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Message: [QUOTE="feitr, post: 924718, member: 34106"] That really doesn't make sense. There is a huge difference between going pro, where ofc you need alot of money behind you to be able to withstand rough patches, and between having a primary source of income and playing poker recreationally. Sure if you are struggling to make rent on a month by month basis, then maybe playing poker isn't for you, but 3-6 months, when we are talking about an amount as small as $300 is rather excessive. For most people, having a little cash in a poker account isn't going to affect their bill payment too much. And yes money is money, but i think it is important to make a distinction between the two (although also very important not to lose site of the fact that you are playing with very real tangible money). The way that I look at it is that over the long run i will make money playing poker, and so if i lose what i consider to be a big amount in a day, i don't have to look at that and say "shit i just lost a tv" or whatever, because it is long term that matters. I'd spend some time thinking about making a purchase of say $300, but i also realise that i could certainly lose that amount or more in a given day playing poker, and that is something you have to accept. Otherwise you would literally drive yourself insane at times. That is what i mean by making a distinction between "poker money" and "real money". That said, i have no dependents, plenty of liquid assets behind me, and i live in a place where living costs are quite high, and so $300 is probably alot less to me than to others. But again, we are talking about somebody moving up to like 5nl not 200nl, so living expenses really are not much of a concern at all. [/QUOTE]

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