Im pretty frustrated...

Cash games are very different from tournaments. Basically, the difference comes from the fact that tournaments have a rising blind structure and you can't top off your stack whenever you want. Waiting for a premium hand doesn't work when your stack is only ten times the big blind, for instance.

Head over to the Sit-n-Go forum, they can help you figure out good strategies for your home game. I also recommend reading "Harrington on Hold'em" volumes 1 and 2, those are the best tournament books I've read so far.

I can somewhat relate to this post becasue I have home games with 8 other friends and I actually do quite well at home. But put me on PokerStars.com and I can go through bankroll like crazy. Granted none of my buddes or I know a hell of a lot about poker. Like most of the people I play online probably do. Try playing a home tournament where the blilnd structure goes up every 15 to 20 hands. Have someone actually keep track of it and see how it goes. I know in real tournaments the blinds go up every so many minutes but we do it by the by hands becasue we all like to talk and we aren't going to watch the clock like we watch the amount of hands. Just a tip.