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Message: [QUOTE="Mase31683, post: 2459660, member: 44869"] I think it was Orifice that gave this advice and I totally agree. Playing part time to start can help. Having some amount of guaranteed income does a few things. First you know losses will be mitigated, don't need to be thinking about how much the electric bill is gonna be when villain jams on you right? So the income from your "normal" job can provide mental stability. Also it can provide extra motivation. Maybe that job gives you something tangible to escape. You can work toward that real goal of leaving that job behind! Conversely you might find a job you quite enjoy. Maybe you'll be surprised and land in a place you decide you'd like to stay and keep poker as the part time endeavor. On the con side a job will eat into your schedule. My job was 0600-1500 with an hour mandatory lunch. Then I'd drive from work to the casino, play till various times. There were days I played till I drive to work the next day. Generally I tried to be out by 2100, giving me 7 hours to sleep. You think I was playing my best game? I guarantee I wasn't, my brain was a little toasted. If I could pick the perfect setup, part time job on Monday, Tuesday. Poker on Wednesday-Saturday, Sunday off. If 3 days each give up poker on Wednesday. When I started I was played during summers in between semesters at college. Then I got out, got a job, but kept playing. One day I'm sitting at work realizing I'm earning less here than when I'm in the casino. My job was now getting in the way of me earning money. At that point it was logical to no longer work, so that's what I did. Me and my friend actually, we both walked out together. I never really intended or strived to "be a pro" but that was what earned the best return for my time. If you do go full time, especially while you're younger I encourage you to invest. That's what I'm doing now, working on buying rental properties and a couple potential businesses. I also re-joined the work force due to crazy circumstances but plan on being able to support myself and my new family through a combination of investments and poker in a couple year's time. Best of luck man, if I could swing it I'm sure you can too. [/QUOTE]

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