Hey yall,
I have a few thoughts about my home game and would like to hear your opinions and advice...and maybe it can help you guys out too......

A)We(group of 7-8 guys) play tournaments that begin with each player having 15 dollars worth of chips. (Blinds start at .25-.50) Being a tight/aggressive player, I find that after a few rotations of the button and a few raises pre-flop, half of my stack is gone. Is this not enough money to start the tournament with??(I think so) If so, how much should we start with?? I find myself short stack because of my tight play only about a half-hour into the tournament; I am then forced to go all in on a sub par hand, which brings me to my next point/question.

B)I have read somewhere that better players tend to get drawn out more often than average players. Many times before the flop I know that I have my opponent beat. Because of this, I tend to bet big to show no signs of weakness and avoid being beat by a crappy hand. My opponents, however, come over the top with that sexy(or they think so) KJ suited. However I know my Q's are a heavy favorite to win the pot, so I call the huge raise..... I'm not exaggerating when I say that 8 out of 10 times I get drawn out on hands such as these....Phil Hellmuth says in order to win a tournament, you must be able to lay down the best hand...however when I am a heavy favorite to win, I find it hard to throw my hand away. How do you all deal with these types of situations/decisions.....Keep in mind the structure of my home game mentioned in the first paragraph...

Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thank you for listening to my rambling!!