How big of a problem is bankroll management to newbies?

a major one.

a big one...

..and also not one at all

i wouldn't consider it only a problem to new poker players, its just at some point you have to realize you cannot be breaking your roll all the time

Depends on the newbie, don't you think?

I guess if you are just taking shots and playing recreationally it isn't a big deal. If you are trying to move up in stakes without investing more of your money it is a big deal.

I've been playing online for 5 years and still have problems with it

hey there guys....im 26 years old and when i first started playing poker which was when i was 18 i started dealing at a poker club around where i live and was making 1500 a week!!! at that time when i was making that much money being so young i would blow through it as if it was nothing and always play whatever limits and games that were available, whether it was 1/2 2/5 5/5 or 5/10 i wouldn't mind sitting down and i wouldn't care if i lost cause i always figured i would work it back up the following week. but as i look back now and if i played back then with a little BRM like either 10% or 5% or my roll i would have saved a lot of money. Well i make good money during my day job and i play poker everyday live still and play online poker during the weekends whenever i have a chance, but i always play with 5% of my roll and it never seems to bother my bankroll whenever i have a losing session.

How big of a bankroll should I have if I'm considering starting to play two-tables at a time, $3+$0.40 SNG's?

brm is what you make of it, and you how make it work for you.

i currently have ~$300 with which i exclusively play poker with. i do not add to it with additional income, i do not take from it at present, as i want to move up.

could i live with total br oblivion? sure. i have a well paid job. do i want to keep adding to my br? no sir.

without brm you will take short term shots, you cannot progress and sustain a poker 'career'.

with caveats obv.

hardest thing to accomplish in poker imo

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, cash games are my specialty. For sngs it is generally advised to have 100 buy-ins.

at the guys who say they have problems with managing your bankroll.... how? do u not care about money?

if your a newbie, and horrible at poker, BR won't matter it could be as huge as the ocean if your alosing player your gona end up losing it anyway you play it.