[JeanieJ]

Stay where you are. You made quite a few mistakes your first time around, and you made them quickly. We all go broke from time to time. What matters is that you learn from those mistakes.

As for your question, I think you should stay at the 25NL until you have 25-50 buy ins. This may be a little conservative, but I've been a pretty conservative type person since going bust a little over a year ago.

Move up when you feel comfortable. Take your time. There is no hurry to make it to the top. You're not a professional (and shouldn't be planning that at your age anyway). You have all the time in the world to move up limits. The longer you take at each limits the more you will learn.