I had a week of work last week and i won my ticket to luton, i earned the same value of my wage for 4 months and i had all day to select my tables selectively. I have been playing steps really, best way to describe it is that i am confident in my game but i know that lady luck can beat the best of players, also there are going to be games were you just do not get any cards what so every. If i take into consideration that In three games I will win one, i will be beat by luck and one i will not get any play. So with this reasoning I need to play six games to gain a worthy profit for sitting. and So I started on $5 dollar torns, donk level but experience and I only moved up to $10 dollar torns when i had a bank roll of $150 dollar profit. This would fund 6 six torns at $5 level and 6 at $10 so i could afford to move up a level and still play my regular level with poker bankrolling its-self. When the $10 dollar torns were funding itsself i stopped playing the $5 dollar level. Using ths process i have moved up the levels of play (still playing free roll ) and at a good level. I can fund big torns as well as keeping my regular games. I know i am no pro as the title goes but i am now at a level wish means i earn money. Amteur still but as described above i had a week off work and a could be more selective of games and my mind was channelled to the game, and as i could play more games my bank roll or the week was good, better than my regular wage. I would love to just play poker and i have the long term form to show i could make it pay but A im worried i would poker myself out, B i know the wage is unstable C my wife would kill me. So im interested what others would advise. Should i use the same principe as i have used a say that when i have the bankroll to fund a year off work then do it as my regular income is covered. I understand what the above said i know the answer, because i am doubtful then im answering the question myself, and i am a sensible person so i would do the right thing but the deep voice in my head says do it. And lets face it thats poker , if i never listerned to the voice at the back of my head i would never make thecalls to win. dont get me wrong not saying im a pro and never would say that im near that level but i can earn a wage from poker but do i have the confidence to make that step, i think like the above said i have answered that question in asking the question but i would be interested to know when pros or people who make a living from poker decided to make that step.