Why do people think they can play poker for a living? What is wrong with you people.

Most people lose at poker. It is a stupid idea for a reliable source of income.

Get better with money imo.

Went to my resident housing association office. A while before, I had gone in seeking to break my contractual obligation to remain, as I would rather live with my family twenty minutes away and give them that money so they wouldn't have to work so hard. They told me I couldn't do it unless I was pregnant (I'm a guy ldo), withdrawing from the school, etc.

I went in to ask about this and was told that my agreement for next semester will be canceled and I will be charged an additional $500 as a cancellation fee. I guess I'm a huge wuss since my voice cracked and I almost cried when I said I had to pay my family's rent for them and couldn't afford my own. I don't know why that bothers me so much, but I'll get to stay here until December 4th once the eviction notice is sent after the 20th.

This is a good outcome. My family comes first, you know?

If conditions had remained static, as I assumed they would have, I would have been fine. Not only did I come with a $700 BR, I had another $600 in the bank. My family insisted I buy a phone to stay in contact with them, and then I found that it would actually be necessary to purchase for the books for a couple of my classes (this had never been the case for me before).

Basically, what actually happened was nothing like what I had expected to happen. Sure, I came prepared, but not nearly as prepared as was necessary. I'll not make the same mistake again.

I also found out my campus legal counsel office does not offer legal counsel to students. That might be important to know at some point. Also, I now just have to send my transcript + schedule to the person in charge of hiring tutors for our academic center. Should I still do this knowing my schedule will be erratic this semester or what? I make about the same or a little more from poker at my current stakes than I would make working for them: $10/h.

I feel like increasing my bankroll so I can move up, knowing I can beat at least the next couple of levels, may be smarter than taking the wage that has no prospect of improvement. But it can't hurt to apply, right? The worst that can happen is they accept me and I make some extra money, right? I can't really see a reason not to do it.

Heh, if you're going to refer directly to him, is there really anything to get?

Can't say I've read anything more than Civil Disobedience and Walden, though.

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also: I know someone who was in real estate for a while and they said it was basically impossible to get evicted, so dont worry too much

where's the link to the story of the homeless harvard graduate that lives on campus?

You are not listening to me. The odds are you being able to succesfully support yourself for the next 5 years as a poker player is virtually zero.

This forum and the world is filled with 10s of thousands of people like you. It is the allure of easy money without having to work a job. The problem is most people who play poker end up being losers. It is not a viable path to income except for an exceptionally tiny percentage of players, and even a hefty percentage of them fail.

I can't for the life of me where people got this idea that poker is a good way to make a living. The absolutely richest poker player is a piker compared to 1000 other ways to make a money. By many standards the richest poker player is not even rich. The whole thing is redonkulous.

Start being realistic. If you are just going to move home and keep playing poker and not get a real job, you will be a massive failure.

It is time to grow up and get a real job.

Wow, that's a pretty crazy coincidence.

I'm not. Not anymore anyway. It feels like a huge weight has been taken from my chest. I was freaking the hell out, but since learning that all I have to pay is the $1000 I owe plus the $500 fee, and I have until next semester to pay it off, I feel good. I know I can handle this.

And thanks, everyone, for tolerating this thread and offering advice. I probably would have just waited until the last minute and then walked in on the 20th if you guys hadn't given me the push to handle this.

If you're going to a major university, there will be two offices: The university general counsel (who represents the university) and something like student legal services (who helps out students with legal issues). If you're going to a smaller school, there might not be a student legal services office, but if there's a law school you might find a clinic that helps students and/or low income people.

Otherwise, find your dad, beat him up and pawn his Porsche.

I don't need to support myself for the next five years playing poker. Just about the next year. I'm majoring in computer science (strongly considering a dual major in math) and will have enough coursework completed to start looking for local (paid) internships roughly one year from now. After I graduate, I'll have a degree in a growing field.

I don't need that much money, though.

Sending application to academic center. I don't expect to get hired for anything this semester, but I'm crushing physics pretty well and I've been told that the best way to get hired is to be able to teach a class that everyone is failing, so next semester I should have a part time job. :\

EDIT: Also heard from a friend that there is the possibly of being a TA for various math courses, though they usually do their hiring for the fall and spring at the same time, so I probably won't be able to be a TA next semester, I can still check it out and might have a shot for the Fall.

I don't expect to support myself with poker forever, believe me. I just figured that with what I had saved up, I'd be able to coast without a job until I found something I wanted to do.

I didn't know that. It's not necessary to get legal advice at this point, but I won't discount the idea in the future if I ever have some sort of legal problem.

Not having ever had a job or any experience doing anything is going to make it easy to find a paid internship.

Dude you need a job now.

WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU

That's how CS works, yeah.

Why? I don't have to pay until the registration deadline, that's plenty of time to make money through poker. Where am I going to get a job that lets me start working on the same day? I'll apply, a couple weeks later I'll find out if I've been accepted, and then it's another couple of weeks until I see my first paycheck?

OMG

Going to go see if I can't find the math department chair to ask about TA-ing, since his office hours aren't shown online. Wish me luck.

Good luck

how long do your withdrawal transfers take to come through? you have a week. get to grinding imo

also, lending the $ was certainly generous, but if you are in the circumstance then you didn't have the financial security to make loans

Basically, "Payment or GTFO" ?

well you realize this is bbv4l right? I'd guess the percentage of BBV4L frequenters that read Walden has to be low single digits.

call the bank and ask them to reverse the overdraft fees. bofa did mine a few time as a courtesy.

This is a good idea. Banks will often do this as a courtesy. If you have never asked them before, chances are they will wave it.

$100+R imo

get more money

Martingale ftw ldo

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