Save 6mo worth of living expenses? Myth or Fact?

how can you have worked as a coach for a highschool basketball team and need to hire a fucking full time personal trainer to babysit you at the gym and make you packed lunches?

byrnesam,

So glad I have you sitting there waiting for me to post blogs in order to hear your responses literally seconds after I post.

Thanks for the support man.

More than keeping 6 months of living expenses I would consider investing a large portion of your winnings so that you aren't forced to grind when you are 50 years old. I also think that viewing money "that is not on a poker site as spending cash" as your #1 biggest problem right now as regardless of how much more you play, how much you make, how much you try to save, that base mindset will always just lead you to degening your money away.

byrnesam, you ever had a trainer vs working out yourself? Even if you know what you're doing your intensity level doubles by having one, you feel more obligated to go when you have already booked time, they make sure you're doing all the exercises correctly, etc etc. Very good investment imo.

On June 08 2012 02:49 Smuft wrote: More than keeping 6 months of living expenses I would consider investing a large portion of your winnings so that you aren't forced to grind when you are 50 years old..

he invested in a porsche 911

Just curious to know why you keep a blog on a site where probably 99% of the people hate you or at best, doesn't give a flying shit about you (I belong to the last category) ? If you cut the "I've changed" bullshit, what is the real motivation behind your come back ? i repeat it is plain curiosity ...

Smuft,

Your points ring very true to me which is why I'm making an attempt to change my ways. I can't disagree with anything you've said. It's taken me til 28 years old to accept these things. I've been stubborn my whole life so this is a big jump in the right direction for me. Even if things aren't perfect by the end of this year, I'll have made efforts to improve them. If I keep making those efforts every year, things will slowly turn around. With the wisdom you've displayed, you should know that these things don't happen instantly. It's a process. I took one step in Arizona, now it's time to take my next step up in NorCal.

I think byrnesam is my favorite poster in the world

Achoo,

I don't really think 99% of people here hate me. Maybe 10-15% hate me, then 70% are indifferent, and the others appreciate my contributions. I have been contributing quite a bit to the MSNL and a bit to the HSNL strategy forums lately. I do have people constantly sending me private messages letting me know that I inspired them to push to play pro and that they were a part of LP back when I first started out on here. 99% is a huge exaggeration. Even when I was the biggest asshole on the forums I still had people looking up to me, and many were pushing me to live in a house with them over the summer in Vegas.

Also, I want to eventually develop my name into a brand, and as far as I'm concerned, the more people I can reach the better.

I think those who are smart will see the difference in my attitude and the way I treat people from my actions ~5 years ago when I was a young over-ambitious stupid kid. Anybody who has a smart mind will know that people change and mature over the years. I expect to be a perfect example of people who have made that change from this point on.

When I first started here, I was 22 years old. It's 6 years later now, I'm 28. People mature and people change.

Of course I didn't take offence to your question, but this is my answer.

---1 last thing. You guys here on LP. You respond to my blogs. On CR. I get 4x as many views but nobody responds. I like to hear what others think about what I'm saying. It gives me a forum to discuss things re: my own life which is non-existent on CR. I always liked the fact that LP posters always responded in droves to my posts, just like you guys are doing now.

Whether positive or negative. I appreciate all responses.

On June 08 2012 03:42 handbanana21 wrote: I think byrnesam is my favorite poster in the world

He's making me feel more at home than he knows.

Dude, I'm grinding damn 0.5/1 PLO and I have more then ten times that saved up. Granted I used to play higher and I'm trying to get my shit together to build a future, but still.

One way to look at it is that even if you made it big and became extremely successful I sincerely believe nobody would give a shit. So, because of this truth in life I think you should view your goal of success as pressure-free and very attainable. People make it big everyday all over the world man. You can do it too. Keeping a blog like this is asking for flaming though since everyone reading it probably wants you to fail so they can bury you when you give up. Good luck.

maybe i just eat and drink a lot but 700$/month for food/alcohol seems low. i know ppl on scarce fast food, cheap mexican food and ramen diets though so i guess anything is possible. if you are a bit of a spendthrift which it sounds like you are, misc. at 1,000$/month seems a bit low too. health insurance and medication seem high too but that is definitely subjectively more sensitive.

motivation is a double edged sword. spending based in reality and scaling up your quality of life will pretty much always lead to motivation. buying a porsche 911 and having to sit in your house and grind all day and not being able to drive the porsche 911 to the max or to the club to pop bottles in prada and take home dime breezies to fuck in your penthouse condo sounds like the opposite of fun/motivation.

I'd say, cut down expenses and save a little more

$700 monthly on food/alcohol is just NUTS
$700 is the price of a good meal nowadays

So, I never read anyone's blog on here because blogging is gay and Rekrul was always right, but the title intrigued me and LOL this is too awesome. A+ post and responses.

My favorite part:

"Also, I want to eventually develop my name into a brand, and as far as I'm concerned, the more people I can reach the better.

I think those who are smart will see the difference in my attitude and the way I treat people from my actions ~5 years ago when I was a young over-ambitious stupid kid."

roflmao, you are still exactly that and you watched too much Entourage. Though, at least Turtle had a rich friend to save him when things went to shit and also to use his face to market his product.

On June 08 2012 07:28 MiPwnYa wrote: $700 monthly on food/alcohol is just NUTS $700 is the price of a good meal nowadays

I dunno you can get 3 bags of chicken breasts and a bucket of wings for under $40 at Walmart! That would last me a week! Lots of protein!! Of course I only drink like once or twice a year so I dont have that expense.

On June 08 2012 08:07 Loco wrote: So, I never read anyone's blog on here because blogging is gay and Rekrul was always right, but the title intrigued me and LOL this is too awesome. A+ post and responses. My favorite part: "Also, I want to eventually develop my name into a brand, and as far as I'm concerned, the more people I can reach the better. I think those who are smart will see the difference in my attitude and the way I treat people from my actions ~5 years ago when I was a young over-ambitious stupid kid." roflmao, you are still exactly that and you watched too much Entourage. Though, at least Turtle had a rich friend to save him when things went to shit and also to use his face to market his product.

lol I laughed at those things too, sounded just like pitf doing his hole digging on 2p2 recently. Who was another abrasive character that I quite liked. I even asked him for coaching years ago. I'm not portuguese. gl marshall...

edit: I think another reason to have 6 months worth saved up is not as an insurance against a 100bi downswing, but that for many people not having any financial pressure whatsoever when playing can result in much better, sicker, more creative play and experimentation/learning. So even though you don't 'need' those expenses in relation to the variance you undergo, having such an awesome safety net can really free up your game, and also your life because when you do hit a 30bi downswing you won't be sweating away from the table and can enjoy life.

On June 08 2012 09:46 Xervean wrote: Show nested quote + On June 08 2012 07:28 MiPwnYa wrote: $700 monthly on food/alcohol is just NUTS $700 is the price of a good meal nowadays I dunno you can get 3 bags of chicken breasts and a bucket of wings for under $40 at Walmart! That would last me a week! Lots of protein!! Of course I only drink like once or twice a year so I dont have that expense.

obv exagerating but if you enjoy dining out a bit / drinkin good wine / cooking the occasional duck/lamb/deer or eating foie gras/smoked salmon and such things at home it gets >>> $700/month but then again not everybody enjoys food that much. If you live in asia you can prob delight yourself every day, have a balanced diet and still spend even less than that i guess : )

I ate duck at Christmas 1.5 years ago and it sooooo good. I have always wanted to try lamb. Maybe I will grab some in Vegas. I had deer when I was very young but I can't recall what it tasted like. I have heard it's tough. Do you like it pretty well?