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Originally Posted by recondite7
Set aside an amount of money you are comfortable gambling with for a longer period of time (6 months to a year) and agree not to use any other funds for this. $5000 per year is less than $300 a week and if you go busto, you probably shouldn't be playing more anyway.
The other alternative is to buy in short for these games. This may free yourself up to play the more aggressive style you believe is correct.
This. It will be even better if you could do some part-time gig, take some overtime at work and take out that money for a separate poker account that way - so it is not coming from what your wife views as your family's primary income. If she needs additional explaining you can always mention that your poker budget is less than many guys' golf/hunting budget.
2) I do not think it is necessarily bad to lie a little bit. I would use the following scale:
Finish the session within +100/-100: Broke even
Won $100/Lost $100: Won a hundred/Lost a hundred
Won anything above $200: Won a couple hundred (whether its $200 or $700)
Lost anything above $200: Lost a couple hundred (whether its $200 or $700)
3) Another thing you need to be cognizant of is your mood. Make sure you are not upset/down when you come home after a losing session (remember its your entertainment activity). Women are usually good in catching those things.