start acting like it by administrating bankroll management.  That is plain and simple, you play within your means and have a separate account/cookie jar for poker and its expenses.  This is part of being a pro.  You work your way up.  If this means only playing $50 tournaments to start, or $1/$2 cash games - that is what you do.  When you have proven that you can win by, by building your poker bankroll, you can move up in stakes.
Another thing pros do is chart their expenses and income so there is a valid and accurate method of proving their winnings.
Sometimes you go on a downswing and have to move back down in stakes and start the climb all over again (grinding).

IF he does not agree to this methodology then he is not a professional and never will be - hes just a guy who plays cards and takes money from his family to do so.  If that continues then you must be prepared to present an ultimatum - either get serious about being a pro by treating it like a business (with a separate account and spreadsheet), or you cannot continue on this journey with him.  He is putting you in survival mode.

There is a book by Dusty Schmidt called Treat Your Poker Like a Business.  Nothing great - just common sense - but it seems common sense is what hubby is lacking right now.  When you talk with him about this (intervention time?) be sure to stress this is NOT about playing poker, it is about how its being financed - incorrectly and unprofessionally.

Wish you well -
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