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That's something I thought about. How do grown people, with families and such, make a living at Mickey D's, low-level Macy's, Gamestops, etc.? Some are working two jobs, no doubt, but many are working one, and for not much more than minimum wage(no offense to any here). I think I'd much rather play poker for minimum wage/10 an hour than work some crappy job at the mall. So quality of living and the amount you earn is really all relative.

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Working at McDonald's is guaranteed income. Even if you're good, there's no guarantee you can clear $10/hr playing small stakes Hold 'em. There's no guarantee you won't get burned out before you start to turn a profit. And as far as "crappy" jobs, I think you'll find that playing 6-12 Hold 'em for 8 hours a day can turn into a pretty miserable job pretty fast.