[Sciolist]

Jesus, I've never had any kind of savings until recently, and I don't save $400 per month, that's for sure (and I earn +50% London average wage).

What are you saving for exactly? What kind of emergency requires more than $2k?

I just don't find that I consider poker money as real. My poker bankroll has been larger than my "savings" (or debt, as they used to be called) for pretty much all my poker-playing life, except lately.

I guess what you really need isn't related to real life savings (that should really never impact on your poker at all), but a detatchment from your poker money. Poker money isn't real. I found that it really helped me that I've only ever deposited $250 online, and that's all it will ever be - I've cashed out significantly more.

I don't think that'll really help you in this case, but what will help is a detachment from the poker money. You simply can't think to yourself "right, do I bet the money that could buy me fifty pints of beer here, or do I pass?"