Bjaust pointed something out to me which is quite simple but I think throws Carlo's argument out of the water.
I mentioned that I couldn't get motivated for $5 pots so was going to play outside my
bankroll until I have more money. Which is essentially what Carlo's saying it's ok to do above, if you can afford to just
reload.
Bjaust said -
don't play outside your BR if the pots aren't enough instead deposit more so you can play the higher stakes you want within your new BR.
This makes perfect sense. The natural extension is that if you can't afford to deposit more, you can't afford to be playing outside of your
bankroll in the first place - so should stick within the
bankroll at the smaller stakes. If you can just '
reload' when you lose it, as Carlo advocates, then
reload now and just start playing higher stakes right away.
It's kind of simple when you look at it like that.