Quote Originally Posted by samsonite2100
People stay in jobs they hate their entire lives for fear of financial disaster--I at least give him credit for trying to figure a way out, even if it's a long shot.
Bingo. I never thought much of Rich Dad Poor Dad, but I do like that part where he mentions people stay in the same stinking job doing the same stinking thing for their whole stinking life 'cos they fear - "what if" I have an accident, "what if" I run bad, "what if" my wife loses her job... bla bla bla if you try hard enough you'll always find a reason not to take a risk. Of course there's a fine line between taking a risk, and being reckless.

I see that point made by Boost, Lukie, et. al. that doing it at low stakes with a low bankroll is closer to reckless than risk taking... I accept that: after all, the line separating ambitious from reckless is entirely subjective
Besides I don't even want to go pro because I'd be too stressed... and there's too much I love about teaching; I couldn't take the isolation either - maybe with a partner to play alongside...

as for the prop bet; yes it would be very hard. I give myself 25% chance of doing it and would accept 3:1 odds
But to get $2400 in a month would be a piece of cake.